Tom McAleavey
Partner
Overview
Tom McAleavey is a corporate attorney in Holland & Knight's Orlando office and is the regional practice group leader for the firm's Corporate South Group. He regularly advises clients in the area of corporate and securities law, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), public and private offerings of securities, corporate governance matters and securities regulation compliance.
Mr. McAleavey's experience in M&A includes representing public and private companies in strategic transactions, acquisitions, investments, joint ventures and divestitures. He counsels clients in a variety of industries, including aerospace and defense, manufacturing, infrastructure, sports and insurance.
In the area of capital markets, Mr. McAleavey's experience includes the representation of public companies in connection with public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) periodic reporting and proxy statements. He also advises boards of directors, audit committees and special committees regarding corporate governance matters, including defending against shareholder activism and advising during proxy fights.
Mr. McAleavey is on the board of directors for the Florida Chamber of Commerce. In the Central Florida area, he is on the board of directors for Junior Achievement of Central Florida, a member of the Advisory Board of the Orlando Sports Foundation and a member of the associate board of Florida Citrus Sports. He has previously served as chairman of the board of directors of the Historical Society of Central Florida.
Representative Experience
- Represented a global aerospace and defense technology company in multiple buy-side and sell-side transactions, including:
- the sale of certain divisions to a private equity firm
- the $200 million sale of its antenna and related businesses to an affiliate of a single-family office
- the $70 million divestiture of a business consisting of a global provider of commercial geospatial software, technology and services used to extract and analyze reliable, accurate and actionable information from geospatial to terrestrial imagery to a leading provider of professional and technical engineering and consulting solutions
- Represented a leading global provider of worldwide manufacturing services and solutions, including contract manufacturing services, in multiple buy-side and sell-side transactions, including:
- its acquisition of a leading provider of procurement services, offering advisory, managed services, digital, staffing and recruiting solutions
- its acquisition of a leading advanced video surveillance and analytics company
- its acquisition of a Scotland-based innovative provider in the reclamation and refurbishment of electronic components
- its acquisition of a leading provider of sustainable packaging specializing in paper bottle and paper-based packaging solutions
- Represented a sports sanctioning body and its affiliate, the premier sports car racing series in North America, in multiple acquisitions, including the acquisition of a sports car racing series and its related racetracks and hotel properties, and the acquisition of an automobile club and sanctioning body that supports historic racing in the U.S.
- Represented a leading global designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of interior and exterior doors and door systems in multiple transactions, including:
- its $285 million acquisition of a family-owned leading designer and manufacturer of premium, aluminum-framed glass door and window solutions for luxury homes
- the $75 million sale of its architectural business to a private equity firm
- Represented a building systems solutions firm in connection with multiple transactions, including:
- its $20 million acquisition of a North Carolina-based specialty mechanical contractor
- its acquisition of Tennessee-based specialty industrial contractor
- its acquisition of a Tennessee-based specialty mechanical contractor
- Represented a leading independent investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions, capital raises and liquidity events in the technology sector in its merger with a Germany-based, partner-led, independent tech investment bank
- Represented a multistate consumer electronic repair retailer in its acquisition by a private equity-backed insurance company
- Represented an automotive marketing solutions business in its acquisition by a strategic buyer
- Represented an independent investment bank in its acquisition by a strategic buyer
- Represented a foreign cable television, broadband internet and fixed-line telephone provider in its acquisition of multiple cable television providers in Florida
- Represented a national wholesale building construction supply company in multiple buy-side and sell-side transactions
- Represented a private equity-backed provider of integrated intelligence systems for the defense and intelligence communities in multiple buy-side transactions and its sale to a leading defense contractor
- Represented a building systems solutions firm in connection with multiple transactions, including,
- its $20 million acquisition of a North Carolina-based specialty mechanical contractor
- its acquisition of Tennessee-based specialty industrial contractor
- its acquisition of a Tennessee-based specialty mechanical contractor
- Represented a leading insurance brokerage firm, in connection with multiple public offerings, including:
- a $600 million public offering of senior unsecured notes
- a $1.2 billion public offering of senior unsecured notes
- a $700 million public offering of senior unsecured notes
- a $350 million public offering of senior unsecured notes
- Represented an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator in connection with multiple public offerings, including:
- a $2.25 billion fixed-income offering of senior unsecured notes
- a $750 million fixed-income offering of senior unsecured notes
- a $600 million fixed-income offering of senior unsecured notes
- Represented a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on revolutionizing the treatment of neurodegenerative disease, in connection with multiple transactions, including a $40 million registered direct offering of common stock and warrants
- Represented a national wholesale building construction supply company in multiple public offerings of debt and equity
- Represented a publicly traded real estate company in connection with multiple proxy contests
Credentials
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., with high honors
- University of Florida, B.A., Political Science
- Florida
- Florida Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 2024
- Junior Achievement of Central Florida, Board of Directors
- Historical Society of Central Florida, Board of Directors, 2005-2014; Chairman, 2012-2014; President, 2010-2012
- Florida Citrus Sports, Associate Board of Directors
- Phi Beta Kappa
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Market Law, 2006-2025
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Orlando Securities & Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2024
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Orlando Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year, 2014, 2016, 2018
- Chambers USA – America's Leading Lawyers for Business guide, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (North & Central), 2011-2024
- Florida Super Lawyers magazine, 2006, 2007, 2010-2021
- Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend magazine, 2008, 2009
- Order of the Coif
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
