About Kara L. MacCullough

Kara L. MacCullough focuses her practice on advising public and private companies on corporate and securities law issues surrounding corporate finance transactions and mergers and acquisitions. She has served as issuer's counsel in connection with over $10 billion in equity and debt offerings and debt tender offers by public companies in the past three years and has experience with international business transactions including cross-border tender offers.

Kara's clients have included companies in the telecommunications, retail, restaurant, transportation, life sciences, financial services, media and entertainment, utilities and information technology industries.

Concentrations

•Private and public securities offerings (IPOs, follow-on and secondary offerings, convertible notes offerings, PIPEs, high-yield and investment grade debt and Regulation S/offshore offerings
•Exchange/tender offers, asset and stock purchases and other commercial transactions
•Corporate governance, executive compensation, director responsibilities and fiduciary duties
•Public company mergers, private company acquisitions and dispositions, strategic investments, going private transactions and special committee representation
•International and cross border transactions
•International practices

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Finance - Capital Markets: high-yield debt offerings, 2022
•'Other Key Lawyer,' 2022
•Listed, Lawdragon 500, 'Leading Dealmakers in America,' Corporate, M&A, 2021-2026
•Listed, IFLR1000, 'Notable Practitioner,' Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity, M&A, 2019-2025
•Listed, South Florida Legal Guide, 'Top Lawyer,' 2020-2021
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
•Lawyer of the Year' in Corporate Law, Fort Lauderdale, 2023
•'Lawyer of the Year' in Securities/ Capital Markets Law, Fort Lauderdale, 2021-2023 and 2026
•Corporate Law, 2012-2026
•Corporate Compliance Law, 2014-2026
•Securities/ Capital Markets Law, 2019-2026
•Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2006-2025
•Selected, Fort Lauderdale Illustrated, 'Top Lawyers,' 2020-2023
•Corporate Law, 2020-2023
•Securities/Capital Markets Law, 2020-2023
•Corporate Governance and Complaints Law, 2021
•Listed, Thomson Reuters, 'Stand-Out Lawyers,' 2023-2025
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, 2010, 2014-2015, 2021-2023
•Selected, Daily Business Review, “Top Dealmaker of the Year - Land Category,” 2015
•Member, Winning Team, ACG New York Champion’s Awards, Deal of the Year (over $500mm); Cross-border Transaction of the Year (over $250mm) for $1.8 billion Acquisition of MacDermid, Inc. by Platform Acquisition Holdings Limited, 2014
•Recipient, “Best in Corporate Governance,” American Women in Business Law Awards, IFLR/Euromoney, 2014
•Member, Winning Team, “M&A Deal of the Year (Over $1 Billion to $5 Billion)” for Platform Specialty Products Corporation (f/k/a Platform Acquisition Holdings Limited) acquisition of MacDermid, Incorporated and related entities, The M&A Advisor’s 6th Annual International M&A Awards, 2014
•Team Member, Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc., one of “America’s Best Corporate Law Firms,” 13th Annual Legal Industry Study, 2013
•Selected, Daily Business Review, “Top Dealmaker of the Year,” Corporate Finance Category, 2013

 

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Areas of Law

  • Other 6
    • Corporate
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Capital Markets
    • Corporate Governance & Compliance
    • Environmental, Social & Governance
    • Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)

Practice Details

  • Languages
    Spanish
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Representation of Vizient, Inc., the largest member-owned health care services company in the U.S., in the issuance of $600 million of high-yield notes in a Rule 144A offering.
    Counsel to Restaurant Br
    s International, one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies
    parent of Tim Hortons
    Burger King Br
    s
    its predecessor, Burger King Holdings, in connection with over $2 billion of registered equity
    debt offerings, corporate governance
    securities
    regulatory compliance matters, including compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Williams Act, Sarbanes-Oxley Act
    NYSE listing requirements.
    Counsel to SBA Communications Corporation, a wireless communications infrastructure provider, in connection with approximately $6.0 billion in acquisitions of privately owned tower companies, over $10 billion in public
    private equity
    debt offerings, public
    private debt tender offers, bridge loan
    secured loan facilities, structuring
    offering of derivative instruments, public
    private equity offerings, corporate governance
    securities
    regulatory compliance matters, including compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
    Counsel to International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., a major, global producer of flavors
    fragrances, in $1.0 billion in registered debt offerings, adoption of commercial paper program, corporate governance
    securities
    regulatory compliance matters, including compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Williams Act, Sarbanes-Oxley Act
    NYSE listing requirements.
    Represented SBA Communications in connection with its $1.0 billion acquisition of AAT Communications Corporation, owned by Cequel 3, a private equity fund focused on cable
    telecommunications companies
    its concurrent cash tender offer for all outst
    ing senior notes
    a $1.1 billion bridge loan facility.
    Counsel to Burger King Holdings, operator
    franchiser, along with its subsidiaries, of fast food hamburger restaurants, in connection with its $4.3 billion acquisition by 3G Capital, a Brazilian private equity fund.
    Counsel to Ryder System Inc., industry leader in truck rental, fleet management
    supply chain solutions, in connection with Securities Act filings, registered debt offerings, debt tender offers, corporate governance
    securities
    regulatory compliance matters, including compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Williams Act, Sarbanes-Oxley Act
    NYSE listing requirements.
    Counsel to World Fuel Services Corporation, a global fuel logistics, transaction management
    payment processing company, in connection with Securities Act filings, corporate governance
    securities
    regulatory compliance matters, including compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
    Represented various public companies with the preparation
    filing of universal shelf registration statements
    automatic shelf registration statements.
    Previous Experience: Banker, Latin American Global Finance Division, Citigroup
  • Additional Links

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    District of Columbia
    England and Wales
    Florida
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, The Florida Bar
    •Business Law Section
    International Section
    •Member, American Bar Association
    •Member, The District of Columbia Bar

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Miami School of Law
    J.D.
    magna cum laude University of Miami Law Review

    University of Miami School of Law
    J.D.
    Order of the Coif
    Other Education
    Wellesley College
    B.A.
    cum laude
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1964
    June 27, 1964

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    Kara L. MacCullough speaks Spanish.
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    Yes, Kara L. MacCullough has a 4.4 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
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    Kara L. MacCullough attended University of Miami School of Law.
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.