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Ken Wiggins

Partner

Miami

Ken, a corporate partner in the Miami office, is a member of Orrick’s M&A and Private Equity Group. An experienced deal lawyer, Ken advises public and private companies, private equity funds and their portfolio companies, family offices and other private investment funds, and high net-worth individuals in a variety of complex corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, and equity financings and recapitalizations.

Ken is recognized as a Next Generation Partner by Legal 500 and named “Lawyer of the Year” in Miami for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law by Best Lawyers.

    • Trivest Partners: Represent Trivest Partners, the oldest private equity firm in the Southeast, and its portfolio companies in connection with numerous M&A and finance matters, including dozens of company acquisitions, sales, recapitalizations, management buyouts and dividend recapitalizations.*
    • Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: FERG): Represent Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., the nation’s largest distributor of commercial and residential construction products, in connection with M&A and corporate matters, including dozens of recent acquisitions throughout the U.S.*
    • FEI Ventures, LLC: Represent FEI Ventures, LLC in connection with venture capital investments, including multiple recent preferred equity investments.*
    • AutoNation, Inc.: Represent AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), one of America’s largest vehicle retailers, in connection with numerous acquisitions and dispositions of automotive dealerships.*
    • The GEO Group, Inc.: Represent The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO), a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust specializing in the design, financing, development, and operation of correctional, detention, and community reentry facilities around the globe and a leading provider of evidence-based offender rehabilitation, including in connection with its $360 million acquisition of Community Education Centers, Inc.*
    • XPO, Inc.: Represented XPO, Inc. (NYSE: XPO), one of the fastest growing providers of transportation logistics services, in connection with its $365 million acquisition of 3PD Holding, Inc., the premier provider of heavy goods, last-mile logistics in North America.*
    • HEICO Corporation: Represented HEICO Corporation (NYSE: HEI) in connection with its acquisition of Reinhold Industries, Inc. from funds of The Jordan Company, a leading private equity firm. *
    • The Comvest Group: Represented The Comvest Group in the sale of Velocity Express, a provider of customized, same-day regional delivery solutions.*
    • CFC Underwriting: Represent CFC Underwriting Ltd. in connection with the issuances of representations and warranties insurance policies.*
    • BlueChip Underwriting: Represent BlueChip Underwriting Ltd. in connection with the issuances of representations and warranties insurance policies.*

    *Matter handled prior to joining Orrick