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Rick Giovannelli


RICK GIOVANNELLI

Practice Area Leader - Corporate
Charlotte
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AREAS OF FOCUS

 * Private Equity Transactions
 * Corporate and Acquisition Finance
 * Emerging Growth and Venture Capital
 * Fintech Lending
 * Health Care and FDA
 * Mergers and Acquisitions
 * Oil and Gas

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INDUSTRIES

 * Financial Services
 * Fintech
 * Private Equity

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EDUCATION

 * J.D., William and Mary School of Law, 1996 (William and Mary Law Review;
   Order of the Coif)
 * B.A., University of Virginia, 1990

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ADMISSIONS

 * Bar of North Carolina

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OVERVIEW

Rick Giovannelli is a partner in the Charlotte office and focuses his practice
on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, including senior
debt, mezzanine debt and growth equity, and general corporate matters.

Rick regularly represents both strategic and financial buyers and sellers of
businesses, debt and growth equity investors and other participants in complex
buyout, recapitalization and financing transactions. He also represents other
businesses on a variety of strategic, financing, and corporate matters.

Rick has extensive experience in transactions in many industries, including
manufacturing and distribution, telecommunications, health care, life sciences,
financial services, technology, media, retail, and services.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Prior to joining the firm, Rick worked in the general counsel’s office of VNU
Business Information Services, Inc. in Alexandria, Virginia and in New York.

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ACHIEVEMENTS

 * Best Lawyers in America, 2017 and 2012 Lawyer of the Year, Leveraged Buyouts
   and Private Equity Law - Charlotte
 * Best Lawyers in America, 2015 and 2018 Lawyer of the Year, Venture Capital
   Law - Charlotte
 * Best Lawyers in America, Mergers & Acquisition Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged
   Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Venture Capital Law, 2007-2017, 2019-2021
 * Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, Corporate/M&A
 * “Mover and Shaker” award from Business Leader Magazine, 2008
 * North Carolina Super Lawyers, Business/Corporate Law, 2006-2013
 * “40 Under 40” award from Charlotte Business Journal for outstanding
   achievements in both business and community involvement, 2004

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PROFESSIONAL / CIVIC ACTIVITIES

 * Association for Corporate Growth (Carolinas Chapter, Board Member, 2003-2008;
   President, 2006-2007)
 * Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (Charlotte Chapter, Board Member)

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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

 * “The Definitive Guide (For Now) to PPP in M&A Transactions,” ABA Business Law
   Section Virtual Spring Meeting, 23 April 2021
 * "Strategic Partnerships: Legacy Technology to New Age Innovation,” Moderator,
   Lendit Fintech USA, 2018
 * “Winning the Deal without Overpaying”, Panelist, ACG Carolinas Deal Crawl,
   September 2016
 * “The Current Market for Bids, including Rep & Warranty Insurance,” Moderator,
   National ACG Intergrowth Conference, 2016
 * “Three-Handed Poker, Counselling the Various Constituencies in Leveraged
   Buyout Transactions,” North Carolina State Bar Association, Business Law
   Institute, February 2015
 * “Financial Due Diligence for Business Lawyers,” CLE Presentation, 2016, 2010,
   2002
 * Private Equity and Mezzanine Finance Annual Conference, Conference Co-Chair
   and Moderator of State of the Private Equity Market Panel, 2002-2011
 * “Mezzanine Investments: The View from the Balcony,” Annual Seminar, 2000-2011
 * “Private Equity Activities of Leading Money-Center Banks,” November 2007
 * “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Directors,” CLE presentation, October 2007
 * “Private Equity 101,” Series of Annual Training Presentations to associates,
   analysts, principals and partners of several private equity, strategic
   investing and investment banking clients, 1998-2014
 * Business Innovation and Growth Council Annual Conference, Moderator of Growth
   Capital and Restructurings Panel, January 2004
 * “Duties of Investors Serving as Directors of Venture Backed Companies,”
   Research Triangle Park Conference on Venture Capital Financing, February 2002
 * “Investors in the Boardroom,” Spring Venture Conference, May 2000
 * “New players, structures reshape LBO financing,” Charlotte Business Journal,
   November 2006

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP POWERED BY HUB

8 April 2021
Health Care Transactions Trends in 2021 and Beyond
Podcast
10 February 2021
SBA Publishes Shuttered Venue Operator Grant Informational Web Page
Alerts/Updates
11 January 2021
SBA Publishes PPP 3.0 Regulations and PPP Second Draw Loan Regulations
Alerts/Updates
3 November 2020
COVID-19: New SBA Forms Asking Key Necessity and Liquidity Questions
Alerts/Updates
7 October 2020
COVID-19: Buying and Selling PPP Borrowers
Webinar
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS

 * “Fintech Guide Overview,” Chambers & Partners, 2019
 * “Removing Directors in Private Companies by Written Consent,” Harvard Law
   School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, 30 April 2018
 * “New players, structures reshape LBO financing,” Charlotte Business Journal,
   November 2006

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NEWS & EVENTS

18 August 2022
More Than 350 K&L Gates Lawyers Named Among 2023 Best Lawyers in America, Ones
to Watch
Rankings & Recognitions
1 June 2022
K&L Gates Receives Firm, Individual Rankings in 2022 Chambers USA Guide
Rankings & Recognitions
10 February 2022
K&L Gates Expands Private Equity Practice with Charleston Partner Addition
Press Release, Practice & Regional News
10 January 2022
K&L Gates Advises Blue Point Capital Partners on Platform Investment in National
OnDemand
Noteworthy Work
10 December 2021
The Wall Street Journal: Private Equity Faces Paying for Portfolio Company
Misdeeds
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