- Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of an invite-only peer-to-peer network and knowledge exchange platform serving senior executives at leading national and international companies.
- Represented an international network infrastructure solutions company in its $3 billion acquisition of an international wireline telecom business.
- Represented a global leader in foodservice equipment in its acquisition of an international manufacturer and supplier of storage and transport products.
- Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of a national provider of services for data center infrastructure and servers.
- Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of a leading specialty distributor of surface preparation, remediation, abatement, safety and environmental products and solutions.
- Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of one of the country’s largest providers of telehealth monitoring, monitored medication dispensing and adherence solutions, and medical alert systems.
- Represented a private equity fund in its divestiture of a provider of managed software solutions to broadband providers.
- Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of an international manufacturer and supplier of touch screens and touch monitors.
- Represented a leading national security company in multiple acquisitions of regional security firms.
- Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of a provider of managed IT operations and hosting and cloud services.
Partner,
- Phone: +1 704 444 1077
- Email: scott.kummer@alston.com
Scott offers a hands-on, practical approach when private equity funds seek to acquire new assets or trim down their portfolios. Many of his clients are focused on owning a piece of the technology sector and seek to invest in manufacturers of items like touch screens and providers of broadband and cloud services.
- Represented a portfolio company in its add-on acquisition of a regional dark fiber company.
- Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of a roll-up of free standing, single specialty endoscopic ambulatory surgery centers.
- Represented an aircraft leasing company in its private placement of preferred interests.
- Represented a private equity fund in its carve-out acquisition of an international medical device manufacturing business.
- Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of a regional provider of fiber network and communications services.
- Represented a public household products company in its strategic divestiture of a manufacturing division.
- Represented a private equity fund in the acquisition of a regional roll-up cable television system.
- Represented private equity funds in the joint acquisition of a national captive audience television network.
- Represented a software developer in a recapitalization and strategic acquisition.
- Represented one of the world’s largest home improvement retailers in acquisitions of construction supply targets.
- Represented a Fortune 600 paper manufacturer in a cross-border merger of equals.
Scott Kummer is co-chair of the firm’s Corporate & Business Transactions Group. His practice concentrates on negotiating and structuring complex business transactions, including leveraged buyouts, domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and growth equity investments, joint ventures, and general corporate counseling. Scott’s experience includes extensive representation of private equity funds and their portfolio companies.
Scott received his J.D., with honors, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2005. While in law school, he served as the editor-in-chief of the North Carolina Banking Institute Journal. Scott received his Master of Accounting in 2000 and his B.S. in business administration in 1999, each from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina
- Georgia
Education
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2005)
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (M.A., 2000)
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 1999)