A Partner in the Firm’s Corporate Department, Keegan Lopez regularly advises some of the world’s most prominent private equity sponsors, as well as public and private companies, on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, dispositions, carve-outs, strategic investments, joint ventures and other corporate transactions across a wide range of industries. Keegan’s clients have included Ingersoll Rand, Blackstone, Stonepeak, Thompson Street Capital Partners, KKR, Sony Music Entertainment and Laborie Medical Technologies, among many others.
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Work Highlights
- Ingersoll Rand in several transactions, including its acquisition of SPX Flow’s Air Treatment Business, as well as its acquisition of Roots from Chart Industries
- Blackstone Real Estate in its $7.6 billion acquisition of PS Business Parks
- BREIT in its $5.8 billion acquisition of Preferred Apartment Communities
- Stonepeak in its $8.1 billion acquisition of Astound Broadband
- BREIT, Blackstone Infrastructure Partners and other long-term perpetual capital vehicles managed by Blackstone in their $10 billion acquisition of QTS Realty
Education
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The University of Auckland, 2015 B.A.
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The University of Auckland, 2015 LL.B. (Hons)
Senior Scholar Award from the Faculty of Law; Faculty of Law Dean's Academic Excellence Award
Admissions
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New York 2023
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New South Wales 2017
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New Zealand 2015
A Partner in the Firm’s Corporate Department, Keegan Lopez regularly advises some of the world’s most prominent private equity sponsors, as well as public and private companies, on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, dispositions, carve-outs, strategic investments, joint ventures and other corporate transactions across a wide range of industries. Keegan’s clients have included Ingersoll Rand, Blackstone, Stonepeak, Thompson Street Capital Partners, KKR, Sony Music Entertainment and Laborie Medical Technologies, among many others. Prior to joining Simpson Thacher, Keegan worked at another international law firm where he also advised private equity firms and public and private companies, including KKR in its $2.2 billion acquisition of Arnott’s and certain of Campbell’s International Operations from Campbell Soup Company.
Keegan’s recent representations include:
- Ingersoll Rand in several transactions, including its acquisition of SPX Flow’s Air Treatment Business, as well as its acquisition of Roots from Chart Industries
- Blackstone Real Estate in its $7.6 billion acquisition of PS Business Parks
- BREIT in its $5.8 billion acquisition of Preferred Apartment Communities
- Stonepeak in its $8.1 billion acquisition of Astound Broadband
- BREIT, Blackstone Infrastructure Partners and other long-term perpetual capital vehicles managed by Blackstone in their $10 billion acquisition of QTS Realty
- MediaRadar, a portfolio company of Thompson Street Capital Partners, in its acquisition of Vivvix
- BREIT and Blackstone Property Partners in their $13 billion acquisition of American Campus Communities
- Laborie Medical Technologies, a portfolio company of Investor AB, in its acquisition of GI Supply
- Blackstone Growth as lead investor in a $225 million investment in Clari, valuing Clari at more than $2.6 billion
- Sony Music Entertainment in its acquisition of Alamo Records
Keegan received his LL.B. (with honors) from the University of Auckland, where he received the Senior Scholar Award from the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Law Dean's Academic Excellence Award. Keegan received his B.A. from the University of Auckland.