Brittany A. Klinger
Partner, Corporate & Financial Services
Brittany is a partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department. Brittany’s practice includes advising clients in connection with public and private mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint venture transactions and general corporate matters across a variety of industries.
Experience
Brittany has advised on the following selected matters:
- Accor S.A. in multiple transactions, including*:
- its acquisition of 50% of SBE Entertainment Group in 2018 and its subsequent acquisition of the remaining interest of the SBE hotel business and certain food and beverage brands in 2020
- its partnership with Ennismore to form a lifestyle hotel operator
- AlixPartners in its acquisition of management consulting firm Galt & Company
- Alleghany Capital in its acquisition of a majority interest in Concord Hospitality, a third-party hotel management and development company*
- Analytic Partners in connection with a significant investment by funds affiliated with Onex Corporation
- Atlas Holdings in multiple transactions, including:
- its acquisition of Crown Paper Group
- its sale of a majority stake in International Wire Group Holdings to Olympus Partners
- Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in its launch of a national management services organization with Revelstoke Capital Partners*
- Bed Bath & Beyond in its sale of PersonalizationMall.com to 1-800-Flowers and on other public company corporate governance matters*
- Bridge Growth Partners in its sale of Finalsite, a SaaS-based learning and communications platform for U.S. and international schools
- Comtech Telecommunications in its proposed $532.5 acquisition of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., which was subsequently terminated, and on other public company corporate governance matters*
- Digicel Group in its joint venture with Cable & Wireless Communications to broadcast Premier League football in the Caribbean*
- Hachette Book Group, a subsidiary of Lagardére SA, in its $240 million acquisition of Workman Publishing
- Henry Schein, Inc. in multiple transactions, including*:
- its acquisition of North American Rescue, a provider of casualty-care medical products
- the spin-off and merger of its animal health business with Vets First Choice
- iCON Infrastructure LLP in its strategic partnership with Royal Caribbean Group
- Morgan Stanley, as financial advisor to*:
- Corporate Property Associates 17 – Global Inc. in its sale to W.P. Carey
- Gramercy Property Trust in its sale to Blackstone
- Starwood Waypoint in its sale to Invitation Homes
- Veronis Suhler Stevenson in numerous divestitures, including*:
- Aaron School and Rebecca School to Sequel Youth and Family Services
- Brand Connections to Advantage Solutions
- Infobase Holdings to Centre Lane Partners
- TMP Worldwide to Gemspring Capital
- Victory Capital in its $480 million acquisition of WestEnd Advisors
- Windham Mountain Partners in its sale of Windham Mountain Ski Resorts to North Castle Partners*
*Brittany advised on these matters prior to joining Willkie.
Credentials
Education
Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2016 Vanderbilt University, B.A., 2013