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Overview
Kaitlin Kines is a partner in the Private Equity practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Orange County office. Kaitlin advises emerging and late-stage companies as well as private equity sponsors, banks and growth equity investors. She regularly manages a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, growth equity investments, and strategic collaborations. Kaitlin provides integral day-to-day corporate counseling to the portfolio companies of buyout sponsors across the technology, health and wellness, sports, entertainment, hospitality and fintech sectors.
Accolades
- 2023-2025 Super Lawyers Southern California Rising Star
- 2023-2024 ACG Rising Star, Los Angeles Chapter
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
- Georgetown Law Journal, Executive Editor
- Franklin & Marshall College, B.A. (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)
Representations
Mergers and Acquisitions; Growth Equity
- Buyouts, strategic ventures and growth equity transactions for The Carlyle Group, Thoma Bravo, Sixth Street Partners, Corbel Capital Partners, Oakley Capital, among others
Pro Bono
- Kaitlin serves as a board member of the Public Law Center, a pro bono nonprofit law center in Orange County
Matters may have been completed before joining Paul Hastings.
News
- Paul Hastings Advised Carlyle on a Strategic Partnership with North Bridge to Provide Up to $1 Billion in C-PACE Financing - September 16th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Carlyle in Strategic Partnership with KKR to Purchase an Approximately $10.1 Billion Portfolio of Prime Student Loans from Discover Financial Services - July 17th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advises Equilend in Sale to WCAS - January 23rd, 2024