Adam Kaminsky
Focuses on executive compensation aspects of private equity matters, including advising on compensation related to PE transactions and for portfolio companies.
Adam’s executive compensation practice focuses principally on private equity matters, including advising on the executive compensation aspects of private equity transactions and on compensation matters for portfolio companies.
Adam has extensive experience advising on the executive compensation and ERISA aspects of a wide range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and spinoffs. He also advises public and private companies on the design, implementation and administration of equity and cash compensation arrangements; the negotiation of executive employment agreements, severance and change in control arrangements; and related corporate governance and disclosure matters.
He has negotiated individual compensation packages for executives of large publicly traded companies, as well as for executives of portfolio companies with private equity sponsors.
Experience
Private Equity
- Symphony Technology Group’s $2.075 billion acquisition of RSA from Dell Technologies
- Bansk Group’s $1.5 billion going-private acquisition of PetIQ
- GHK Capital Partners’ $520 million sale of Supreme Cabinetry Brands to MasterBrand and acquisition of Hasa, Inc. and related acquisition financing
- TPG’s acquisition of Forcepoint G2CI from Francisco Partners
- Lightyear Capital’s strategic investment in Prime Pensions and sale of Therapy Brands to KKR
- Additional sponsor experience with BDT & MSD Partners, Crestview Partners, Conversant Capital, GrowthCurve Capital, Tailwind Capital, Metalmark Capital and One Equity Partners
Strategic M&A
- Black Spade Acquisition’s $23 billion combination with VinFast
- Truist’s $15.5 billion sale of remaining stake in Truist Insurance to investor group and $2 billion acquisition of Service Finance
- Clarivate’s $6.8 billion combination with CPA Global
- Roper Technologies’ $5.35 billion acquisition of Vertafore
- Traton’s $3.7 billion acquisition of Navistar
- 23andMe $3.5 billion merger with Virgin Group’s VG Acquisition
- Payoneer’s $3.3 billion combination with FTAC Olympus Acquisition
- UBS’s $3.2 billion acquisition of Credit Suisse
- MoneyLion’s $2.4 billion combination with Fusion Acquisition
- Cheney Brothers’ $2.1 billion acquisition by Performance Food Group
- Galaxy Digital’s $1.2 billion proposed acquisition of BitGo, domestication to U.S. and listing
- Bristol Myers Squibb’s acquisition of Forbius
- Josh Harris and partners’ acquisition of the Washington Commanders
- Everfox’s acquisition of Garrison Technology
- Asplundh Tree Expert’s acquisition of Voltyx Energy Solutions
- Perella Weinberg’s sale of Agility to Cerity Partners
- Delinea’s acquisition of Fastpath Solutions
- Taboola’s 30-year exclusive commercial agreement with Yahoo
- Sterling Equities and the New York Mets on sale of the New York Mets Major League Baseball franchise
Capital Markets
- IPOs: Amwell, Atea Pharmaceuticals, Auna, Coursera, Disruptive Acquisition Corporation, dLocal, ForgeRock, Hayward Holdings, Nubank, On Running, Paymentus, Playtika, Rackspace Technology, Reddit, Robinhood, Valor Latitude, Vasta Platform Limited and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
- Owen & Minor’s senior notes offering
- Xponential Fitness’s secondary offering
Insights
Recognition
Legal 500 U.S. – Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional, Next Generation Partner
Education
Clerkships
Prior experience
- Partner, Fried Frank, 2016-2019
- Associate, Fried Frank, 2014-2016
- Associate, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, 2010-2013
- Associate, Shearman & Sterling, 2006-2010
Qualifications and admissions
- District of Columbia
- State of New York