Cullen L. Sinclair is a partner in the firm’s Private Equity M&A and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups, focusing his practice on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. He regularly advises in the negotiation and structuring of mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, carve-outs and leveraged buyouts on behalf of a diverse range of clients, including public and private companies, private equity funds, financial institutions and other entities.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2026 | Private Equity M&A |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | M&A, Private Equity |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | Private Equity M&A |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2025 | M&A, Private Equity |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2024 | Corporate, M&A, Private Equity |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2024 | M&A, Private Equity |
| Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2023 | Corporate, M&A, Private Equity |
Sinclair’s recent private equity and portfolio company experience includes representing:
- Brigade Capital Management, alongside Macellum Capital Management, in its over $1 billion acquisition of Family Dollar
- Brookfield
- Cast & Crew Entertainment Services, a portfolio company of Silver Lake Partners, in its sale to EQT
- Driven Brands Holdings, a portfolio company of Roark Capital, in its acquisitions of All Star Glass and Auto Glass Now
- General Atlantic
- Global Infrastructure Partners in its $15 billion acquisition (together with KKR) of CyrusOne
- KPS Capital Partners
- Manulife Investment Management, alongside other affiliates, in their acquisition of a controlling interest in Serverfarm
- Oak Hill Capital in its acquisition of Safe Fleet Holdings from The Sterling Group
- XN LP, as lead investor, in an investment in Manticore Games
Sinclair’s recent public and private company representations include:
- Alere, Inc. in its $5.3 billion sale to Abbott Laboratories
- Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, in the $2.49 billion all-cash sale of a majority stake in its internal business and administrative services, Community Oncology Revitalization Enterprise Ventures, to McKesson Corporation
- GE Capital and its GE Capital Aviation Services unit in its sale of PK AirFinance to Apollo Global Management and Athene Holding
- The Getty family in its buyout of The Carlyle Group’s interests in Getty Images
- Hemisphere Media Group in its acquisition of the remaining 75% stake in Pantaya from Lionsgate
- Top U.S. homebuilders including Hubble Homes, John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, Orleans Homes, PulteGroup, Stanley Martin Communities and Trumark Homes in a variety of M&A transactions
- Jet Edge International in its investment by KKR and its subsequent sale to Vista Jet
- Lennar Corporation in its acquisition of Rausch Coleman Homes
- MGM in its $8.45 billion sale to Amazon
- Perspecta in its $7.1 billion sale to Peraton and Veritas Capital
- QTS Realty Trust in its $10 billion sale to Blackstone
- Restaurant Brands International in its $1.8 billion acquisition of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
- Sirion in its sale of a majority stake to Haveli Investments
- Vice Media in connection with various private placements and its joint venture with A&E Networks to launch VICELAND
Sinclair is on the board of directors of Pioneer Works, a non-profit cultural center focused on arts and science.