Kyle Hatton regularly advises public and private companies, private equity firms and financial institutions on a variety of corporate matters, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, joint ventures and shareholder activism, as well as strategic portfolio reviews, corporate governance and policy issues.
Hatton has extensive experience counseling on mergers of equals, regulatory remedies and business carve-out transactions.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers | 2027 | M&A, Private Equity |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | M&A, Private Equity |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2025 | M&A, Private Equity |
Examples of Hatton’s representations include:
- DuPont in numerous transactions, including its:
- $130 billion merger of equals with The Dow Chemical Company
- business swap with FMC Corporation exchanging portions of DuPont’s crop protection business for FMC’s health and nutrition business and cash
- $45.4 billion reverse Morris trust spin-off and merger of its nutrition and biosciences business with International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
- $11 billion sale of DuPont’s mobility and materials business to Celanese
- proposed (but terminated) $5.2 billion acquisition of Rogers Corporation
- $21 billion spin-off of Qnity Electronics, Inc.
- proxy contest with Trian Partners
- DowDuPont in the separation of its materials science, agriculture and specialty products businesses through the $39 billion spin-off of Dow, Inc. and $19 billion spin-off of Corteva, Inc.
- The Kraft Heinz Company in its announced plan to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies through a tax-free spin-off
- Honeywell International, Inc. in its $7.7 billion spin-off of Solstice Advanced Materials Inc.
- Twenty First Century Fox in connection with its $85 billion sale to The Walt Disney Company; its pre-merger $23 billion spin-off of Fox Corporation; its response to an unsolicited acquisition proposal by Comcast Corporation; and its $15 billion sale of its stake in Sky plc to Comcast and previously proposed acquisitions of the publicly held portion of Sky it did not already own
- Apartment Investment and Management Company in its $10.4 billion reverse spin-off of Apartment Income REIT Corp.; in its defense against a consent solicitation and a proxy contest by Land & Buildings Investment Management; and in various acquisitions, dispositions and joint venture transactions
- Apartment Income REIT Corp. in its $10 billion going-private sale to Blackstone and in numerous acquisitions, dispositions and joint venture transactions
- Mars, Inc. in its $9.1 billion acquisition of VCA, Inc. and $2.9 billion acquisition of Procter & Gamble’s pet food business and related structuring activities
- News Corporation in its $950 million tender offer and purchase of Move, Inc.
- The National Hockey League in agreements with team owners and third parties regarding ownership changes, financing and league rules
- Bally Technologies in its $3.1 billion sale to Scientific Games Corporation
- SHFL entertainment in its $1.3 billion sale to Bally Technologies
- VGT Corporation in its $1.3 billion sale to Aristocrat Leisure Limited