Amy Taylor Wilson
Amy Taylor Wilson
Amy Taylor Wilson
Biography
Amy Wilson is the Atlanta Office Managing Partner and a leading corporate and M&A lawyer with over 15 years of experience. In her practice she regularly advises private and public companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance matters, and general corporate matters. She brings specific experience leading complex cross-border M&A transactions, special purpose acquisition company (or “SPAC”) transactions, internal restructurings, spinoffs, and divestitures. Amy represents private equity firms in their acquisitions, dispositions, recapitalizations, and financings, as well as private founder-owned companies and publicly traded companies.
Her experience covers a range of industries, and most recently she has led deals for clients operating and investing in the software and technology, financial services, REIT, health care, and manufacturing sectors.
Amy brings a practical, problem-solving approach to help clients accomplish their business goals.
Civic Involvement & Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America - Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2023-2025)
- Chambers USA- Georgia, Corporate/M&A, "Up and Coming" (2024)
- Vistage 901
Chair of the Atlanta Recruiting Committee
Inclusion and Diversity Team Leader for the Corporate Transactions Practice Group
Admissions
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Georgia, 2009
Education
University of Iowa, J.D., 2009
University of Iowa, B.B.A., cum laude, 2006
Related Capabilities
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M&A & Corporate Finance
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Healthcare & Life Sciences
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Corporate
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Financial Institutions
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Real Estate
Experience
- Advised Freightos Limited, a global digital freight booking, logistics and payment platform that resulted in Freightos becoming public listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker FROS.
- Advised Privet Fund Management, LLC in its leveraged buyout acquisition of Hardinge Inc., a provider of advanced metal-cutting machine tool solutions and accessories, and in subsequent bolt on acquisitions.
- Advised New Era Cap LLC (New Era) in its acquisition of the membership interests of ’47 Brand, LLC, combining two family founded sports lifestyle brands, awarded M&A Deal of the Year at the 18th annual International M&A Awards.
- Advised QuintEvents, LLC, a founder-owned market leading provider of premium hospitality experiences at sports and entertainment events, in its sale to Liberty Media Corporation, the owner of Formula 1, awarded M&A Deal of the Year at the 15th annual International M&A Awards.
- Advised American Megatrends Inc., a global provider of BIOS and UEFI firmware, remote management and data storage solutions, in its restructuring and strategic investment by HGGC, a private equity firm.
- Advised Rise Broadband, a provider of broadband services across 16 states, in its sale to GI Partners, a US based investor in data infrastructure businesses.
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