Austin’s principal areas of practice are mergers and acquisitions, private equity and general corporate representation. Austin works with a variety of public and private companies as well as private equity investors and their portfolio companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and strategic investments.
Before joining Vinson & Elkins, Austin practiced at a top-tier Canadian law firm in Toronto, concentrating on mergers and acquisitions. The following is a list of representative matters in which Austin has assisted.
Experience Highlights
American Insulated Glass, a portfolio company of AV Capital, in its sale to Trulite Glass & Aluminum Solutions, one of North America’s largest architectural glass and aluminum fabricators
Global Infrastructure Partners in the execution of a definitive agreement with Canadian-based TC Energy to acquire a 40% interest in its Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC and Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC systems, in a new joint venture, with total proceeds expected to be US$3.9 billion
OfficeSpace Software, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, in its acquisition of Greetly, the world’s most customizable visitor management system
OJO Labs, Inc., an Austin-based real estate technology company guiding more people to successful home ownership, in the sale of OJO Canada to Royal Bank of Canada
StarRez Global, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, in its acquisition of Oceania Software Services and its subsidiary, Residential Management Systems, a developer of housing, conferencing, and judicial management software solutions serving colleges, universities, as well as private sector properties
StarRez, Inc., a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners in its acquisition of Adirondack Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of college student housing software
Zilliant Incorporated, a provider of price optimization and price management software, in its sale to Madison Dearborn Partners
Credentials
- Queen’s University Law School, J.D., 2015
- University of Waterloo, M.A., Political Science, 2012
- University of Waterloo, B.A., Political Science, 2011
- The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Austin), 2024 and 2025
- Ontario Bar Association
- Ontario
- Texas
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