Profile
Alex Capelli is a member of the Corporate Practice in Greenberg Traurig's Miami office. He focuses his practice on providing private and public companies, private equity firms, and family offices with advice regarding domestic and international mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, in addition to corporate governance and other general corporate matters, both in the United States and Latin America. Alex has experience closing deals in a variety of industries, including aerospace, energy, financial services, food and beverage, manufacturing, and technology. Alex uses his background in economics and finance to provide clients practical, business-friendly advice.
Capabilities
Experience
- Represented a Florida-based investor in the sale of its minority interest in a luxury cruise line to a group of international investors.
- Represented MRO Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of aircraft maintenance solutions for the global commercial airline industry, in securing a strategic minority investment from Bain Capital Special Situations.
- Represented Only What You Need, Inc., a plant-based ready-to-drink protein shake brand, in the sale of all its stock to The Simply Good Foods Company (NASDAQ: SMPL) for approximately $280 million.
- Represented the founding stockholders of Dollarcity, a value retailer with over 500 locations in El Salvador, Guatemala, Colombia, and Peru, in the sale of a minority interest to their business partner, Dollarama Inc. (TSX: DOL), for approximately six million common shares of Dollarama Inc.
- Represented Turbine Controls, LLC, a Connecticut and Florida-based provider of support services for the repair and overhaul of aircraft engine components and accessories, in its acquisition by VSE Corporation (NASDAQ: VSEC) for approximately $120 million.
- Represented FBR Ltd (ASX: FBR), an Australian robotics company, in a strategic transaction in Florida with CRH plc (NYSE: CRH), an international building materials company.
- Represented a Spain-based consulting firm in a joint venture transaction with a Florida-based consulting firm to provide marketing related consulting services and develop marketing related software.
- Represented a Latin American aircraft maintenance provider in a strategic transaction in Mexico with leading North American passenger airlines.
- Represented a minority owner and operator of a Florida-based rental car company in the buyout of its business partner.
- Represented a Florida-based family office in the sale of substantially all its private equity and real estate holdings to a management-led, private equity backed buyer group.
- Represented a Florida-based aerospace inventory distributor in the sale of all its membership interests to a Europe-based aerospace manufacturer.
- Represented Paysafe Limited (NYSE: PSFE) in its approximately $441 million purchase via merger of Saftpay, Inc., a Miami-based payments solutions provider operating in Latin America.
- Represented a California-based health care software-as-a-service company in its sale via merger to a New York-based private equity firm.
- Represented a Florida-based video game developer in its sale via merger to a publicly traded European video game developer.
- Represented a Florida-based family office in the business combination of its subsidiary with a Nevada-based motorsports racing company.
- Represented a Florida-based private equity firm in the purchase of a majority stake in a New Jersey-based beverages company.
- Represented a Spain-based aviation, security, and janitorial services provider in the purchase of all the stock of a Maryland-based janitorial services provider.
- Represented One Equity Partners in the sale of all its stock in Onelink Holdings S.A., a Colombia-based business process outsourcing company, to Webhelp SAS, a France-based business process outsourcing company.
- Represented a Peru-based steel manufacturer in the purchase of substantially all the assets of two Florida-based metal recycling businesses.
- Represented a Florida-based international software company in the sale of substantially all its assets to a Canada-based video production company.
- Legal Extern, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, 2019
- Legal Intern, NextEra Energy, Inc., Juno Beach, FL, 2018
Recognition & Leadership
- Co-Chair, Executive Committee, United Way Miami LINC (Lead, Impact, Network, Change)
- Co-President, Board of Directors, Emory University Alumni Association Miami Network
- Member, Cuban American Bar Association
- Member, Florida Bar Association
- Member, Business Law Section
- Member, International Law Section
- Member, International Bar Association
Credentials
Education
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J.D., with high honors, Emory University School of Law
- Order of the Coif
- Symposium Editor, Emory Law Journal
- Transactional Law & Skills Certificate Holder
- Wolter Kluwer Publishing Excellence in Taxation Award Winner
- Vice President, Emory Oil, Gas & Energy Law Association
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B.A., Economics & Finance, summa cum laude, Carthage College
- Senior Achievement Award Winner in Economics
- Study Abroad: Hong Kong, China
Admissions
- Florida