Kylie N. Barza’s practice focuses on U.S. federal income tax matters.

She advises foreign and domestic clients on spin-offs, international and domestic mergers and acquisitions, internal restructurings, and financing transactions.

Kylie joined the firm in 2015 and became a partner in 2024.

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Notable Experience

Spin-Offs

  • Solvay SA in the spin-off and listing of Syensqo (initial market capitalization of app. €9.5 billion).

  • Honeywell in the spin-off of its homes and ADI global distribution business, Resideo Technologies.

  • Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget in the spin-off of its hygiene and health businesses into a new company called Essity.

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Corporate M&A

  • International Flavors and Fragrances in its $45.4 billion merger with DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction.

  • Somnigroup International in its $5 billion acquisition of Mattress Firm Group.

  • Google its its $4.75 billion acquisition of Intersect, and in its acquisition of Raxium.

  • Amundi in its acquisition of a stake in Victory Capital through the transfer of 100% of its indirect interests in Amundi US to Victory Capital.

  • Roquette on its $2.85 billion acquisition of the Pharma Solutions segment of U.S. headquartered International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

  • Stripe in its $6.5 billion Series I preferred stock fundraise, the largest ever U.S. equity private placement.

  • American Tower in its $10.1 billion acquisition of CoreSite Realty Corporation, and in its $2.5 billion sale of a 29% ownership interest in its U.S. data center business to Stonepeak as part of a new long-term strategic partnership.

  • OpenText in its $1.62 billion acquisition of Dell EMC’s Enterprise Content Division.

  • Grupo Bimbo, the world’s largest baker and distributor of baked goods, in its $650 million acquisition of East Balt Bakeries.

  • FEMSA in its acquisition of North American Corp. and WAXIE Sanitary Supply, and subsequent JV transactions with Brady-Kelso and Imperial Dade.

  • América Móvil in a numerous transactions, including in its $6.25 billion sale of TracFone to Verizon, its $905 million acquisition of Nextel Brazil and $648 million acquisition of Telefónica’s operations in El Salvador and Guatemala.

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Private Equity M&A

  • Warburg Pincus in numerous transactions, including in its acquisition of FlexXray, in its minority investment in Internet Brands, and in connection with CityMD in CityMD’s acquisition of Summit Medical Group.

  • Sixth Street in numerous fund formations and investments including in its investment in Milan Laser Hair, the nation’s largest laser hair removal providerOne of the largest global private equity sponsors in a single asset GP-led secondary of a billion dollar asset and the organization of related continuation/rollover vehicle.

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Publications