Dilen Kumar

Partner

Areas of Focus

Dilen Kumar

Partner

dkumar@akingump.com

Areas of Focus

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  • Represents asset managers and public & private companies on complex corporate transactions.
  • Advises corporate and investment fund clients on corporate governance and related matters.

Dilen represents private equity firms and public & private companies in mergers & acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures (JVs), divestitures, carve-outs, investment transactions and general corporate governance matters.

He provides advice to clients across industries, including investment management & private equity, health care & life sciences, energy & infrastructure, technology and consumer goods.

Dilen is also a leader in his community and in spearheading opportunity & inclusion initiatives in the legal profession. A member of numerous charitable and civic organizations, he is also a graduate of the Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce’s prestigious Leadership Dallas program. Dilen was named one of Dallas Business Journal’s “40 under 40” in 2022.

Prior to joining the private sector, Dilen served in the Obama Administration as an Assistant Counsel in the White House Counsel’s Office.

Representative Work
  • Represented an asset manager in numerous acquisitions, divestitures and investment transactions in the healthcare industry.
  • Represented an affiliate of an NYSE-listed healthcare services company in numerous acquisitions of ambulatory surgery centers.
  • Represented a leading retailer of women’s apparel in the corporate and M&A aspects of its chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
  • Represented a credit manager and lender in the corporate and M&A aspects of its refinancing of a leading chain of fitness centers.
  • Represented one of the world’s largest industry-focused private equity firms in numerous acquisitions and divestitures in the software and technology industries.  
  • Represented an industry-focused, middle-market private equity team in acquiring a leading provider of specialty welding and other turnaround services to the oil & gas refinery, petrochemical and industrial markets.  
  • Represented an iconic luxury retailer in its sale as part of its restructuring efforts in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.  
  • Advised an NYSE-listed oil & gas exploration and production company in its $500 million joint venture with an undisclosed private equity sponsor to acquire minerals in the Permian Basin.  
  • Represented a leading international marine fuel logistics company with approximately $900 million of funded indebtedness in connection with the corporate and M&A aspects of its chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The restructuring was approved by the court and consummated within five months of filing.  
  • Represented one of the largest North American coal producers and certain of its affiliates in connection with the sale of certain of its mining operations as part of its chapter 11 proceedings before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.  
  • Advised a private equity firm in numerous acquisitions and divestitures in the food and beverage industry.  
  • Counseled a private equity firm in acquiring a medical device manufacturer.  
  • Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of an electric generator maintenance company.  
  • Advised a NASDAQ-listed SPAC in its business combination transaction in the industrial sector.  
  • Counseled a private equity firm in its sale of a health care technology company to a strategic buyer.  
  • Represented a private equity firm in its sale of a midstream portfolio company to another private equity fund.  
  • Advised the parent company of an international airline in the airline’s $18 billion merger with a competitor.  
  • Represented the parent of a family entertainment center/restaurant chain in its $1.3 billion take-private.  
  • Advised a supplier of retail electricity in its $1.2 billion sale of a renewable energy supplier to one of Canada’s largest pension funds. Also represented client in its $3.3 billion sale and related reorganization of its portfolio of electric generating plants in Texas, the Mid-Atlantic and New England.  
  • Represented a North American energy infrastructure company in its $38 billion acquisition of an owner/operator of one of the largest natural gas transmission systems in North America.
  • Counseled an NYSE-listed oil & gas exploration and production company in multibillion-dollar acquisitions of assets in the Permian Basin.
  • Advised a private equity fund in its sale of a team sports apparel and equipment company to a strategic buyer.  

List includes matters worked on prior to joining Akin.

Education
  • J.D., Columbia Law School

  • B.A., The University of Texas at Austin

Bar Admissions
  • Texas

Affiliations and Public Service
  • Dallas Bar Association
  • Dallas South Asian Bar Association
  • Leadership Dallas

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