Matthew Kautz

Matthew Kautz is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at White & Case LLP, based in the New York office.1 He has extensive experience advising private equity funds and corporate clients on complex transactions including:

• Domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions
• Corporate carve-outs
• Leveraged buyouts
• Dispositions
• Rollover equity investments
• De-SPAC transactions

Kautz works across a broad range of industries and is adept at guiding clients through both competitive auctions and bilateral negotiations.1

Some of his key areas of expertise include:

• Private equity transactions: He has long-standing relationships with clients like Quad-C Management and Dominus Capital, advising them on numerous deals over the past decade.1

• Infrastructure investments: Kautz has experience navigating the regulatory and commercial challenges of infrastructure transactions across multiple asset classes.1

• Corporate/M&A: He advises both public and private companies on strategic transactions and corporate governance matters.1

Recent notable transactions Kautz has worked on include:

• Advising BYTE Acquisition Corp. on its $225 million merger with Airship AI Holdings3
• Representing Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. in its business combination with space company Intuitive Machines4

Kautz is recognized in legal directories for his work in private equity buyouts.2 He can be reached at [email protected] or +1 212 819 8395.2