Kenneth C. Wang

Co-Chair, Tax

kwang@stradley.com

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Overview

Kenneth Wang uses his many years of experience in both private practice and in-house tax departments for Fortune 200 companies to counsel clients on all aspects of U.S. tax law, including mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures, fund formation, financing transactions, real estate transactions, business restructurings and reorganizations and international tax. Kenneth serves as a member of Stradley Ronon’s board of directors.

Kenneth previously served as Senior Tax Counsel at a global technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport and healthcare. In this position, he was responsible for leading U.S. tax planning for all mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and internal restructurings. He also worked as Tax Counsel for an American multinational energy corporation. Before his role as an in-house lawyer, Kenneth practiced at an international law firm. 

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Representative Matters

Kenneth’s experience includes representing:*

  • Clincierge, a clinical trial concierge services provider, in an acquisition by Greenphire, an innovator of software solutions for clinical trials backed by one of the largest software investors in the world

  • Team Epiphany, a consumer marketing agency, in its acquisition by Stagwell, a digital-first global marketing network

  • Mini Melts USA, a producer and distributor of novelty ice cream products, in the acquisition of a controlling interest by Altamont Capital Partners, a private investment firm

  • Fountain Life, an advanced diagnostics and preventative health company, in its acquisition of LifeOmic

  • Pronto Repairs, Inc. in an acquisition by Tech24, a portfolio company of HCI Equity Partners

  • a North America-focused, Small/Mid-Cap, Long-only, Value fund, with the restructuring of a master-feeder hedge fund to add a new share class

  • an SEC-registered investment adviser with the restructuring of a master-feeder hedge fund to add a new share class

  • a boutique alternative investment firm focused exclusively on the closed-end fund market, with restructuring a master-feeder hedge fund to add provisions for ERISA investors

  • Petabyte Technology Inc., a provider of cloud-based technology solutions to the veterinary sector, in a $43.4 million acquisition by Chewy, Inc.
  • Siemens in:
    • structuring and negotiating a joint venture partnership's $4.7 billion “up-C” initial public offering
    • the $700 million acquisition of Supplyframe, a multinational design to-source intelligence platform and digital marketplace provider
    • providing U.S. tax analysis and structuring support for the spin-off and subsequent public listing of Siemens Energy
  • Siemens Healthineer’s acquisition of a majority partnership stake in ECG Management Consultants, a leading U.S. advisory firm
  • GIC in a joint acquisition with Silver Lake of a substantial $2.6 billion equity stake in Ancestry.com
  • a Blackstone co-investor in connection with Blackstone’s $4.8 billion acquisition of Aon Plc’s technology-enabled benefits and human resources platform

*Includes representations prior to joining Stradley Ronon.

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Credentials

Bar Admissions
  • New York
  • California
Education
  • J.D., University of Chicago Law School
  • B.A., cum laude, Rutgers University
Memberships

  • Stradley Ronon Diversity Committee

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Speaking Engagements

  • Panelist, "Tax Provisions in M&A Transactions," Philadelphia Bar Association 
  • Panelist, "Maximize Your Success with Pre-Transaction Tax Structuring," Small Business Dealmakers Conference
  • Panelist, "The Role of In-House Counsel in Corporate Venture Capital," Northeast Regional AABANY Fall Conference*

*Includes certain speaking engagements prior to joining Stradley Ronon.

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Recognitions

  • The M&A Advisor, Emerging Leader
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