Alex is a Silicon Valley lawyer who advises investors, operators, founders, and C-suite executives on all aspects of the private equity ecosystem, including capital raising, investing, buying and selling companies, corporate governance, and other business matters. His clients include internationally preeminent technology-focused buyout and growth equity funds, as well as start-ups and emerging growth companies for which Alex acts in an outside general counsel capacity. In addition to his focus on software and technology, Alex has led transactions in a variety of other industries, including real estate, hospitality, food and beverage, media, shipbuilding, manufacturing, and professional services.
Alex regularly advises clients and leads negotiations in mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, carveouts, recapitalizations, and other complex corporate transactions. He is also adept across a wide range of equity financing products and structures – including warrants, SAFEs, convertible notes, and preferred equity – and regularly counsels some of the world’s largest asset managers and private credit funds on structuring minority equity investments.
Alex has represented a wide range of leading middle-market technology-focused investors in numerous platform and add-on acquisitions, divestitures, and minority investments. Representative clients include Point72 Hyperscale and Point72 Ventures, Symphony Technology Group, Vector Capital, Abry Partners, Oakley Capital, Raven Capital, Guggenheim Partners, Sixth Street Partners, Alliance-Bernstein Private Credit Investors, LINK Mobility, Hanwha Systems, and SBE Entertainment.
News & Press
Mintz Welcomes Corporate Member Alex S. Kaufman
February 04, 2025
Alex S. Kaufman has joined Mintz as a Member of the Corporate Practice, with a focus on middle-market private equity, strategic mergers and acquisitions (M&A), growth equity, and venture capital. He will split his time between the firm’s San Francisco and San Diego offices.
Recognition & Awards
IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial and Corporate Law Firms and Lawyers: Notable Practitioner – Private Equity; Mergers & Acquisitions