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Austin White
Austin White
Senior Associate — Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity
E: awhite@velaw.com T: +1.512.542.8405
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Senior Associate — Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity

Austin White

Austin White
Austin
T: +1.512.542.8405
F: +1.512.236.3242

200 West 6th Street
Suite 2500
Austin, Texas 78701

E: awhite@velaw.com
M: 737.895.5581
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Austin White

Austin’s principal areas of practice are mergers and acquisitions, private equity and general corporate representation. Austin works with a variety of public and private companies as well as private equity investors and their portfolio companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and strategic investments.

Before joining Vinson & Elkins, Austin practiced at a top-tier Canadian law firm in Toronto, concentrating on mergers and acquisitions. The following is a list of representative matters in which Austin has assisted.

Experience Highlights

  • A public health care services provider in multiple strategic transactions to acquire private companies

  • A public European aerospace and defense company on its strategic acquisition of a Canadian commercial marine business

  • A public energy company on its acquisition of a private retail propane distribution company

  • A public software company on its acquisition of a private ecommerce transportation software company

  • A Canadian private truck accessories company on its sale to a US-based strategic acquiror

  • A private equity firm on its cross-border acquisition of a Canadian multinational research marketing agency

  • A private equity firm on its cross-border acquisition of a Canadian health care services platform

  • A private equity firm on its cross-border acquisition of a Canadian IT management software company

  • A private equity firm on its cross-border acquisition of a Canadian onboarding automation software company

  • A private health care services provider on its initial public offering

Credentials

  • Queen’s University Law School, J.D., 2015
  • University of Waterloo, M.A., Political Science, 2012
  • University of Waterloo, B.A., Political Science, 2011
  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), “Ones to Watch,” Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Austin), 2024
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • Ontario
  • Texas

News & Insights

Rankings & Awards
Vinson & Elkins Earns 308 Rankings in The Best Lawyers in America (BL Rankings, LLC) 2024, Including 6 “Lawyer of the Year” Recognitions
August 21, 2023
Deals & Cases
TC Energy Partners with Global Infrastructure Partners Through $5.2B Sale of a 40% Equity Interest in Columbia Gas and Columbia Gulf
July 24, 2023
Deals & Cases
OfficeSpace Software Acquires Visitor Management Platform Greetly
June 1, 2023
Deals & Cases
Royal Bank of Canada Acquires OJO Canada
February 7, 2023