H. Boyd Greene IV

BOYD GREENE advises companies on government contracts and national security matters, with a practice that includes regulatory counseling, investigations, transactional diligence, and disputes. He represents clients across the aerospace, defense, intelligence, technology, and healthcare sectors in navigating the legal and compliance risks associated with doing business with the federal government.

Boyd has extensive experience conducting government contracts’ due diligence in connection with mergers, acquisitions, and investments. He counsels clients on domestic preference and trade compliance requirements, including the Buy American Act, the Trade Agreements Act, the Berry Amendment, and the Price Reduction clause of the U.S. General Services Administration.

He regularly represents clients in False Claims Act matters, including qui tam litigation, and advises on cost accounting standards, pricing and disclosure obligations, and federal supply schedule requirements. Boyd also guides clients through internal investigations, Inspector General inquiries, mandatory disclosure obligations, suspension and debarment issues, and related enforcement risks.

His practice includes bid protests before the Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, as well as audit disputes and claims before agency boards of contract appeals. In addition, Boyd advises on classified contracting and foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) mitigation, including Special Security Agreements and related compliance frameworks, as well as on compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. He has represented several clients before the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), Intelligence Community (IC), and Department of Energy (DOE) on matters involving facility security clearances.

Before entering private practice, Boyd served as a Contracting Officer for multiple federal agencies and as a Procurement Policy Analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency.

• BAE Systems in its US$5.5 billion acquisition of Ball Corp.’s defense and commercial space unit, Ball Aerospace.
• KKR in its US$4.475 billion acquisition of Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.’s Atlantic Aviation business, an operator of a network of fixed-base operators (FBOs).
• GTCR and Golden Gate Capital-backed Antylia Scientific in its US$2.9 billion sale of its Masterflex business unit, a manufacturer of peristaltic pumps and aseptic single-use fluid transfer technologies, to Avantor.
• Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its US$2.5 billion sale of Sirius Computer Solutions, a provider of secure, mission-critical technology-based solutions, to CDW Corp.
• BC Partners’ DCSA process for their US$2.1 billion acquisition of Presidio.
• KPS Capital Partners in its acquisition, through a newly formed affiliate, of AM General, a designer, engineer, manufacturer, and supplier of specialized vehicles for military and commercial customers, from an affiliate of MacAndrews & Forbes.
• AE Industrial Partners-backed BigBear.ai, a provider of artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud-based big data analytics, and cyber engineering solutions, in its US$1.378 billion business combination with GigCapital4, a special purpose acquisition company.
• Abry Partners in its US$1 billion simultaneous acquisition and merger of Aspect Software, a provider of customer engagement and workforce optimization solutions, and Noble Systems, a call center technology provider, to form Alvaria™.
• The Jordan Company in its US$650 million acquisition of the performance materials business of PQ Group Holdings, a provider of specialty catalysts, materials and chemicals, and services.
• Summit Partners, as lead investor and in partnership with Turn/River Capital, in a US$625 million growth investment in Invicti Security, a web application security provider.
• Arcline Investment Management in its US$450 million acquisition of Fairbanks Morse Engine, a developer and manufacturer of heavy-duty, medium-speed reciprocating engines, from EnPro Industries, Inc.
• TPG Rise Climate, as lead investor, in a US$375 million Series B financing of BETA Technologies, a developer of a fully integrated electric aviation system.
• AE Industrial Partners-backed Gryphon Technologies, a systems engineering firm, in its US$350 million sale to ManTech.
• Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in its acquisition of GovernmentCIO, a provider of next-generation government technology solutions and digital services to the federal government.
• Arlington Capital Partners in its US$185 million acquisition of L3 Electron Devices, a manufacturer of vacuum electron devices, and Narda Microwave-West, a manufacturer of microwave components and subsystems for aerospace and defense applications, from L3Harris Technologies to create Stellant Systems, Arlington’s standalone platform for mission-critical defense electronics.
• Northern Pacific Group-backed Pipeworks, an interactive development studio specializing in advanced consumer and commercial games, in its US$99.5 million sale to Sumo Group.
• Kinderhook Industries-backed Synzi, a developer of a telehealth platform, in its US$42.5 million sale to AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.
• Vista Equity Partners-backed PowerSchool in its US$23.2 million acquisition of Kinvolved, a provider of K-12 communications, attendance, and engagement solutions.
• BigBear.ai in its US$16.1 million acquisition of ProModel Corporation, a provider of simulation-based predictive analytics software for manufacturing, healthcare, shipbuilding, and other industries.
• KKR-backed PlayOn! Sports in its merger with rSchoolToday, a software and digital content provider for athletic administrators.
• Bernhard Capital Partners-backed LEMOINE in its acquisition of Macro Companies, an emergency fuel and water supplier.
• I Squared Capital in its acquisition of a controlling interest in Whistler Pipeline, a natural gas infrastructure asset connecting the Permian Basin’s growing natural gas supply to LNG, Mexico and Gulf Stream demand, from First Infrastructure Capital, Ridgemont Equity Partners, West Texas Gas, Stonepeak Partners, and WhiteWater.
• Water Street Healthcare Partners in its acquisition of Avantik, a provider of equipment, consumables, and services to histology laboratories.
• AE Industrial Partners-backed Enercon Services, an engineering and environmental services firm, in its sale to Oaktree Capital Management.
• Sentinel Capital Partners-backed Apex Companies, a provider of end-to-end environmental consulting and engineering solutions, in its sale to Morgan Stanley Capital Partners.
• AE Industrial Partners in its acquisition of REDLattice, a provider of cyber capabilities and technology solutions for customers in the U.S. national security, defense, and commercial communities.
• Windjammer Capital-backed Vital Records Control in its acquisition of 2-20 Records Management, a provider of records storage and information management, from AUA Private Equity Partners and Topspin Consumer Partners.
• Waud Capital Partners-backed HSI Workplace Compliance Solutions in its acquisition of SafetySkills, a provider of e-learning safety training.
• P4G Capital in its acquisition of TIGHITCO, a manufacturer of engineered components for aerospace and industrial applications.

The above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.

• Member, American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law