Biography
ROBERT GARRITANO practices in all areas of corporate law, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and growth equity.
Robert has represented public companies, private equity sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, asset managers, and growth equity firms in a variety of domestic and international purchases and sales of public and private companies. He has guided clients through leveraged buyouts, sell-side auctions, take-privates, spinoffs, asset purchases, joint ventures, structured minority investments, GP stakes investments, PIPEs, and corporate reorganizations, and restructurings. His experience includes acquisitions and divestitures in industries such as healthcare, real estate, financial services, cryptocurrency, technology, automotive, agriculture, and energy and infrastructure.
Robert’s work has earned him recognition in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® for Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2026).
Robert has represented public companies, private equity sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, asset managers, and growth equity firms in a variety of domestic and international purchases and sales of public and private companies. He has guided clients through leveraged buyouts, sell-side auctions, take-privates, spinoffs, asset purchases, joint ventures, structured minority investments, GP stakes investments, PIPEs, and corporate reorganizations, and restructurings. His experience includes acquisitions and divestitures in industries such as healthcare, real estate, financial services, cryptocurrency, technology, automotive, agriculture, and energy and infrastructure.
Robert’s work has earned him recognition in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® for Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2026).
Experience
Representative Matters
- BDT & MSD Partners in connection with their AU$1.6 billion investment in DBG Health, a leading Australian beauty and pharmaceutical company.
- Azimut Alternative Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of a controlling, majority stake in HighPost Capital, a growth-focused private equity investment manager formed by the Bezos and Moross families.
- Colliers International Group in connection with the creation of its investment management business division, Harrison Street Asset Management.
- Colliers International Group in connection with its acquisition of a controlling, majority stake in Versus Capital, a U.S. alternative real asset management firm.
- Starwood Capital Group in connection with its US$325 million strategic investment in TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc., a commercial real estate finance company.
- Starwood Capital Group in connection with its acquisition of Reverse Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc., a leading reverse mortgage lender.
- Navigator Global Investments in connection with its purchase of a minority equity interest in Marble Capital, a real estate private equity firm.
- I Squared Capital in connection with its take-private acquisition of Atlantic Power Corporation, a power generation and infrastructure company.
- LifePoint Health in connection with its acquisition of Kindred Healthcare, a specialty hospital company.
- LifePoint Health in connection with its agreement with Medical Properties Trust, Inc. with respect to a sale-leaseback of 10 acute care hospitals for US$700 million.
- Fortress Investment Group in connection with the US$490 million sale of its portfolio company, CoreVest American Finance Lender LLC, to Redwood Trust, Inc.
- GIC Pte Ltd in connection with its minority equity investment in Powin Energy Holdings, a global leader in energy storage solutions.
- GIC Pte Ltd in connection with its minority, growth equity investments in Devoted Health, Zum Services, Somatus, and Pagaya Technologies.
- WestCap Management in connection with its minority, growth equity investments in Preply, Found Health, Human Security, Siepe, AppDirect, FLYR, Dragos, Treasury 4, Ledger Investing, Hunt Club, and Peek Travel.
- Spectra Energy Partners in connection with its US$3.3 billion merger with and acquisition by Enbridge, Inc.
- Two Harbors Investment Corp. in connection with its US$5 billion merger with and acquisition of CYS Investments, Inc.
- Excolere Equity Partners in connection with its strategic partnership with GCM Grosvenor, a global alternative asset management firm.
- Blucora in connection with its successful proxy contest defense against Ancora Holdings.
- HomeStreet in connection with its successful proxy contest defense against Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management.
- Potbelly Corporation in connection with its successful proxy contest defense against Privet Fund Management.
Credentials
Admissions & Certifications
- 美国纽约州
- 澳洲新南威尔士
Education
- 澳洲悉尼大学, 法学学士, 2013, Bachelor of Laws, 2013 (First Class Honors)
- 澳洲悉尼大学, 商学学士, 2010, Bachelor of Commerce, 2010 (B.Com., 2010)