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Brian R. Hamano

Brian
Hamano

Of Counsel

CONTACT INFO

bhamano@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 310.551.8805

FAX:+1 310.552.7088

Century City

2029 Century Park East, Suite 4000, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3026 USA

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PRACTICE

Tax Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity

BIOGRAPHY

Brian R. Hamano is Of Counsel in the Century City office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of Gibson Dunn’s Tax Practice Group.  Mr. Hamano’s practice encompasses a variety of transactions, including domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity, real estate, life sciences, capital markets and blockchain transactions.

Mr. Hamano has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ in Tax Law (2021-2023).

Mr. Hamano received his Executive LL.M. in Taxation from the New York University School of Law in 2018 and his Juris Doctor cum laude in 2013 from the University of Michigan Law School.  He graduated magna cum laude in 2010 from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.

Mr. Hamano is admitted to practice in California and New York.

Representative Matters

  • CVC Capital Partners, Investcorp, J.H. Whitney Capital Partners and Littlejohn & Company in numerous transactions
  • Quad-C Management in numerous transactions, including:
    • Acquisition of Astrix Technology Group
    • Investment and strategic recapitalization of HaystackID and follow-on acquisition of NightOwl Global
    • Acquisition of Learner’s Edge
    • Acquisition of S.i. Systems
  • Empower Ltd. in its $1.55 billion combination with Holley
  • StepStone Group in its acquisition of Greenspring Associates, a venture capital and growth equity firm, with $18.9 billion of assets under management
  • Platinum Equity in its acquisition of Interior Logic Group
  • Aurora Capital Group in its acquisition of Zywave, Inc.’s insurance division
  • Rhone Group in its take-private transaction of Hudson’s Bay Company
  • Petco Health and Wellness Company in its $993 million IPO of common stock and $528 million secondary sale of common stock by shareholders

EDUCATION

New York University - 2018 Executive LL.M.

University of Michigan - 2013 J.D., cum laude

University of California - Los Angeles - 2010 Bachelors (magna cum laude)

ADMISSIONS

California Bar

New York Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - August 10, 2022 | Update: Senate Passes Revised Version of Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Carried Interest Changes Omitted and Tax on Corporate Stock Buybacks Added
Client Alert - July 29, 2022 | Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Would Modify the Tax Treatment of Carried Interests, Include a Corporate Minimum Tax, and Expand Clean Energy Tax Incentives
Client Alert - May 29, 2021 | Biden Administration Releases Fiscal Year 2022 Budget, Together With a “Greenbook” Providing Detailed Descriptions of Proposed Changes to Federal Tax Law and Accompanying Revenue Estimates
Client Alert - October 10, 2019 | IRS Releases Guidance on Taxation of Virtual Currencies
Publications - January 28, 2019 | Staking Out New Territory: Taxation of Proof-of-Stake Protocols
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