
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.
viewpoints
Trump Administration Tariffs: Key Considerations for Private Equity Investors
April 22, 2025 | Alert | By Alex S. Kaufman, Daniel Cowan, Stephen M. Callegari
Read about the key considerations private equity firms should make when doing business in the new Trump tariffs environment. Read about the key considerations private equity firms should make when doing business in the new Trump tariffs environment.
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