Overview
Omari K. Sealy, who serves as the co-head of Holland & Knight's Private Equity practice in the Miami office, is a corporate and private equity attorney who focuses his practice on representing private equity firms and corporations in connection with mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and other general corporate matters, including control acquisitions and dispositions, corporate finance transactions, commercial contracts and other corporate transactions.
Mr. Sealy has worked with clients to structure, negotiate and close transactions across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, food and beverage, consumer products, wire and cable, dental services, healthcare and technology.
Mr. Sealy has assisted clients with Hart-Scott-Rodino filings in connection with their acquisition and sale transactions.
Mr. Sealy also has experience representing emerging and mature independent sponsors, as well as investors backing independent sponsors.
In addition, Mr. Sealy represents both insureds and underwriters in connection with transactional risk products, including the issuance of representations and warranties (R&W) insurance policies.
Representative Experience
Credentials
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D.
- University of Florida, B.S.B.A., summa cum laude
- Florida
- North Carolina
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Corporate Law, 2025
- The Legal 500 USA, M&A/Corporate and Commercial – Private Equity Buyouts: Middle-Market (up to $500M), 2024
- Rising Star, North Carolina Super Lawyers magazine, Mergers and Acquisitions, 2017
- Legal Elite, Antitrust, Business North Carolina, 2017
- Young Professional Business Leader of the Year, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, 2015
- Inaugural Hot List Honoree, Southern Region, Lawyers of Color, 2013