Mergers & Acquisitions

Our Mergers & Acquisitions attorneys counsel clients on legal and business issues relative to acquiring and divesting businesses. From traditional asset and stock purchases and sales to leveraged buyouts and “going private” transactions, we have the experience and skill necessary to guide clients through these complex and often time-sensitive matters. We understand the challenges presented by the acquisition or divestiture of an organization and, in an economic environment where financing is increasingly limited, we look to develop new and innovative ways to structure financing in order to effectively execute transactions. We have experience representing clients of all sizes and across many industries, from small, privately-held manufacturing companies to multi-billion dollar hotel and gaming giants.

We work in close collaboration with attorneys from the full range of necessary practice disciplines including securities and tax, antitrust and intellectual property to coordinate complex transaction structures, draft and negotiate documents, analyze tax implications, conduct due diligence and counsel on regulatory issues taking into account our client's short and long-term business objectives.

• Represented a U.S. business-development company in its acquisition of a controlling equity interest in a distressed German environmental remediation firm and in its senior loan to the German firm; this complex, international transaction required working with German and Ukrainian counsel to navigate those countries’ legal systems
  
• Represented our client through an auction process in an asset acquisition of a subsidiary of General Electric that distributes medical products, as well as the concurrent auction process and stock acquisition of the manufacturer of those products
  
• Represented a Fortune 100 company in connection with its $250 million investment in a venture capital fund formed by one of that company’s former executives