Mergers and Acquisitions

Regardless of company size, a merger, acquisition or divestiture is a complex endeavor. With our attorneys on your side, you can be confident all aspects of your transaction are covered, including government compliance, tax, intellectual property, finance, employment and environmental.

Our M&A team has represented buyers, sellers, investment banks and venture capital firms, investors and management groups in transactions such as:

• Tender offers
• Asset transfers, purchases and sales
• Monetary and non-monetary acquisitions
• Stock purchases and swaps
• Leveraged buyouts
• Management buyouts
• Reverse mergers
• Joint ventures
• Spin-offs

Areas of merger, acquisition and divestiture include, but are not limited to:

• Due diligence planning
• Letters of intent
• Opinion letters
• Merger, acquisition and divestiture negotiations

• Debt/liability strategies

• Transaction structure and document drafting
• Lease/contract transfers and assignments
• Financing through public or private securities offerings
• SEC regulation compliance and filings
• Transaction closing

Should a dispute or an unwanted takeover occur, our litigation attorneys are prepared to move forward with mediation, arbitration or court proceedings.