We have an active Mergers and Acquisitions practice in which we represent clients who want to purchase or sell an existing business. Both a prospective seller and a prospective buyer benefit from engaging experienced mergers and acquisitions counsel early in the process, ideally at a point prior to the negotiation of a term sheet or non-binding letter of intent.
Why have a M&A lawyer?
When the client is the seller, we assist in analyzing the legal and financial structure of the existing business and structuring and implementing any pre-transaction changes necessary to position the business for a sale that maximizes the financial and tax benefit to the sellers.
When the client is the buyer, we work to assure a favorable business, financial and tax structuring of the acquisition in order to set a foundation for successful post transaction operations.
In either case, our goal is to negotiate and draft acquisition agreements and related documentation that effectively translate the parties' business deal into legal agreements, to prepare and file the necessary regulatory and governmental documentation, and to ensure that our client is fully informed about the complicated financial, tax and risk allocation issues involved in all mergers and acquisitions.
Merger and Acquisition services we provide
Our experience includes mergers and acquisitions transactions ranging in value from several million dollars to hundreds of millions of dollars. In successfully closing these transactions for our clients, we have handled tough negotiations with counterparties who, in most cases, have been represented by counsel from the largest U.S. law firms.