Mergers and Acquisitions

Our Mergers and Acquisition attorneys advise clients on mergers, acquisitions, sale of control transactions, business combinations, takeover defenses, and joint ventures. We advise our clients through all stages of their transactions, from initial structuring through negotiation and close.

We work with clients to create innovative solutions for all types of transactions – from routine to complex, local to cross-border, and for both public and private companies. Many of our clients are startup and high-growth companies with which we have had relationships, representing them in their formation, operations, and the financing that helped bring them to successful exit. With attorneys located in key financial markets around the world, we are a truly global team and can provide informed counsel on domestic and cross-border transactions, wherever they may be.

Our clients span a broad range of industries, including financial services, engineering, telecommunications, media, aerospace, healthcare, cannabis, software, and biotechnology. We have provided counsel on mergers and acquisitions ranging from small business sales and combinations to multi-billion-dollar transactions.

Specifically, our M&A experience includes the following:

Preparation for prospective targets
Asset sales and purchases
Acquisitions for control
Joint ventures and corporate restructures
Leveraged buy-outs and recapitalizations
Private equity
Spin-offs/split-offs
Stock sales and other financial instrument purchases
Strategic mergers

Mergers and Acquisitions

Representation of a private equity fund in its $185 million acquisition of seven television stations from a television media company.
Representation of a developer of 3-D image processing technology and a photo-sharing application in connection with 4 rounds of venture capital financing, its acquisition for $400 million, and ongoing general corporate advice.
Representation of a prominent Silicon Valley branding and advertising agency in connection with its acquisition of another agency.
Representation of the world’s largest reseller of micro-computer products in multi-million-dollar acquisition of micro-computer distribution companies in Chile, Brazil, Peru and US. This representation included the resolution of multi-jurisdictional issues relating to inter-company loans, foreign exchange, import-export regulations, foreign investment and tax planning.
Representation of Quadrant-Amroq Bottling Company Limited, the exclusive Pepsi bottler for the country of Romania, in selling the remaining 51% interest to PepsiAmericas, Inc. for $98 million.
Representation of a private equity fund in its $7.4 billion acquisition of an 80.1% interest in a U.S. automobile manufacturing company and its related financial services business.
Representation of a NYSE-listed waste management company in connection with the $1.94 billion sale of its waste-to-energy division to a private equity fund.
Representation of a holding company in the medical device space in connection with its considered acquisition of a public company.
Representation of a Maryland medical cannabis processor in the sale of the company for cash and stock totaling $6.9 million.
Representation of a Fortune Global 500 company in its $20 million acquisition of an emerging technology company.
Representation of Yahoo! in connection with its acquisition of Inktomi Corporation.
Representation of Financial Navigator, Inc., a developer of accounting software for single-family offices, multi-family offices, accounting firms, and high-net-worth individuals, in connection the sale of the Company to Asset Vantage.
Representation of Oracle, Inc. in connection with its hostile takeover of PeopleSoft, Inc.