Mergers and Acquisitions

In today's dynamic and changing business environment, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures have become an important means for businesses to expand, increase efficiencies, enhance competition and enter new markets. Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures also provide a way for entrepreneurs to compound and reap financial gain derived from energies devoted to starting and building a business.

On a regular basis, we represent buyers and sellers of businesses through the merger, acquisition and divestiture process. In other instances, we represent individual shareholders whose financial interests can be greatly affected by these transactions. We assist clients in structuring all aspects of transactions, performing the necessary due diligence, and in bringing the transactions to a successful close from a financial, tax planning and regulatory compliance perspective.

The following are examples of just a few of the sophisticated transactions in which our attorneys have participated:

  • Representation of a well known carpet manufacturer in its tax-free merger into a NYSE company.
    • Representation of a multi-state telecommunications and commercial graphics company in a leveraged ESOP acquisition of the majority shareholder's stock.
    • Representation of a fifty percent (50%) shareholder in the acquisition of the remaining equity in one of Atlanta's largest office furniture retailers.
    • Representation of a nationwide distributor of paint products in connection with a multi-million dollar equity and debt infusion by a public European corporation.
  • Representation of a management buyout group in connection with the acquisition and financing of a premier Atlanta mixed office and commercial use real estate development.

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