

B. Riney Green
Member
Nashville
(615) 742-7866
rgreen@bassberry.com
https://www.bassberry.com/professionals/green-b-riney/

Riney Green has more than 25 years of experience guiding companies and private equity sponsors through complex mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, dispositions, recapitalizations, equity offerings and other strategic growth initiatives. He has extensive experience in providing transactional and corporate governance counsel to both private equity-backed and publicly traded companies and substantial nonprofit organizations in a variety of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, commercial real estate, education and financial services.
Riney has earned a national reputation within the legal and business communities having been cited by multiple publications for his work in corporate, mergers and acquisitions, commercial and securities law. He works primarily with private equity sponsors, healthcare (including long-term care/senior living) providers, commercial real estate firms, manufacturing businesses, financial services companies and sizeable nonprofit organizations.
His practice encompasses:
- Mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions for both private equity and strategic/corporate buyers and sellers.
- Joint venture, disposition and healthcare regulatory transactions in the hospital and post-acute care sectors.
- Securities regulatory compliance for growth capital and equity private placement transactions.
In addition to his corporate and securities work, Riney chaired the state bar committee that drafted and recommended significant revisions to the Tennessee Business Corporation Act enacted by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2012.
Memberships
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Tennessee Bar Association — Board of Governors, Former member; Business Law Section, Chair (2008-2009)
American Bar Association — Business Law Section
Tennessee Bar Foundation — Board of Trustees, Former Chair
Association for Corporate Growth
Publications
Media Mentions & Firm News
Accolades
Chambers USA — Corporate/M&A (2014-2023)
The Best Lawyers in America© — Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2007-2024)
Best Lawyers® — Nashville Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2023, 2016); Nashville Corporate Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2018)
The Legal 500 United States 2016 — M&A/Corporate and Commercial for M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)
Nashville Business Journal “Best of the Bar” (2014)
Mid-South Super Lawyers (2011-2014, 2019-2021)
Tennessee Bar Association — Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award
American Bar Association — Pro Bono Publico Award
Phi Beta Kappa