B. Riney Green
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
Representative Experience
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Sale of seven facilities leased and operated by the company in New Hampshire and Massachusetts
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Representation of Gen Cap America’s portfolio company Newman Associates, a supplier of pipe-support systems offering products, tools, and hardware for mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire-protection contractors, in its sale to NEFCO, a construction supply company providing a broad range of products and services to a large variety of professional contractors. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Sale of supplier of pipe-support systems offering products, tools, and hardware for mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire-protection contractors
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Representation of an affiliate of Island Capital Group LLC, a merchant bank with synergistic investing and advisory platforms specializing in real estate and real estate related transactions, in its $10 million financing with Charge Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRGE), consisting of a portfolio of global businesses with the vision of connecting people everywhere with communications and electric-vehicle charging (“EV”) infrastructure.
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Representation of Renaissance Electronics, a provider of active radio frequency and millimeter wave frequency components, sub-systems, and higher-order assemblies and a portfolio company of Gen Cap America in its sale-to AEM, a designer and manufacturer of mission-critical electronic circuit protection components which is backed by Industrial Growth Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed
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Representation of Gen Cap America, Inc., a private equity firm focused on lower middle market buyouts, on its acquisition of Lab Products, LLC and Hartford Systems, LLC (together, “Lab Products”) from Avidity Science, LLC. Lab Products is a leading manufacturer providing an extensive line of laboratory research animal housing and care equipment. This transaction marks Gen Cap America’s fourteenth acquisition from its seventh fund.
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Representation of Gen Cap America, Inc. in the sale of its portfolio company, L.W. Allen – a water and wastewater control systems manufacturer – to SJE Inc., a portfolio company of Audax Group and leading manufacturer of water and wastewater control solutions.
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Representation of Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) in its sale of 50% ownership interest in Merit Health Biloxi (153 licensed beds) and its associated healthcare businesses in Biloxi, Mississippi to Memorial Properties, Inc., an affiliate of Memorial Hospital of Gulfport
Publications
Past Events
Media Mentions & Firm News
Accolades
Chambers USA — Corporate/M&A (2014-2022)
The Best Lawyers in America© — Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2007-2023)
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
Education
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University of Virginia School of Law - J.D.
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Vanderbilt University - B.A.
magna cum laude
Admissions
- Tennessee
Chambers USA
"Riney Green is a well-known practitioner with a wealth of experience advising on significant M&A work. He has a notable background assisting with healthcare and private equity matters, and is viewed by sources as 'a very good lawyer.'"
From Chambers USA 2020