Mergers & Acquisitions

We have a comprehensive mergers & acquisitions practice representing buyers and sellers in both public and private company strategic transactions, as well as financial sponsor transactions. We have served as lead counsel in more than 300 transactions ranging in size from $20 million to more than $15 billion in the last four years.

In recent years, our corporate M&A practice has been recognized by The M&A Advisor with a M&A Deal of the Year award in the following categories:

Additionally, the firm was recognized as a finalist in four different categories in 2015.

Our mergers & acquisitions experience spans most major industries and most major markets. Services we provide include:

  • Advising public and private companies, boards of directors and special committees on legal issues related to the consideration of strategic alternatives.
  • Advising private equity firms and their platform companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions and financing activities.
  • Negotiating mergers, tender offers and stock and asset purchases and divestitures (both tax-free and taxable).
  • Structuring spinoffs and recapitalizations, management buyouts and other going-private transactions.
  • Counseling directors on hostile transactions and takeover preparedness, including shareholder rights plans and change of control agreements.
  • Executing cross-border M&A transactions for multi-national clients in conjunction with our globally recognized international referral network, Lex Mundi.

Attorneys from our other practice groups are routinely involved in our M&A engagements to provide clients a full range of service in due diligence, risk analysis, tax structuring, employee benefits, executive compensation, real estate, environmental and intellectual property.

Our corporate M&A practice consists of more than 85 M&A attorneys, including nearly 40 experienced partners and a large group of talented and dedicated associates. The firm’s M&A attorneys are heavily involved with the American Bar Association, for example one of our partners previously chaired the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA), another served as a past Chair of the ABA Business Law Section’s Mergers and Acquisitions Committee, and one of our M&A attorneys previously served as editor of the ABA’s Deal Points publication. Our attorneys bring a practical, creative, and business-minded approach to an increasingly complex M&A environment, with an emphasis on project management, cost efficient staffing and client-driven results.

  • Representation of Williams Sausage Company, a producer of fresh and fully cooked sausage, bacon, and sandwiches for retail and food service customers, in its sale to Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN), one of the world’s largest food companies and a recognized leader in protein. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

    We represented Williams Sausage Company, a producer of fresh and fully cooked sausage, bacon, and sandwiches for retail and food...
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  • Representation of Prodigo Solutions, Inc., a supply chain and data enablement technology company, in its sale to Global Healthcare Exchange, a healthcare business and data automation company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

    We represented Prodigo Solutions, Inc., a supply chain and data enablement technology company, in its sale to Global Healthcare Exchange,...
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    Client Type: Private Company
  • Representation of LFM Capital, a private equity firm focused on lower middle market manufacturing and industrial services businesses, in its acquisition of Workplace Modular Systems, a supplier of workstation platforms. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

    We represented LFM Capital, a private equity firm focused on lower middle market manufacturing and industrial services businesses, in its...
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    Client Type: Private Company
  • Representation of AQuity Solutions, a leading provider of virtual solutions for clinical documentation capture, medical coding, and mid-revenue cycle offerings, in its acquisition of Axea Solutions, a provider revenue cycle solutions, consulting, and education strategies for revenue cycle professionals. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

    We represented AQuity Solutions, a leading provider of virtual solutions for clinical documentation capture, medical coding, and mid-revenue cycle offerings,...
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    Client Type: Private Company
  • Representation of  HealthTrust Purchasing Group, a leading Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) and supply chain performance company for healthcare, in its acquisition of Expansion, LLC, an exclusive AdvantageTrust partner and technology company that helps alternate care health and human service providers; Purchase Clinic, LLC, an online contract marketplace that helps you save on your medical/surgical and non-medical supplies; and Plus MSO, LLC, a Third Party Administrator services, offerings claims management, managed care, and risk control solution. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

    We represented HealthTrust Purchasing Group, a leading Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) and supply chain performance company for healthcare, in its...
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    Client Type: Private Company
  • Representation of JobNimbus LLC, a portfolio company of Mainsail Partners and leading provider of project management software for roofers, in its acquisition of Roofer Marketers, Inc., a digital marketing agency specializing in the roofing industry. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

    We represented JobNimbus LLC, a portfolio company of Mainsail Partners and leading provider of project management software for roofers, in...
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    Client Type: Private Company
  • Representation of Heritage Group, a healthcare-focused private equity firm and Valtruis, a WCAS company, that invests in and partners with disruptive leaders whose mission is to align and transform healthcare through what is truly value-based care, in their investment in Wellvana Health, a value-based care enablement company for $84 million. The investment was joined by Memorial Hermann Health System, the largest not-for-profit health system in southeast Texas.

    We represented Heritage Group, a healthcare-focused private equity firm and Valtruis, a WCAS company, that invests in and partners with...
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    Client Type: Private Company
  • Representation of SAI Med, a Northlane portfolio company, an experienced investment partner to leading healthcare and business services companies, in its acquisition of PharmaForce, a competitive intelligence provider in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

    We represented SAI Med, a Northlane portfolio company, an experienced investment partner to leading healthcare and business services companies, in...
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    Client Type: Private Company
  • Representation of Health Insight Capital, a subsidiary of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), in its investment in Experity, inc., a software and services company for on-demand healthcare. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

    We represented Health Insight Capital, a subsidiary of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), in its investment in Experity, inc., a...
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  • Representation of Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNDM), a global insulin delivery ad diabetes technology company, in its acquisition of AMF Medical SA, a privately held Swiss developer of the SigiTM Patch Pump. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

    We represented Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNDM), a global insulin delivery ad diabetes technology company, in its acquisition of AMF...
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    Client Type: Public Company
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