Mergers and Acquisitions
We assist clients with the sale and purchase of businesses. The firm represents buyers and sellers in a wide variety of business transactions, including:
- Tax-free acquisitive mergers and reorganizations, including subsidiary/triangular reorganizations
- Tax advice and planning for purchasers and sellers
- Stock, partnership and LLC interest redemptions, purchases and sales, as well as options, puts, calls, debt conversion interests and preferred equity interests
- Venture capital and private equity investments and exits
- Financing agreements, including promissory notes, security agreements, pledge agreements and venture capital agreements
We advise, assist and draft transaction documents related to all stages of the business transition process, including:
- Confidentiality agreements and initial due diligence
- Letters of intent and term sheets
- Negotiation of deal terms and formal agreements
- Formal transaction agreements
- Ancillary agreements, including employment agreements, consulting agreements, earn-out agreements, noncompetition agreements, nonsolicitation agreements, lease agreements, promissory notes, security agreements, officer certificates, entity resolutions and other closing documents