In conjunction with mergers and acquisitions, we handle a wide range of equity capital markets transactions including initial public offerings, pre-IPO private placements, privatization, secondary offerings, mandatory and voluntary tender offers and stock splits. We also represent private equity firms at all stages of the portfolio company investment cycle, from new acquisitions and investment restructuring to liquidations of investments by sale, recapitalization or public offering. We draw on our expertise in the array of legal issues involved in M&A transactions, including tax, executive compensation, employment and option plans. We also have extensive experience advising boards of directors and independent committees on corporate governance, compliance, investigations, restructuring and change-of-control issues. Our M&A lawyers have diverse skills enabling them to complete large and complex transactions swiftly and to creatively solve problems typically encountered in major transactions.
Mergers and Acquisitions
We have handled a variety of transactions in a large number of industries advising buyers, sellers, financial advisors, minority shareholders and joint venture partners. Our experience covers all types of mergers and acquisitions including domestic and cross-border, public and private transactions, demergers, spin offs, joint ventures, leverage and management buy-outs, cash and stock acquisitions and corporate restructuring.