Corporate and M&A

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The Corporate and M&A practice group at Lemery Greisler serves as general counsel and outside counsel to a variety of business organizations in an array of industries.  We are able to assist our clients with the countless issues and situations that arise in connection with the formation, operation, transition, or ultimate sale of a business, including:

  • Selection, guidance, and formation and governance of:

    • Limited liability companies (LLC)

    • Corporations

    • Partnerships and Joint Ventures

    • Limited Partnerships

  • Mergers and Acquisitions, including:

    • Equity sales/acquisitions

    • Asset sales/acquisitions

    • Divestitures, spin-offs, and company restructurings

    • Redemptions of ownership interests and structured buyouts

    • Industry roll-ups and combinations

    • License and royalty acquisitions/sales

  • Private equity investment and capital raises

  • Stock options, profits interests, phantom equity, and other incentive equity structures

  • Employment-related matters, including drafting and negotiation of employment-related documents, such as employment agreements, separation agreements, and non-compete agreements

  • Contract drafting and review related to business operations

  • Research and advice on miscellaneous legal issues as they arise

  • Structuring generational succession plans

  • “Business divorces,” both amicable and acrimonious

  • Operating/partnership and shareholder/inter-owner agreements

In connection with each of these matters, Lemery Greisler provides advice to clients on the potential tax implications and possible deferrals, as well as obligations and indemnifications that may survive the transaction at hand and the benefits and restrictions for any assets received.  The Corporate and M&A practice group attorneys also advise clients with respect to securities law implications of capital raises, mergers and acquisitions, and other transactions and assist them with complying with federal and state securities laws.

To assist clients in obtaining needed capital, our attorneys have developed relationships with venture capital companies, mezzanine financing companies, and lenders who can provide: 

  • Initial start-up acquisitions or venture-capital financing,

  • Mezzanine financing for a growing and expanding business, or

  • Long-term commercial financing for the client with a developed business.

Attorneys

JAMES A. CARMINUCCI

SETH D. FINKELL

JAMES E. BRAMAN

JAMES E. BRAMAN

CHELSEY T. LESTER

CHELSEY T. LESTER

LINDSEY M. O’MARA

CHARLES B. DUMAS

CHARLES B. DUMAS

ROBERT J. MAY, Jr.

ROBERT J. MAY, Jr.

CLAIRE E. MCRAE

JAVIER J. MENDEZ

JARED P. YAFFEE