LLA represent clients in a wide variety of matters related to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), guiding strategic and financial investors, including lenders, and public and private operating companies, through a range of M&A transactions including:
- Capitalizations
- Mergers
- Consolidations
- Stock purchases
- Asset purchases
- Asset disposition
- Debt restructuring
- Minority investments
Our attorneys counsel buyers and sellers throughout the entire acquisition cycle from the initial evaluation of a potential acquisition target (or preparation for a possible sale) to final integration of an acquisition or ongoing management of a minority investment.
As a fundamental part of our representation, we strive to understand each client’s business and the business reasons behind each proposed transaction. Our M&A team always keep in mind that every potential acquisition, sale, or investment is a vital part of our client’s business plan and not simply a legal exercise.
Our experienced attorneys at LLA not only understand the legal aspects of M&A, we also understand the acquisition process. Our M&A team is solution-oriented and understands that the real goal of any deal is to complete each transaction under terms mutually acceptable to the parties, not to “win” every point of negotiation. In order to help each client accomplish that goal, we work with a client’s business and the legal team to help define an effective risk profile that takes into account the facts and circumstances of each particular transaction. We then assist our clients in complying the legal requirements and negotiating the transaction terms necessary to meet the desired risk profile and close the transaction as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Our M&A experts have access to a multidisciplinary group of legal professionals within our law firm, allowing us to establish specific teams that adapt to our clients needs across an array of industries in both national and international transactions. When necessary, we can bring our area-specific legal skills to bear in most transaction- related matters including:
• Specialized Due Diligence
• Real Estate Law
• Securities Law
• Administrative Law
Likewise, we work with our clients in the context of each transaction to understand and respond to the issues of corporate control, shareholder rights, employee benefit and compensation plans, and defensive and offensive corporate devices. In addition, we assist in the structuring and negotiation of agreements ancillary to acquisition transactions, including joint ventures, shareholder, partnership, operating, registration rights, labor and any other agreement required.
