Mergers and Acquisitions
An acquisition or divestiture will likely have a substantial impact on you and your company's future. We believe that employing a small team of experienced mergers and acquisitions counselors with an understanding of technology and deep experience in structuring and closing deals is the right approach to such high-stakes engagements. Our mergers and acquisitions attorneys have been recognized as leaders in the field, and their decades of experience in complex transactions and sound judgment will help you obtain the best possible outcome.
Our Clients
We represent buyers and sellers of technology-driven enterprises and other companies, including public companies, private companies (both closely-held and venture-backed) and private equity firms. We also advise Boards of Directors, Board committees and corporate executives.
Our Experience
We routinely counsel clients regarding matters such as:
- Tender offers, stock purchases, mergers, consolidations and exchanges
- Board of Directors and Board committee fiduciary obligations
- Hostile takeovers
- Roll-up transactions
- Going-private transactions
- Sales of subsidiaries and operating divisions
- Hart-Scott-Rodino Act compliance
Selected Transactions*
Notable representative transactions include:
- Acquisitions by Best Buy of DealTree, Future Shop (Canada), Magnolia Hi-Fi, Musicland, Napster, Pacific Sales Kitchen and Bath Centers and Speakeasy
- Acquisitions by Digital River of various privately-held corporations
- Sale of Golf Galaxy to Dick's Sporting Goods
- Sale of Guidance Interactive to Bayer HealthCare
- Sale by MTS Systems of its automation division businesses
- Sale of Ontrack Data to Kroll
- Acquisition by infoGROUP of Guideline and Opinion Research Corporation
- Sale of Transport Corporation of America to Goldner Hawn
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