The firm provides legal representation in connection with mergers, asset acquisitions, stock and equity acquisitions, and other types of business combinations involving privately held (non-public) companies, on either the buy side or the sell side. For many people the purchase or sale of a business is the most important business transaction they will ever undertake. It involves many potential issues for the participants, most notably, liability risk and federal and state taxation consequences. The firm strives to assist our clients to understand these issues and to structure the transaction in a manner that achieves their financial and personal goals.
Our firm handles virtually every aspect of a merger and acquisition transaction and can help guide our clients through the entire transaction process. The scope of our services includes: (1) analyzing and planning of the appropriate transaction structure, (2) preparing and negotiating letters of intent and confidentiality agreements, (3) conducting legal and business due diligence and investigation, (4) analyzing, preparing, and negotiating acquisition agreements and ancillary documents such as
employment agreements, consulting agreements,
stock options, and real estate leases, and (5) coordinating and negotiating with third parties who are affected by the transaction, including lenders, landlords, governmental agencies, and other business relations.