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Known as one of the area’s top corporate law firms in the area of mergers and acquisitions, Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed provides practical legal counsel to business buyers, sellers and intermediaries in connection with structuring, negotiating and closing all types of mergers and acquisitions. Clients benefit from the firm’s experience representing national companies, as well as local businesses. Our representation includes, among others, acquirers and targets in diverse industries, including healthcare, software development, plastics manufacturing, water utilities, printing, retail, and real estate development. The firm regularly advises clients on the securities law and corporate governance aspects of M&A.
- On the acquisition side, attorneys from our mergers and acquisition practice have worked with strategic buyers utilizing substantial experience with structuring transactions to comply with accounting and tax requirements.
- On the target side, our attorneys assist clients in working with intermediaries and advising executives regarding the advantages and disadvantages of asset and stock transactions. We discuss alternatives with management, such as the possible uses of ESOPs and IPOs, and the differing strategies used by financial and strategic buyers.
The Firm has represented numerous corporate clients in the drafting and negotiating of engagement letters and confidentiality agreements, as well as in the preparation of definitive agreements dealing with all aspects of the structure and procedures of the merger and acquisition transaction. Clients also benefit from practical advice and counsel on various other aspects of mergers and acquisitions representation, including fairness opinions and securities law issues.
Whether our attorneys represent the buyer or the seller in a public company business combination, our lawyers have experience advising such companies on the content and timing of their disclosure requirements, and with making any necessary filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or state regulators.
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