|
Business of all types and sizes are generally faced, at least once in their existence, with difficult decisions relating to mergers and acquisitions ("M&A"). Cohne, Rappaport & Segal can assist corporations, partnerships, limited liabilities companies and their owners and management in planning for, developing and completing M & A transactions. M &A transactions and considerations arise for a variety of reasons and in a variety of circumstances. A company may be a buyer or seller in an M & A transaction. Companies frequently attempt to grow through acquisitions of competitors. Companies sometimes decide that diversification of Company operations is in the long term best interest of the Company and its shareholders. The owners of privately held companies frequently want to develop an exit strategy to enable them to maximize their capital investment or sweat equity. Public companies sometimes are faced with unwanted buyout situations which must be dealt with in an expeditious manner.
M & A transactions involve a variety of legal and business ramifications including corporate law issues, securities law issues, tax law issued, anti-trust issues and specific legal issues which relate to each industry.
The Firm has been involved in numerous M & A transactions representing buyer and sellers and publicly-held as well as privately - held companies. The Firm is able to assist its clients in many M & A transactions, including:
Corporate Governance advice
Asset or Stock Sales and Purchases
Mergers
Tender Offers
Leveraged Buyouts
Joint Ventures
Recapitalization
Proxy Maters
Advance Preparation for Prospective Takeover Targets
Spin Offs
The Firm has worked on M & A transactions for companies engaged in a variety of industries including, healthcare, natural resources, personal services, financial services and high tech ventures.
The Business Law Section is supported by the Firm's Real Estate, Employment Law, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Litigation Sections to provide the Firm's business clients with full service legal representation. The Firm also utilizes the expertise of other professionals on an "as needed" basis in representing its business clients.
Attorneys practicing in this field:
Ray M. Beck, A.O. Headman, Jr., Daniel J. Torkelson
<< Back to Business Services Menu
 To Previous Page
||
 Top of Page
|
