Andrea specializes in the representation of public and private companies in negotiating a variety of corporate reorganization transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures.  She also represents special committees of independent directors of publicly-held companies in related party transactions as well as private equity funds and their portfolio companies in connection with corporate reorganizations and general corporate matters.

In addition, Andrea represents issuers and underwriters in public offerings and issuers in private financings of debt and equity securities, including private offerings of debt securities pursuant to Rule 144A and equity securities pursuant to Regulation D.  Andrea’s experience includes advising public companies in securities disclosure, corporate governance and compliance matters.

Representative Experience

Representation of EarthLink, Inc., in the sale of Helio Inc. and the sale of various municipal wireless broadband operations

Representation of Mangrove Equity Partners in the acquisition of various portfolio companies

Representation of BB&T Insurance Services, Inc., in the acquisition of UnionBanc Insurance Services and representation of its affiliate in the acquisition of the non-affiliated premium finance business from Aon Corporation

Representation of CompuCredit Corporation, a sub-prime credit card company, in the bulk and forward flow sale of credit card receivables, the acquisition of several microlending operations, the joint venture of a point of sale merchant credit business and the issuance of convertible debt securities pursuant to Rule 144A

Representation of Newell Rubbermaid Inc. in the acquisition of a solder and flux business

Representation of Harren Equity Partners, LLC in the acquisition and sale of various portfolio companies

Representation of the Special Committee of Thomas Nelson, Inc., a publicly-held publisher and distributor, to a private equity group

Representation of AGCO Corporation in its public offering of convertible debt securities

Representation of Cotton States Life Insurance Company, a publicly-held insurance company, in its sale to COUNTRY Insurance and the affiliation of its property and casualty insurance with COUNTRY Insurance

Representation of Georgia Pacific Corporation in the formation of a consumer paper products joint venture as well as an asset exchange of plywood manufacturing and oriented strand board manufacturing facilities

Representation of Illinova Corporation, a large utility company, in its merger with Dynegy Inc.

Representation of NDCHealth Corporation in the sale of its physician network services business and its acquisition of a systems and technology provider to pharmacies

Representation of a publicly-held company to Anschutz Digital Media, Inc.

Representation of a publicly-held temporary staffing company in its sale

Representation of a private company in the acquisition of several privately- and publicly-held payment acceptance, verification and collections companies