Mergers, Acquisitions & Business Ventures
Lawyers in the Troutman Sanders Mergers, Acquisitions & Business Ventures practice group assist clients in structuring, negotiating and implementing business transactions in the United States, Europe and Asia. The group represents public and private companies and their separate business units, acquirers, targets, investors, venture funds, management buyout groups, private equity funds, lenders and equity participants.
Group lawyers are equally adept at handling transactions ranging from high profile public transactions to the acquisition and sale of closely held businesses. The group's experience covers a broad range of industries including manufacturing, telecommunications, media, pharmaceuticals and health care, energy and natural resources, airlines, public utilities, retail, consumer products, financial services, defense, accounting, consulting and other professional services. This experience allows group attorneys to better understand the client's needs and business.
The Mergers, Acquisitions & Business Ventures practice group is dedicated to providing outstanding client service by bringing the best skills to each transaction. The group routinely partners with lawyers in the Antitrust practice group to analyze and structure transactions, make pre-merger filings and obtain clearance from antitrust and competition authorities in the United States, Europe and Asia. The group also works closely with lawyers in the firm's other practice areas, which include taxation, intellectual property, real estate, employment, employee benefits, environmental and litigation, to ensure that clients have a single, unified team to respond to their legal and business needs.
Each business transaction is unique. Group attorneys collaborate with clients to develop and implement customized strategies targeted to support client objectives in a full range of transactions, including:
- Acquisitions and dispositions of companies and their business units
- Mergers and consolidations
- Sales of assets
- Joint ventures
- Leveraged and management buyouts
- Minority investments
- Business restructurings and reorganizations
- Sales of control
- Spin-offs and divestitures
- Strategic alliances
- Executive compensation
- Shareholder, partnership and limited liability company operating agreements
- Outsourcing transactions
- Manufacturing and distribution agreements
- National Security reviews under CFIUS for mergers, acquisitions or takeovers resulting in foreign control of U.S. company.
In today's global economy, mergers and acquisitions representation requires international expertise. Group lawyers have extensive experience in international transactions, including advising clients on the legal aspects of cross-border mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, and managing the international tax and regulatory aspects of such transactions. The firm's Hong Kong office maintains an active Asian practice involving mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings, and other related business venture activities. Troutman Sanders' London office frequently serves as a base for European transactions which include handling complex cross-border acquisitions, joint ventures, and other strategic relationships.
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