Overview
Our attorneys are actively involved in sophisticated mergers and acquisitions transactions for both publicly traded and private companies. We represent buyers, sellers, private investment funds and their portfolio companies and we also have significant experience representing strategic companies and their boards of directors. Our M&A Group works seamlessly with attorneys from multiple disciplines within our firm.
We are involved in a wide range of M&A transactions, including:
- Leveraged buyouts
- “Going private” transactions
- Tender offers and proxy contests
- Stock and asset acquisitions/divestures involving public and private companies
- Cross-border M&A
- Joint ventures
- Recapitalizations
- Spin-offs and carve-outs
- Non-control investments, including “PIPEs”
- Restructurings
We have deep experience in all aspects of M&A transactions:
- Transaction structuring, including the regulatory and tax implications of alternative structures and dealing with securities, tax and other regulatory authorities
- Due diligence investigations, including risk assessments concerning litigation and regulatory compliance issues
- Auctions and competitive bid procedures
- Purchasing businesses and assets out of bankrupt estates
- Documentation
- Financing
- Closings, including regulatory and third-party consents, special purpose acquisition entities, transfers of assets and assumptions of liabilities, board and shareholder approvals, registration of securities for use as purchase consideration, and employee issues
- Post-closing obligations and rights, including purchase price adjustments, earnouts and indemnification obligations and recoveries
- Transition and integration
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- Paralegal
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Education on Demand
Preparing to sell your business can be an overwhelming endeavor. A checklist of considerations for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions can ease the burden.
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- Illinois Chamber of Commerce: Tips to Sell Your Business in the New YearIllinois Chamber of Commerce: Tips to Sell Your Business in the New Year
Join Eric Fogel for an informative webcast on how to prepare for the sale of your business.
- Tips for Selling Your Business in the New YearTips for Selling Your Business in the New Year
Join Eric Fogel for an informative webcast on how to prepare for the sale of your business!
- Amundsen Davis Attorneys Included in 2023 Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists!Amundsen Davis Attorneys Included in 2023 Wisconsin Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists!
We are pleased to announce the inclusion of 10 attorneys on the 2023 Wisconsin Super Lawyers® list and 6 attorneys on the 2023 Wisconsin Rising StarsSM list.
- Amundsen Davis Named in the 2024 Edition of Best Law Firms®Amundsen Davis Named in the 2024 Edition of Best Law Firms®
Amundsen Davis has been ranked for 2024 in the 14th Edition of Best Law Firms®