We offer comprehensive advisory services to public company clients, spanning large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap companies, in domestic and cross-border public M&A transactions. This includes:
- Strategic mergers
- PIPE transactions
- Carve-out transactions and spin-offs/split-offs
- Take-private transactions and leveraged buyouts
- Unsolicited transactions and takeover defense planning
- Tender and exchange offers
- Shareholder activism
- Proxy contests
- Special committee and other independent director representations
- Restructurings and reorganizations
- Corporate governance advice
- SPAC business combinations (or de-SPAC transactions)
With our extensive experience in public company M&A transactions, we recognize the significance of these deals to our clients, regardless of their size. Our diverse practice areas allow us to deliver cohesive legal counsel spanning multiple facets of the law. Drawing on our nuanced understanding of public M&A issues, we collaborate with seasoned litigators for M&A-related litigation and work closely with our securities practitioners to ensure compliance with governance and disclosure requirements. From advising on deal structures to litigating successfully in court, our litigation capability in M&A transactions plays a vital role in supporting our clients. This includes handling shareholder class and derivative actions, along with addressing matters related to disclosure, defensive measures, and going-private transactions.