Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
USA Guide 2024 : Texas
Band 2
About
Provided by Gray Reed
Gray Reed’s Corporate/M&A Practice Group counsels privately held and public companies, management teams, founders, private equity funds and other equity sponsors in a broad range of industries in their capacity as buyers, sellers, operators, investors or issuers. Transactions range in size, span the entire life cycle of a business and include:
- Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures of assets and equity securities, including private equity fund roll-up and bolt-on acquisitions, management and employee leveraged buy-outs and divestitures with equity rollover components;
- Minority and majority equity investments and recapitalizations;
- Complex partnership structures, including the creation of complex distribution waterfalls and management co-investment and profits interest opportunities;
- Private and public offerings of securities, including IPOs and SPACs;
- Competitive bidding transactions, including representing debtors, stalking horse bidders and other bidders in bankruptcy 363 sales;
- Fund formation, including private placement memoranda, governing documents, management agreements and securities filings; and
- Debt financings representing both borrowers and lenders, including bridge convertible, senior, subordinated and mezzanine debt arrangements.
Chambers Review
Gray Reed's Houston-based team regularly counsels on transactions such as M&A and financings. It works with a range of clients including public companies, private equity firms and venture capital funds.
Wes Dorman and Brock Niezgoda are key contacts.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Gray Reed's M&A team is comprised of consummate professionals with the ability to handle complex transactions."
"It is a great team to work with and very responsive. The partners have good access to key subject matter experts for most areas needed."
"We received outstanding service from Gray Reed. Not only did the team demonstrate experience and know-how, they were able to provide the solutions in a timely fashion."
"Gray Reed's M&A team is comprised of consummate professionals with the ability to handle complex transactions."
"It is a great team to work with and very responsive. The partners have good access to key subject matter experts for most areas needed."
"We received outstanding service from Gray Reed. Not only did the team demonstrate experience and know-how, they were able to provide the solutions in a timely fashion."