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Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded

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

Provided by Chambers

Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded - Texas

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

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.

Notable practitioners

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."

Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded respondent
USA

"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."

Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded respondent
USA

"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."

Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded respondent
USA