Mergers and Acquisitions Matt DePerno's Mergers and Acquisitions Practice handles complex domestic and international transactions for a wide range of clients, including publicly and privately held companies, financial institutions, and private equity and investment funds and their portfolio companies. It is important to understand the clients' business needs and work with them to create value at every stage of the deal, from the initial bidding or negotiation process through closing. Matt DePerno provides clients with thoughtful, pragmatic advice in solving issues that arise in a transaction, including with respect to due diligence, transaction structuring and planning, equity and debt financing, strategy and implementation, transition and integration issues, governance and public disclosure considerations, and negotiating and drafting transaction documents.
Entity Formation Even the most modest business venture will benefit from seeking legal advice at startup. The decision about whether to incorporate, form an LLC, act as a sole proprietor or form some other entity, will deeply affect many aspects of the business's future throughout its life. Proper structuring can result in significant tax savings, more harmonious interaction between business owners, protection of the owners' private assets, and a smoother exit strategy, to name just a few benefits. Restructuring later in the company's life can sometimes also correct problems with minimal complications.
Contracts and Disputes At the heart of every business transaction, from selling a corporation to buying a latte, there is a contract, whether written or unwritten, whether spelled out or implied. If your business is active, from time to time, you will have a disagreement with a customer or vendor, whether about warranties, about what payment is due, or about whether there was a deal at all. It's reassuring to have reliable legal counsel to turn to when the problem cannot be resolved by the parties and too much is at stake to write off. An effective attorney can also sometimes help you develop strategies to prevent some of these disputes from arising.
Business Consulting In addition to our legal services, we also offer our Business and Corporate clients the services of consulting in the following areas: Strategic Business Planning; Banking and Finance; Real Estate Structure, Management; Business Ethics; and, Business and Marketing Plan Development.
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