Private Equity and Securities

Private Equity and Securities

Chambliss’ private equity and securities lawyers represent clients in structuring, negotiating, and consummating transactions. We provide regular advice on securities laws, corporate finance, and other general corporate matters. Our attorneys represent several capital funds and investment firms, providing services with respect to formation, reporting and investment transactions. We also provide counsel to private businesses, ranging from newly formed companies to well-established corporations. Our team assists these clients with private placements and other equity and debt financing transactions.

We work with a broad spectrum of clients, including equity/debt and venture capital funds, investment banking and management firms, public and private companies, investment advisers, broker dealers, financial institutions, and governmental entities. From startup companies and individual entrepreneurs to multi-national corporations, our clients conduct business in numerous sectors of the global economy, including food, retailing, manufacturing, real estate development and marketing, telecommunications, health care, insurance, financial services, e-commerce, transportation, publishing, entertainment, technology and leasing.

With a diverse client base that has sophisticated needs and demands, Chambliss handles complex transactions, such as:

  • Domestic and international joint ventures
  • Domestic and international mergers and acquisitions
  • Equity/debt fund formations and investments
  • Leveraged and management buyouts
  • Equity and debt securities offerings
  • Restructurings
  • Tax-exempt financings

Experience

  • Provided strategic counsel to mezzanine lenders in connection with numerous loans with related equity participation and preferred equity issues

    Represented private equity fund in connection with $40 million private placement of securities

    Provided strategic counsel to investor in connection with the private placement investments in $20 to $30 million multi-family projects

    Represented real estate development fund in connection with $10 million private placement of securities

    Advised purchaser in the acquisition and financing of $50 million convenience store business

    Negotiated a $90 million asset sale of a communications company for a seller

    Represented sellers in $14 million stock sale to private equity buyer

    Provided strategic counsel to numerous investment entities in their organization and raising of capital

    Counseled sellers in $21 million cross-border sale of stock to publicly-traded buyer

    Advised several companies in negotiating construction and supply contracts in excess of $250 million

    Provided strategic counsel to a mortgage company in $5 million sale of Series A Preferred Stock

    Represented target in $4 million merger with REIT acquirer

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