Our business lawyers have decades of experience negotiating deals for the acquisition and sale of companies as well as operating divisions, through mergers, consolidations, asset and stock transactions. We are strong advocates, effective negotiators, and skilled in anticipating and identifying issues before they become future problems. We prepare comprehensive, well drafted deal documents, knowing full well what needs to be done to accomplish client objectives. However, we never lose sight of the fact that in many cases both sides will need to "live" with each other for some period after a closing and that the need to prevail on each and every point often results in acrimony that can harm the business moving forward. We are deal makers and not deal breakers and our clients are always kept closely informed of any and all key issues involved in a business transaction. We provide peace of mind that the transaction has been handled properly and that prospects for future exposure by way of indemnification have been minimized.

Representative Matters

• Represented a leading regional IT staffing company and coordinated efforts with accounting and investment banking professionals in effecting its sale to a publicly held world wide industry leader.
  
  
• Represented a top performing luxury home improvement franchisee in negotiating and closing its sale to the affiliate of a Canadian franchisor.
  
  
• Represented a second-generation family member in structuring and acquiring full ownership of a premier all girls summer camp and provided ongoing advice and counsel regarding expansion of the camp's facilities and growth in enrollment. Years later negotiated and successfully closed on the sale of the camp to an outside company with aggressive expansion plans for acquisition of New England summer camps.
  
  
• Represented several professional practice firms in matters involving ownership transitions, split ups, and adoption of equity incentive plans to expand ownership and growth.
  
  
• Represented a company in the fuel industry in multiple acquisitions of similar businesses, in structuring arrangements with a key supplier, and in a purchase of real estate with particular emphasis on protection against potential environmental law claims.
  
  
• Represented a principal of an environmental services company in structuring equity ownership and employment arrangements. Later represented this company as it expanded its geographic base of operations by multiple strategic acquisitions of similar businesses with complementary expertise.