Victoria R. Westerhaus 816.691.2427e-mail| vCard
Our M&A experience is as extensive as it is varied, both in the size and complexity of the transactions we handle for our clients. The acquisition and disposition transactions we conduct for many small to large companies have ranged in size from $100,000 to $500 million. We have also represented Fortune 500 companies with transactions valued up to $14 billion. The knowledge and perspective we have gained over thousands of these transactions, as well as the depth of our team, enable us to provide sophisticated, timely and cost-effective representation across the gamut of M&A transactions.
Practice Overview Our representation covers the various types of participants in M&A transactions, including public and private buyers and sellers, investment and merchant bankers, special committees of boards of directors, venture capital and private equity funds, financial advisors and senior and subordinated lenders. Such breadth enables us to anticipate and effectively address the diverse structural, negotiating, due diligence, documentation, SEC compliance and other aspects of M&A transactions. We employ a team concept designed to provide comprehensive protection to our clients by drawing upon the proficiency of other firm groups in related areas such as tax, antitrust, patent and other intellectual property, real estate, environmental, employee benefits, labor and international law. Scope of Service Our capabilities encompass all of the structural approaches for effecting M&A transactions and their related aspects, including: Purchases and sales of stock Purchases and sales of assets Stock mergers Cash-out and cash-election mergers Cash tender offers Securities exchange offers Takeover defenses, including shareholder rights plans Leveraged buyouts Management buyouts Going private Proxy contests Spin-offs Roll-ups and consolidations Reorganizations Restructurings Recapitalizations Auctions of public and private companies Joint ventures Strategic alliances
Our representation covers the various types of participants in M&A transactions, including public and private buyers and sellers, investment and merchant bankers, special committees of boards of directors, venture capital and private equity funds, financial advisors and senior and subordinated lenders. Such breadth enables us to anticipate and effectively address the diverse structural, negotiating, due diligence, documentation, SEC compliance and other aspects of M&A transactions. We employ a team concept designed to provide comprehensive protection to our clients by drawing upon the proficiency of other firm groups in related areas such as tax, antitrust, patent and other intellectual property, real estate, environmental, employee benefits, labor and international law.
Our capabilities encompass all of the structural approaches for effecting M&A transactions and their related aspects, including: