Mike focuses on transactions that lead corporate clients through all phases of the business life cycle.
Overview
He has advised Fortune 50 companies and privately held businesses alike on acquisitions, divestitures, and sales to publicly-traded companies and private equity firms, including cross-border transactions.
Mike advises clients across the full spectrum of financing needs from private offerings of equity and debt securities to secured and unsecured lending transactions and is experienced in tax-credit financings, including new market tax credits and PACE financing.
Experience
Representative M&A Experience
Represented a number of businesses, including developers, retailers, and tech and software companies, on sales to private equity and strategic buyers, including through auction processes, totaling over $1 billion in value.
Represented private equity companies in all aspects of platform and bolt-on acquisitions, including due diligence, negotiation, and financing, with aggregate transaction value totaling over $1 billion.
Represented a public company in the chemical distribution industry on multiple strategic carveout divestitures to private equity and strategic buyers through auction processes totaling over $500 million in value, as well as on corporate restructuring following a multi-billion-dollar strategic acquisition.
Represented a supplier in the agricultural industry on multiple strategic acquisitions and joint ventures in connection with its growth strategy, as well as carveout divestitures to private equity companies, totaling over $500 million in value.
Represents ESOPs on formation and exits, guiding clients through the complexities of employee ownership structures and subsequent sale processes.
Representative Finance Experience
Represented developers, property owners, and lenders in PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) financing transactions across commercial, industrial, and multifamily properties, with closings totaling over $500 Million, encompassing energy efficiency, renewable energy, and resiliency improvements.
Represented developers and investors in the financing and joint venture structuring of data center development projects, including equity joint venture agreements, construction financing, and long-term capital arrangements with institutional partners.
Represented borrowers and lenders in secured and unsecured lending transactions, including revolving credit facilities, term loans, and asset-based lending arrangements.
Represented companies in private offerings of equity and debt securities, including preferred stock issuances, convertible note financings, and mezzanine debt transactions.
Represented developers and investors in new market tax credit financings, supporting investment in low-income communities through complex multi-party credit structures.
Represented syndicators and investors in the structuring and sale of state renewable energy tax credits, facilitating capital formation for clean energy projects.
News & Insights
Speaking Engagements
"Tariff Impacts," M&A Boot Camp, September 2025
"Bankruptcy and Distressed M&A," M&A Boot Camp, September 2024
"Joint Ventures," M&A Boot Camp, September 2023
Professional & Civic Activities
Professional & Civic Activities
American Bar Association
The Missouri Bar
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Mike served in the U.S. Navy for five years with three years as a non-commissioned officer. Mike is a graduate of the Leadership Clayton Program.
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- Missouri, 2007
- Illinois, 2014
Education
University of Illinois, J.D., magna cum laude, 2007
DePaul University, B.S., Finance, summa cum laude, 2003
