Our firm's focus on representing companies and investors in private equity transactions has always been a Hirschler Fleischer strength. Over the last two decades, we have advised clients in private equity transactions totaling over $3 billion. We provide both company and investor representation in these transactions. Clients we have represented in the private equity arena include public and private operating companies, venture capital and private equity funds and angel investors, among others. Hirschler Fleischer considers itself fortunate to provide representation to many of the leading investment banks serving the middle market, including when those firms or their principals make private equity investments or admit an outside investment group.
Areas of expertise in the private equity arena include:
Negotiating Series A investments by venture and private equity funds and follow-on investment rounds.
Structuring angel investment rounds to anticipate later investments by venture or private equity funds.
Creating management incentive plans that coordinate with investment terms of private equity investors.
Simplifying overly complicated private company capital structures to permit new funding.
Negotiating sale of private companies from one private equity group to another.
- Structuring investments by industry partners, customers and vendors.
Our attorneys understand the many legal disciplines that impact private equity transactions from choice of entity to Hart-Scott-Rodino compliance, to net operating tax loss limitations resulting from a change of control. Our goal is to quickly identify hurdles to transactions, develop solutions to meet the client's goals and close transactions promptly.
