Mergers and acquisitions are an integral part of a company’s growth and development. In the corporate and financial environment, they are also ubiquitous. As the acquisition process is notoriously difficult, susceptible to many influences, and critical to future success, buying, selling, spinning off, or combining entities are corporate strategies that require a substantial amount of work and foresight. Should you or your business be interested in completing these actions in a swift, successful, and cost-effective manner, place your trust in a firm that has demonstrated a history of success guiding numerous clients through the merger, acquisition, and consolidation process.
Capable of drawing from deep pools of experience and resources, our firm is prepared to represent all types of participants during these endeavors, including buyers, sellers, shareholders, investors, and others. Having handled a diverse range of complex and sophisticated commercial transactions throughout his more than 10 years of practice in Florida, Owner and Founding Attorney Steven Wallace lends a level of dexterity to our practice that has allowed our firm to handle cases for privately and publicly held entities in a variety of sectors. These corporate strategies can be defined as follows:
Acquisitions
Sometimes referred to as takeovers, acquisitions involve the purchase of one company or business by another business entity. Depending on the circumstances involved, acquisitions can be private or public, as well as “friendly” or “hostile.” The term acquisition is used to describe a purchase in which one company buys another and completely gains control as the new owner, although the target company still exists as an independent legal entity.
Mergers
A merger occurs when two business entities agree to establish a single, new company. Unlike like an acquisition, companies that execute mergers of equals will not remain separately owned and operated. In most cases, mergers of this type are rare. Typically, amicable acquisitions and purchase deals that meet the best interests of both parties are referred to as a merger.
Just as we do when assisting clients during any business transaction or venture, our business lawyers address these issues by focusing on comprehensive planning and tailored strategies. We are also equipped with the skills and experience to address matters relating to contractual relationships and commercial litigation and offer our services as a highly qualified and capable legal resource you can rely on to deliver the results you need.