Our corporate attorneys work with large and small private and public companies in the St. Louis region and nationally, handling a full range of complex corporate transactions a business owner may face throughout the lifecycle of your business, including:

• Raising Capital (private placements of debt and equity securities and other securities offerings)
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Divestitures
• Acquisitions and Dispositions of Subsidiaries
• Asset Purchases and Sales
• Stock Purchases and Sales
• Redemptions
• Private Company Sale Lease Back Transactions
• Private Equity Investments
• Public Company Transactions
• Strategic Alliances
• Joint Ventures
• Strategic Initiatives and Recapitalizations

Our attorneys advise corporate clients to determine the most beneficial structure of a transaction and skillfully documenting and negotiating that transaction. We are frequently called upon to advise executive officers and boards of directors in significant transactions, disclosure issues, Sarbanes-Oxley matters and internal investigations, and takeover readiness.

Representative Transactions

• Sale of Assets – Approximately $20 million – manufacturer of kitchenware
• Sale of Assets – Approximately $100 million – equipment leasing and service company (on-going recently converted to an ESOP)
• Sale of Assets – Approximately $20 million – transportation company
• Sale of Assets – Approximately $20 million – insurance company
• Sale of Assets – Approximately $6 million – staffing company
• Sale of Assets – Approximately $60 million – restaurant chain
• Sale of Stock – Approximately $30 million – equipment manufacturing
• Sale of Stock – Approximately $20 million – recycling business
• Sale of Stock – Approximately $4 million – chemical distribution company
• Sale of Stock (Merger) – Approximately $5 Million – professional liability insurance company
• Purchase of Stock – Approximately $2 million – professional service business
• Purchase of Stock – Approximately $10 million – furniture manufacturing
• Purchase of Stock – Approximately $3 Million – foreign trading company
• Purchase of Stock – Approximately $40 million – gambling company
• Purchase of Stock – Approximately $30 million –gambling company
• Purchase of Assets – Approximately $5 million – manufacturer and distributor of auto parts
• Purchase of Assets – Approximately $2 million – car dealership
• Purchase of Assets – Approximately $20 million – distributor of auto parts