The firm’s mergers and acquisitions practice advises private and  public entities in a broad range of transactional matters, counselling buyers, sellers and targets in connection with mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, leveraged buy-outils, strategic alliances and other related transactions. We are particularly involved in acting on behalf of clients operating in the energy, commodities, telecommunications, manufacturing, transportation and technology industries. The group has extensive experience in complex cross-border transactions and foreign investments in the United States, Asia, Europe and Africa.
The range of services provided by the group includes:

•  Asset and structured purchase and sales
• Spin-offs and divertitures of subsidiaries and divisions
• Auction
• Tender and exchange offers
• Leveraged  buy-outs
• Joint ventures  and other strategic alliances
• Equity  investments
• Privatisations

Such services are generally provided in the context of representation of strategic or financial buyers/sellers involved in the acquisitions or disposition of public or privately held companies or making equity investments; and the representation of domestic and multinational corporations in connection with their internal and /or transaction-related restructurings and recapitalisations:

• Managing  the consequences of receivership
• Negotiations  with the FDIC
• Acquisitions of  distressed  loan portfolios

Our attorneys  also provide  ongoing counsel to management and outside  directors on governmental  regulatory and enforcement matters, litigation and transaction risks and exposure, dispute-resolution  mechanisms , and director’s  and officer’s liability issues. The banks and financial institution team advises our clients by drawing on the expertise of other practices throughout the firm in comprehensive  strategies  that address all of the factual issues that are encompassed in any particular matter.