Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures

As a buyer or seller, participating in a merger, acquisition, divestiture or other change of control transaction comes with challenges. However, meeting these challenges is often necessary for growth, efficiency and improved operation of your business. Having experienced, practical and reasonably priced legal counsel is critical for a good outcome when engaging in such a transaction.

At KJK, our attorneys are uniquely experienced in lower middle market mergers and acquisitions transactions involving clients ranging from entrepreneurs to ordinary businesses to private equity funds to public companies. Our experienced M&A attorneys work with businesses every step of the way in the structuring, diligence, negotiation, drafting and closing of acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, restructurings and recapitalizations in all manner of industries. Our M&A attorneys aim to minimize risk to our clients and arrange creative solutions to problems that might otherwise cause a transaction to fail.

Collaborating with KJK’s intellectual property team, our M&A attorneys work with all types of clients, from startups to large companies, helping to ensure no intellectual property rights are infringed during a merger, acquisition or divestiture. The business being sold may also hold trademarks and other intellectual property rights such as patents that require attention. In addition, the target’s data use must be assessed to ensure the company has legally secured the rights to collect, process and share the data that it has gathered.

The best way to make sure you remain unaffected by legal complications or risks during a merger, acquisition or divestiture is to work closely with an M&A lawyer with experience in this area. Having worked with corporations of all sizes, including large companies, mid-market organizations, small businesses and start-ups, our legal team can provide exceptional legal counsel.

There are tax implications for both companies involved in an acquisition, merger or divestiture. The KJK legal team can help navigate the tax implications of a proposed transaction and help you select the best possible structure to minimize the tax consequences of the transaction to you.

Over the last few decades, KJK’s M&A attorneys have handled billions of dollars in acquisitions and sales of companies across a wide range of industries, including aerospace, healthcare, manufacturing, energy, technology, retail and more.

Our team doesn’t work exclusively in the United States. Some deals we have participated in have involved negotiating with foreign buyers. For instance, KJK provided counsel for a public manufacturing company with net sales of more than $300 million in the acquisition of businesses located outside of the U.S. and ultimately the sale by merger of that company. Our firm also recently represented one of the world’s leading poultry hatchery and incubation equipment manufacturers in its sale to a European family office and a manufacturer of thermal controls to another European organization.

Other recent industrial company purchase and sale transactions include: