Mergers and Acquisitions

At Reinhart, we pride ourselves not only in our legal expertise in the mergers and acquisitions field, but also in our ability to get the deal done. Whether that means locating strategic partners, finding and connecting prospective purchasers and sellers, arranging necessary financing or negotiating the most favorable terms, the lawyers of the Business Law and securities teams leverage off of their years of experience, contacts and market savvy to ensure that each of our mergers and acquisitions clients receive the most efficient and effective legal services.

Our mergers and acquisitions practice encompasses a broad spectrum of clients and activities, ranging from counseling purchasers and sellers of small- and middle-market companies to negotiating and structuring complex transactions involving large, publicly held companies. We also work frequently with special committees in connection with various types of transactions. These transactions can range anywhere from several million dollars to several billion dollars in transaction value.

We pride ourselves on being smart, hard-working, efficient, responsive and experienced. Above all, we provide real-time, practical business advice. That brings value to our clients.

Experience and Expertise

Our mergers and acquisitions group is known for its extensive transactional experience. In addition, we work closely with members in our other Practices including Tax, Environmental, Real Estate and Employee Benefits, to make sure each transaction has the requisite specialty expertise.

Our Mergers and Acquisitions group adds value for our clients in many types of transactions, including:

• Asset purchases and sales
• Stock purchases and sales
• Mergers
• Leveraged recapitalizations
• Equity recapitalizations
• Joint ventures and strategic alliances
• Leveraged buy-outs
• Spin-offs
• Proxy solicitations and control contests
• Tender offers
• Going-private transactions

Recent transactions include:

• Represented a manufacturing company in sale of chemical division to multinational manufacturer headquartered in Germany for approximately $270 million
• Represented and assisted a private Midwest appliance distributor with finding a strategic buyer to purchase the business for $15 million
• Represented a Midwest public bank holding company in the acquisition of another public bank holding company for approximately $290 million
• Represented a private equity group in the acquisition of a commercial laundry business for $15 million
• Represented a private Midwest manufacturer in the sale to a private equity purchaser for more than $2 billion
• Represented a private equity fund in the acquisition by merger of a Midwest commercial printing and stationary manufacturer for $25 million
• Represented a large, private printing and label company in a series of add-on acquisitions ranging from $1 million to $5 million
• Represented a private manufacturer of butter and cream cheese in the formation of an ESOP and the merger of the ESOP with one of the country's largest manufacturers of butter and cream cheese
• Represented a financial services and payment technology company in connection with a series of add-on acquisitions ranging in price from $100 million to $250 million
• Represented a minority shareholder in litigation related to stock valuation and buyout rights and negotiation of buyout for more than $2 million
• Represented a corporation in the restructuring and spinoff of two ancillary businesses and then the subsequent sale to minority shareholders for $2 million
• Represented a large, public toy company in the acquisitions of several complementary product lines
• Represented a special committee in the reorganization and merger of a large public manufacturing company and controlling public company shareholder to affect the distribution of the manufacturing company shares to shareholders of holding company