Mergers & Acquisitions

Drawing from a broad and specialized skill set consisting of tax, securities and corporate law, the attorneys at Zell Law have represented clients in over 80 transactions. The firm's M&A practice consists of advising clients in structuring transactions, negotiating transaction agreements and related documents, conducting due diligence and corporate clean-up in anticipation of the deal. The firm's philosophy is to get the deal done in a manner that benefits the client, with a "win-win" negotiating attitude.

Representative transactions include:

• Closed stock sale of multi-million dollar privately-held contractor in December 2009.
• Represented founding shareholders in complex private equity transactions including sale of portion of business and investment in new business in July 2009.
• Refinanced $8 million of senior debt for local restaurant chain.
• Negotiated and closed five separate redemption transactions for three privately-held companies.
• Structured and closed complex asset purchase of 4 high-end area salons in December 2008.
• Closed multi-million dollar asset sale of privately-held government contractor in July 2008.
• Sold $9+ million technology company to Fortune 500 manufacturer in June 2008.
• Closed $25 million sale of online recruitment and enrollment management solutions company in September 2007.
• Refinanced $5 million of senior debt for on-line flower and gift business in August 2007.
• Closed $10 million private equity transaction for technology firm in December 2006 and January 2007.
• Tax-free merger of privately-held insurance agencies in January 2007.
• Restructured debt and mezzanine financing for $3 milliion in May 2006.
• Sold in 2006 government contracting client to Fortune 500 company for $9.5 million cash.
• Purchased privately held printing business in 2006.
• Reorganization of accounting and consulting firm in January 2006.
• Sale in December 2005 of information technology government contractor to privately-held company for $17 million cash.
• Senior debt and mezzanine financing transaction with warrants for $8 million involving on-line flower and gift business.
• Purchase in February 2005 of network administration company by privately-held company for cash and fixed and contingent notes.
• Purchase in January 2005 of assets of online florist by privately-held company for cash.
• Sale in 2004 of software developer to Inc. 1000 company for $3 million plus earn-out.
• Sale in 2003 of government contracting client to Fortune 100 Company for $35 million cash.
• Sale in 2002 of government contracting client to Fortune 100 Company for $52 million cash.