Purchases and Sales of Businesses/
Mergers and Acquisitions
The purchase or sale of a
business can most effectively be accomplished through a meticulously
well-organized and managed collective effort between the client, the
accountants and other professional financial advisors, and the law
firm spearheading the transaction on the client's behalf. SFNR is
experienced at marshaling the resources to effectively analyze,
negotiate, and structure the transaction, conduct due diligence
reviews, and
document and close the deal in the most direct and
cost-effective manner possible. As attorneys with decades of
transactional experience, we always endeavor to limit, to the extent
possible, the transaction risks to our clients.
Beyond addressing the
seller's principal concern of ensuring that the purchase price is paid
in accordance with the sales agreement, and the purchaser's primary
concern that the subject of the transaction is received consistent
with expectations, successful transactions can also require
specialized effort with respect to corporate matters, taxation,
contract reviews, pension and profit sharing issues, environmental law
concerns, financing, human resources matters, or lien searches. SFNR's
experienced legal professionals also stand ready to address, as
necessary, issues relating to antitrust clearance, securities law
compliance and complex international law issues.
SFNR is proud of the numerous
acquisitions which it has handled for both buyers and sellers for over
50 years. These transactions have been structured as straight cash
purchases, mergers, public tender offers, leveraged buyouts,
acquisitions incident to public offerings, and stock-for-stock
exchanges. SFNR has a wealth of experience in dealing with
governmental regulators, investment bankers, commercial banks, and
other credit facilities in order to complete transactions within tight
timetables. This process takes place while we counsel our clients as
to both the progress of the contemplated transaction, and to available
alternative courses of action.
The depth and breadth of our
experience has covered transactions of all sizes, ranging from
relatively modest to billion dollar deals. Our clients have profited
greatly from our close familiarity with their extensive variety of
industries, permitting SFNR to more readily and efficiently achieve
their transactional objectives. We are proud of the extensive record
of acquisitions in which we have played a part, the numerous accolades
that our clients have bestowed upon us for those efforts, and the
continuing referrals we receive from clients that we have served.
