Practice Areas

 
Maslon's Business & Securities Group advises large and small public and private clients in a full range of merger and acquisition transactions ranging from billion dollar mergers to small, private acquisitions. However, our specialty is middle market mergers and acquisitions. We represent sellers, buyers, publicly-owned companies, privately-owned companies, family businesses, management groups and individual shareholders in a variety of transactions including the following:

• Asset and stock transactions
• Mergers
• Reverse merger offerings utilizing a public "shell"
• Divestiture of business divisions or subsidiaries
• Tax-free reorganizations
• Management and leveraged buyouts
• Friendly and hostile takeovers
• Joint ventures
• Going private transactions

The broad experience and creativity of the mergers & acquisitions lawyers, as well as the business experience of many of the group's members, provides practical business advice and innovative solutions for our clients. Our team works closely with Maslon's other practice groups to provide seamless, comprehensive and cost-effective advice for our clients.

To cost-effectively leverage our experience, we build a team of lawyers for each transaction with specific and relevant expertise such as tax, environmental, employee benefits and intellectual property.

News:

• Martin Rosenbaum Named Leading Minnesota Attorney for Corporate/M&A by Chambers USA (2007)