Husch Blackwell is a national law firm with over 800 lawyers and 25 offices across the United States including in Texas, California, Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Colorado and Arizona.
Highlights
The M&A team at Husch Blackwell collaborates seamlessly across various practice areas to handle strategic transactions. They are committed to achieving their clients’ objectives through innovative solutions. Their attorneys represent buyers, sellers, public and private companies, private equity firms, and other financial stakeholders in both domestic and international transactions. The team, led by Bert Seefeldt, recently represented AMC Theatres in selling its joint venture stake to Saudi Entertainment Ventures. This transaction highlights the team’s adeptness in handling intricate negotiations, particularly related to restructuring licensing agreements across various jurisdictions.
During the research period, the firm remained active in cross-border matters, assisting clients with projects and acquisitions. Notably, the real estate team lead by Charles Renner represented Trammell Crown companies in a master development agreement for industrial facilities, with development slated to commence in 2024.
Key Clients
AMC Theatres, TricorBraun Olin, Evolytics, v2 Ventures Group, Western Union, TE Connectivity, Fiserv, Conagra Brands, NorthPoint Development
Stinson is a full-service firm with a wide footprint across the Midwest United States. The firm has 13 offices across nine states and Washington D.C. and is known for its corporate work across the Midwest, particularly in M&A and capital markets. In capital markets, the team acts for issuers on both the debt and equity side, participating in bond and share offerings.
The M&A team has broad experience with the ability to act on the buy and sell side in private acquisitions across a variety of industries. Many of the acquisitions were either asset acquisitions or whole company strategic acquisitions.
Recent examples of the firm's work include serving as lead counsel to CrossFirst Bank in its acquisition of Canyon Bancorporation and its subsidiary Canyon Community Bank. This transaction continues CrossFirst's goal of expanding in the southwest region and is representative of Stinson's dedication to their clients.
Key Clients
Key clients include Koch Industries, Inc, EPR Properties, CrossFirst Bankshares and Waste Management
Dentons is an international law firm with 20,000 professionals including 12,000 lawyers, in more than 200 locations in more than 80 countries. Recently the Dentons team represented a Canadian based technology company in a carveout deal including complex elements such as obtaining a buy-side representations and warranties insurance policy and a significant Transition Services Agreement. The firm also assisted corporate in-house counsel and client team with extensive contract negotiations for their client in the manufacturing sector.