Matthew Thompson 

Matthew represents a diverse group of clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt offerings, partnerships, joint ventures, commercial loans, manufacturing and distribution matters, employment matters, executive compensation (including equity incentives), SEC and blue-sky law compliance, corporate governance, business formation, entity selection, pre–litigation matters, and other contract negotiations.

Matthew works with senior executives and acts as primary outside counsel for clients in a broad range of industries. Clients include real estate developers and operators, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, software companies, advertising and marketing companies, physician groups, pharmacies, hospitals, hospice providers, managed care facilities, financial institutions, building materials companies, shippers, telephone sales companies, golf and country clubs, and professional sports franchises.

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

• Represented multiple buyers in acquisitions in the franchised restaurant industry with transaction values between $5 million and $50 million
• Represented sellers in multiple dispositions in the franchised restaurant industry with transaction values between $5 million and $325 million
• Represented seller in $60 million sale of an e-commerce business to a publicly traded company, including issuance of restricted public stock
• Represented buyers in multiple industry consolidations with transaction values between $3 million and $25 million

• Private equity
• Private equity funds
• Securitisation
• Real estate finance

• Consumer goods and services
• Food and beverage
• Industrials

• Member, The Florida Bar
• Member, Illinois Bar Association
• Founding Mentor, FAU Tech Runway, Start–Up Business Accelerator Program
• Certified Mentor, The Venture Mentoring Team – Non–Profit Start–Up Business Support Organization

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD, magna cum laude (2004)
• University of Wisconsin–Madison, BBA (2001)