Private Equity
Private equity investors in the middle market often grapple with highly competitive auctions, complex deal structures, and difficult legal due diligence issues frequently within the same transactions. Stradling attorneys partner to overcome complex challenges and create successful outcomes.
Experienced counsel through all phases of the investment cycle
Stradling’s private equity team prides itself on the efficient representation of private equity investors and companies obtaining liquidity in transactions with private equity funds. Our shareholders have represented private equity funds through all phases of the business cycle including:
- Acquisitions from bankruptcy and distressed investments
- Leveraged buyouts
- Carve-out transactions
- Structured equity investments
- Cross border transactions
- IPO exits
- Private investments in public companies
Meeting the middle market challenge
Investors in the middle market face highly competitive auctions, difficult transaction structures, and trying legal due diligence issues—sometimes in the same deal. We help these investors and their portfolio companies cut through complexities and move these transactions forward. Stradling’s internal resources provide full service on private equity transactions. Our professionals specialized in the capital markets, tax, intellectual property, restructuring, healthcare regulatory, real estate, environmental and other specialty areas have a broad range of experience across sectors and industries.
A sophisticated approach
From the first indication of interest to the wire transfers hitting the bank, we partner with you to attack every challenge. Stradling’s experience pays dividends in sales of portfolio companies. A sophisticated approach can help multiple bidders stay engaged in the process, teaming with the fund’s internal resources and external advisors to ensure a positive outcome. When the public markets provide an exit opportunity, our team completes multiple offerings for clients every year. Private equity also looks to Stradling to represent their portfolio companies as general counsel, leveraging the firm’s 40+ years as go-to counsel for middle-market companies.
Established corporate practice and business development
Stradling’s internal resources provide full service on private equity transactions. The strength of our corporate team provides ample opportunities for Stradling to refer business. We pride ourselves on making connections for firm clients whenever possible and often introduce private equity clients to deal flow opportunities and other key players in the market.
