Mergers & Acquisitions

Looking to Sell or Acquire? Look No Further than Mintz.

Mergers and acquisitions can be fraught with complications, especially in an increasingly complex business and regulatory environment. A successful outcome requires a delicate balance among the various legal, business, and operational interests of the company. Accordingly, it is critical to engage experienced counsel who can provide practiced and practical advice through every step of the transaction — from the initial structuring and negotiation through implementation and post closing.

View our report on M&A activity in the life sciences, produced in conjunction with MergerMarket.

Awards

2022 Deft Dealmaker

Singled out as one of the 32 law firms who can get any deal done

Chambers U.S.A

Multiple practitioners ranked, including Practice Chair

The Legal 500 United States

Ranked for M&A Middle Market

Best Law Firms

Nationally and Regionally Ranked, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, "Best Law Firms"; Regionally Ranked, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, "Best Law Firms"

Our Experience

Mintz Represents Brooks Automation in $3B Sale of Semiconductor Solutions Business to Thomas H. Lee Partners

The proposed sale to private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., will allow Brooks to accelerate the growth of its other global business, Life Sciences, which will operate as a standalone publicly traded company under a new name yet to be announced.

Mintz Advises IDG in Its $1.3B Sale to Blackstone

Mintz represented International Data Group, Inc., a leading market intelligence and data platform for the technology industry, in its sale to private equity funds managed by Blackstone.

Mintz Represents Butterfly Network in $1.5B SPAC Deal

Mintz served as legal advisor to Butterfly Network Inc., an innovative digital health company, in its merger with Longview Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by Glenview Capital Management, LLC.

Our Approach

The Mintz M&A practice is an interdisciplinary group of nearly 100 professionals who represent Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, private equity and venture capital-backed companies, closely held businesses, entrepreneurs, and management teams in connection with middle market M&A and private equity transactions. We have extensive experience across a broad range of industries, including technology and software, medical technology and health care, retail and consumer products, industrial and manufacturing, media and marketing, publishing, and financial services. We engage with key stakeholders early in the transaction process to understand our clients’ businesses and goals — an approach that ultimately allows us to help maximize client objectives while minimizing post-closing risk. Our commercial and efficient approach to handling transactions results in our clients attaining superior deal terms within the determined legal budget.

A Full Range of Services

Mergers
Asset sales
Stock sales
Cash tender offers
Exchange offers
Going private transactions
Leveraged buyouts
Management buyouts
Proxy contests
Recapitalizations
Roll-ups
Spin outs

Strength in Key Sectors

Deep experience in emerging and regulated industries: life sciences, health care, technology and software, communications, and energy and sustainability.

Broad Representation

Represent buyers, sellers, private equity and venture capital firms and their portfolio companies, boards of directors, financial advisors, management teams, and other participants.

What Our Clients Are Saying

An impressed source reports: "The breadth of expertise available is impressive," going on to add: "The firm has bred professionalism, presence and customer attentiveness into its culture."

Clients praise: "The team has a strong ability to think through the current issues in the long-term best interests of the client."