Leveraged Buyouts and Recapitalizations. We act as counsel to private equity funds, portfolio companies, and management teams in all aspects of leveraged acquisitions, recapitalizations, and other related private equity transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, senior and mezzanine financing, equity financing, and seller financing. Leveraging the expertise of our corporate, finance, tax, and executive compensation practices, we offer clients sophisticated and creative structuring solutions for complex transactions in an efficient and cost effective manner.
Venture Capital Financing. We have substantial experience representing venture capital investors and portfolio companies in private equity transactions from seed stage and first round investments to later stage and follow-on investments. Together with attorneys in our Securities and Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures practice groups, we advise our fund and portfolio company clients in connection with private placements, structuring, and executing exit and partial liquidity transactions.
From the enterprise side, we offer a broad range of services in support of all aspects of establishing and growing the company, including business plan review, business structuring, and debt and equity financing. We routinely advise entrepreneurs and emerging businesses on the mechanisms available to them to fund their business ventures.
Executive Compensation. The attorneys in our executive compensation practice group advise our clients on all aspects of management compensation arrangements, including traditional employment and consulting arrangements, non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements, 162 (m) compliant packages, incentive and non-qualified option awards, and restricted equity awards (including profits interests).
Fund Investment. We regularly advise pension funds in connection with their investments in a variety of funds, including private equity and venture capital funds, hedge funds, mezzanine funds, and other private pools of capital. Our representation includes particular expertise in advising pension fund clients on the complex ERISA, tax, and other legal and regulatory matters involved in their investment in such funds.