Phillip M. Slinkard Member

Areas of Emphasis

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Corporate law
• Corporate governance issues
• Representation of technology companies
• Representation of franchisees, licensors and licensees

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Represented private health care software company in $62 million acquisition by private equity firm
• Represented private, scrap metal recycling company in $35 million acquisition by public company
• Coordinated corporate restructure, re-financing, acquisitions, and ultimately private equity recapitalization for a major pre-school operator
• Coordinated contemporaneous private offering and acquisition of health care related businesses
• $400 million sale of dairy businesses
• Representation of distressed franchisees in sales of stores to (i) an existing franchisee of the same system, and (ii) franchisor
• Representation of franchisee in termination of franchise agreements and noncompete provisions therein

Corporate Strategy

• Representation of closely-held SaaS company in spin-out of separate line of business and subsequent sale to public company
• Representation of security business in restructure in anticipation of new product line and new investors
• Representation of numerous franchisees in connection with franchise and development agreements
• $24 million PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) for technology company
• Represented furniture wholesaler in private equity recapitalization
• Orchestrated successful litigation strategy to oppose attempt to lock up a significant shareholder in an initial public offering
• Extensive drafting of corporate governance guidelines, codes and committee charters for NYSE and NASDAQ companies
• Devised and effected strategies to allow businesses or major equity owners to separate without litigation