Allie L. Coggins

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Bio

Allie is a member of the firm’s M&A and Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice groups. She advises public and private companies in a variety of areas of corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private placements, company formation and financing, and general business matters. Allie has experience representing businesses in a range of industries, including software and technology, life sciences and healthcare, and industrial and personal services. 

Allie received her J.D., with honors, from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where she was a member of the North Carolina Law Review. Prior to attending law school, Allie earned her B.S. in Psychology with a second major in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

  • Listed among North Carolina Super Lawyers: Business/Corporate – Rising Star (2023), Mergers & Acquisitions – Rising Star (2024)
  • American Bar Association, Business Law Section
  • North Carolina Bar Association
  • North Carolina State Bar
  • Wake County Bar Association
  • Friends of Wake County Bar
  • Band Together, Community Board Member
  • Represented operator of software platform enabling the creation, management, and distribution of online and mobile forms and data capture workflows in its sale to private equity-backed workplace productivity platform.
  • Represented distributor of disposable paper and plastic products, food service disposables, bar supplies, catering supplies, janitorial supplies in its sale to one of the largest distribution platforms in North America.
  • Represented Thermo Fisher in $912.5 million acquisition of a private equity-backed leading provider of regulatory-grade, real-world evidence for approved medical treatments and therapies.
  • Represented a leading provider of operations management software for youth sports organizations in its partnership with a growth equity family office.
  • Represented executive coaching firm in sale to publicly-traded global strategy implementation firm.
  • Represented international waste management company in $380 million acquisition of a private equity-backed multi-State waste management company.
  • Represented venture-backed healthcare technology company that designs digital communication and collaboration tools for nurses and nurse leaders in $25 million sale to provider of workforce and provider solutions for the healthcare industry.
  • Represented nitrogen generation technology manufacturer in $24.5 million sale to private equity group.

Practice Areas

Mergers & Acquisitions

Our M&A practice group is composed of experienced transactional attorneys focused on handling the complexities of M&A transactions. We take pride in working closely with our clients at every stage of the process, from pre-transaction preparation and deal structuring in order to maximize value and minimize risk, through due diligence, to drafting and negotiating definitive agreements, and ultimately to closing and post-closing advice.

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Capital Markets

Our Capital Markets practice group assists clients with their most complex and challenging capital raising and corporate governance needs, leveraging the deep expertise of our attorneys and paralegals. We work with companies navigating every stage of the capital raising process, including advising issuers, underwriters, and other financial institutions on an all types of equity and debt capital raisings in a practical and highly responsive manner.

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Emerging Companies & Venture Capital

Our mission is to help build and finance innovative companies. With a team of dedicated, energized professionals, we have built a legal services engine for the emerging companies and venture capital market that is systematic, knowledgeable and efficient. 

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