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Practice Area
Mergers & Acquisitions
Overview
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. Our M&A practice is extremely broad and deep, and is varied in terms of types of clients, industries, and transaction sizes.
Our clients consist of the following:
- private and public company buyers and sellers;
- major stockholders;
- venture capital investors;
- private equity funds;
- management;
- boards of directors and special committees;
- founders and individual investors; and
- investment banks and other financial advisers.
We have significant industry knowledge working on M&A transactions in the following industries, among others:
- life sciences;
- IT and software;
- waste services;
- healthcare;
- banking and financial services; and
- communications/media.
We have expertise and experience working on fundamental transactions of all types, including:
- mergers;
- stock purchases and sales;
- asset purchases and sales;
- leveraged buyouts;
- strategic collaborations;
- spin-offs and split-offs;
- recapitalizations;
- club deals; and
- joint ventures.
Our attorneys are continually engaged in the M&A markets, allowing us to bring current knowledge of deal terms to the client in each representation. Our transaction teams also work diligently to understand the underlying business, tax, accounting, and financial objectives of each client in order to accomplish those objectives in the context of the deal. Our M&A attorneys have access to a wealth of knowledge from attorneys in various other key practice areas, such as tax, employee benefits, employment law, IP/licensing, real estate, environmental, antitrust, privacy and data security, and wealth transfer planning, who advise the transaction team as needed in the context of a deal.
In order to achieve an efficient and successful outcome for each client, project management is critical and therefore an important part of our process. In addition to our technical expertise, we strive to provide our clients with unparalleled responsiveness and commitment in order to become a valued partner in the context of the transaction and beyond. We listen to, and focus first and foremost on, each client’s goals and objectives, in order to provide a combination of objective business judgment, legal knowledge and common sense, and offer practical solutions.
To discuss our M&A expertise and services, please contact Amy Risseeuw at 919.865.2835 or arisseeuw@wyrick.com.
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[E]xcellent at addressing legal issues with practical solutions and great at managing client expectations and emotions.
Chambers & Partners Client Reference
The ‘excellent’ Larry Robbins takes on a range of mergers and acquisitions, capital markets deals and corporate financing matters. He offers particular expertise advising startups and early-stage companies on commercial and capital raising matters.
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Mar 2023
has acquired the
business from
Feb 2023
has acquired
Applus Technologies, Inc.
Jan 2023
has acquired
Jan 2023
has sold a majority stake to
Nov 2022
has been acquired by
$68,000,000
Aug 2022
has completed the sale of its
traditional wound care business to
Aug 2022
has acquired
substantially all the assets of
Aug 2022
received a strategic investment from
Aug 2022
has been acquired by
Jul 2022
has acquired
Mar 2022
has been acquired by
Mar 2022
has acquired substantially all of the assets of
Dec 2021
has acquired
Dec 2021
has acquired substantially all the assets of
Nov 2021
has purchased TechAccel’s
majority interest in
Nov 2021
has acquired
Nov 2021
has acquired substantially
all the assets of
Oct 2021
has been acquired by
Oct 2021
has merged with
Oct 2021
has been acquired by
$27,000,000
Oct 2021
has been acquired by
Oct 2021
has acquired
Oct 2021
has merged with
Sep 2021
has been acquired by
Sep 2021
has been acquired by
Sep 2021
has acquired substantially all of the assets of
Aug 2021
has joined
Jul 2021
has merged with an affiliate of
Jul 2021
has been acquired by
Jul 2021
has acquired a majority interest in
Jun 2021
has acquired
May 2021
has acquired
May 2021
has acquired substantially all the assets of
May 2021
has combined with
in connection with an investment by
May 2021
has been acquired by
Apr 2021
has received
an investment from
Apr 2021
has acquired
Apr 2021
has acquired
Mar 2021
has merged with
Mar 2021
has been acquired by
to form a new company
Mar 2021
has acquired substantially all of the assets of
Mar 2021
has acquired
Feb 2021
has been acquired by
$30,000,000
Feb 2021
has received a strategic growth equity investment from
Jan 2021
has acquired
Time Disposal
Jan 2021
Marilyn Model Management
has merged with
Red Model Management
Dec 2020
Sale of Substantially
All Assets to
Dec 2020
has been acquired by
Dec 2020
has acquired
and
Dec 2020
has been acquired by
Dec 2020
completed a merger with
and closed a
$37,000,000
Preferred Stock financing
Nov 2020
has acquired
Verus Title, Inc.
$1,700,000
Nov 2020
has been acquired by
an affiliate of
Oct 2020
has been acquired by
Oct 2020
has been acquired by
Oct 2020
has acquired
$1,212,000,000
Sep 2020
has been acquired by
Sep 2020
has been acquired by
Aug 2020
has acquired
Porters Neck Country Club, Inc.
Aug 2020
has acquired
Aug 2020
has been acquired by
GI Partners
May 2020
has acquired
May 2020
has been acquired by
an affiliate of
May 2020
has acquired
May 2020
has merged with
to form
Apr 2020
has acquired
the Highlands, NC, Franklin, NC, and Sylva, NC branches of Entegra Bank, a division of First Citizens Bank
Apr 2020
has been acquired by
for a minimum of $68M plus
potential aeronaut milestones
Apr 2020
has acquired
Apr 2020
has acquired
Mar 2020
has been acquired by
$25,000,000
Feb 2020
has been acquired by
Feb 2020
has been acquired by
Feb 2020
has acquired
Feb 2020
has acquired
Aevi Genomic Medicine, Inc.
$15.6M plus contingent
value rights up to $6.5M
Feb 2020
has been acquired by
Jan 2020
has acquired
Jan 2020
has been acquired by
Jan 2020
has acquired
Dec 2019
has acquired
Dec 2019
has been acquired by
Thoroughbred Capital LLC
Dec 2019
has acquired
Diabetic Health, Inc.
(f/k/a Clinical Sensors, Inc.)
Dec 2019
a division of Greenwich Associates
was acquired by
a portfolio company of
Oct 2019
Pediatric Portfolio
has been acquired by
$43,000,000
Sep 2019
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of
Sep 2019
has acquired
Jul 2019
has beenacquired by
Jun 2019
has been acquired by
Raptor Technologies, LLC
May 2019
has acquired
$28,400,000
Mar 2019
has been acquired by
Jan 2019
has acquired
Jan 2019
has acquired
Novum Pharmaceutical
Research Services
Dec 2018
has been acquired by
Nov 2018
has been acquired by
Nov 2018
Waste Industrieshas merged with
US$2.825 billion
Oct 2018
has merged with
Sep 2018
has acquired
Jul 2018
Waste Industries
has acquired the assets of
Lebanon Farms Disposal, Inc.
(Pennsylvania)
Jul 2018
has merged with
Jun 2018
has received a
growth equity investment from
Jun 2018
Eli Lilly and Company
has acquired
AurKa Pharma, Inc.
$110,000,000 plus
up to $465,000,000
in regulatory and sales
milestones
May 2018
Waste Industries
has acquired
May 2018
has acquired
a majority interest in
Apr 2018
has acquired the assets of
Apr 2018
has acquired
Mar 2018
has been acquired by
Feb 2018
has acquired
Feb 2018
has acquired
Feb 2018
has acquired
certain assets from
Jan 2018
has acquired
Jan 2018
has merged with
Jan 2018
has been acquired by
Press Ganey Associates
Dec 2017
has acquired
Nov 2017
has acquired
Nov 2017
has been acquired by
Nov 2017
has merged with
Nov 2017
has been acquired by
Shred-it USA, a subsidiary of
Stericycle (SRCL)
Sep 2017
Waste Industrieshas been acquired byan investor group led by
HPS Investment Partners
Aug 2017
has acquired
Aug 2017
has merged with
Relayware
Jul 2017
has merged with
Jun 2017
has received a
Strategic Majority Investment from
Mar 2017
and
South Atlantic Packaging
Corporation LLC
have acquired
the assets of
South Atlantic Packaging
Corporation
and
ProStar Packaging, LLC
Mar 2017
has merged with
Jan 2017
has been acquired by
Jan 2017
has been acquired by
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Jan 2017
Waste Industries
has acquired the assets of
Econo-Haul, Inc.
Jan 2017
has been acquired by
Dec 2016
has acquired
the assets ofthe consulting division of
Nov 2016
Premier Manufacturing, Inc.
an affiliate of
has acquired
Oct 2016
has acquired
VistaBank
Oct 2016
has divested its
microsystem and
integrated packaging
business toan affiliate of
Oct 2016
has accepted a
Growth Investment froman affiliate of
Oct 2016
Warren Oil Company, Inc.
has received a controlling
investment from
Trail Creek
Investments LLC
Sep 2016
has acquired a majority interest in
Ruggles Green Restaurants
Sep 2016
has been acquired by
Cengage Learning
Jul 2016
has acquired a majority interest in
The Original ChopShop Restaurants
Jun 2016
has acquired
Jun 2016
has acquired
May 2016
has acquired
May 2016
has sold substantially all of
its assets to
Apr 2016
has been acquired by
McKesson Corporation
Mar 2016
has acquired
The Jackson Group
Jan 2016
has been acquired by
ADVA Optical Networking
$35,000,000
Jan 2016
has been acquired by
Dec 2015
has acquired
the Morehead City, NC and
Leland, NC branches of
Yadkin Bank
Dec 2015
has been acquired by
Installed Building
Products, Inc.
Nov 2015
has acquired
Breakthrough Products, Inc.
Nov 2015
has licensed and purchased
certain intellectual property from
Rocky Mountain
Biosystems, Inc.
Nov 2015
has acquired the assets of
BioFusionary Corporation
Nov 2015
has acquired
Nomad Choice PTY LTD
Au$10,000,000
Oct 2015
has been acquired by
First Horizon National Corp
$97,044,000
Sep 2015
has acquired
Consolidated Lumber
Company, LLC
Aug 2015
has acquired
the SharedVue division of
The Channel Company
Aug 2015
has merged with
$64,000,000
Jul 2015
has acquired
the Charlotte, NC branch of
CertusBank, N.A.
Mar 2015
IRIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
has been acquired by
Patheon
a business unit of DPx Holdings B.V.
Jan 2015
has acquired
Jan 2015
has sold
to an affiliate of
Dec 2014
has been acquired by
Cognitive Capital Partners
Dec 2014
has been acquired by
MyEyeDr.
Dec 2014
has acquired nine
eastern North Carolina
branches from
Bank of America
Oct 2014
Sentilushas
been acquired by
Oct 2014
has acquired
and other assets from
Applied Biologics LLC
Oct 2014
has acquired
Transplant Technologies
of Texas
Oct 2014
has purchased the assets of
Marketing Advocate, LLC
Sep 2014
has been acquired by
Aug 2014
has sold certain assets to
an affiliate of
Prometheus Global Media
$8,000,000
Jul 2014
has been acquired by
$1,100,000,000 cash
plus CVRs worth up to $353 million
Jul 2014
has acquired
Jul 2014
has acquired
$37,503,034
Jul 2014
has been acquired by
Apr 2014
has merged with
Apr 2014
has acquired
Apr 2014
has been acquired by
Apr 2014
has merged with
Oct 2013
has merged with
Jul 2013
has been acquired by
Illumina, Inc.
$96,000,000
Jul 2013
has acquired
the Creedmoor, NC branch of
Yadkin Valley Bank & Trust
Jun 2013
has been acquired by
Jun 2013
Heritage Bancshares, Inc.
has merged with
May 2013
has acquired
the Falls River Branch of
Harrington Bank
Feb 2013
has been acquired by
Jan 2013
has acquired
$10,600,000
Dec 2012
has been acquired by
Dec 2012
has been acquired by
Dec 2012
has been acquired by
Perrigo Company
$52,257,546
Jul 2012
has been acquired by
$5,700,000
Jun 2012
has been acquired by
Gaas Labs, LLC
May 2012
in partnership with
company management
has acquired
May 2012
has acquired
$325,000,000
Dec 2011
has been acquired byaffiliates of
The Carlyle Group
and
Hellman & Friedman
$3,900,000,000
May 2011
has acquired
$14,500,000
Feb 2011
has acquired
Feb 2011
has acquired
$17,500,000
Jan 2011
Waste Industries
has acquired
Shaw Sanitation Services, Inc.
Dec 2010
Waste Industries
has acquired the assets of
Independent Disposal
Services, LLC
Oct 2010
has acquired
NOZA, Inc.
Oct 2010
GlaxoSmithKline
has sold the US rights for
Dexedrine®SPANSULE®,
Albenza® and Daraprim®
to
CorePharma
Jun 2010
has spun off
as a separate
publicly traded company
May 2010
has been acquired by
Dec 2009
have been sold to
Dec 2009
Ambulatory Anesthesia
Services, PLLC
and
Wilmington
Anesthesiologists, PLLC
have been acquired by
American Anesthesiology
Dec 2009
has been acquired by
GlaxoSmithKline
Oct 2009
has sold
Huxley Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$15,000,000
and an earnout of up to $43,500,000
Oct 2009
has joined in the formation of
Aug 2009
Waste Industries
has acquired the assets of
Cardinal Sanitation, Inc.
Aug 2009
Waste Industries
has acquired the assets of
Titan Sanitation, Inc.
Aug 2009
has acquired
Jul 2009
has been acquired by
$25,100,000
May 2009
Waste Industries
has acquired the assets of
Unlimited Sanitation, LLC
Apr 2009
has acquired
Magen BioSciences, Inc.
$14,500,000
Mar 2009
Waste Industries
has acquired the assets of
Harford Sanitation
Services, Inc.
Mar 2009
Waste Industries
has acquired the assets of
Rural Sanitation, Inc.
Oct 2008
has acquired
United Stone Veneer, LLC
$3,530,000
Oct 2008
a subsidiary of
Waste Industries
has acquired the assets of
Shamrock Disposal, Inc.
Oct 2008
has acquired
Sep 2008
American Anesthesiology
of NC, P.C. and American
Anesthesiology, Inc.
have acquired
Aug 2008
a subsidiary of
Waste Industries
has acquired the assets of
Latham Home Sanitation
Company, Inc.
Jul 2008
has acquired
$47,000,000
May 2008
Waste Industries
Go Private Transaction
$749,000,000
Apr 2008
has been acquired by
Procter & Gamble Co.
Apr 2008
have acquired substantially all the assets of
Feb 2008
LED Lighting Fixtures
has been acquired by
$103,400,000
Feb 2008
Waste Industries
has acquired the assets of
American Disposal
Services, LLC
Jan 2008
has been acquired by
International Business
Machines Corporation
Nov 2007
has acquired
Nov 2007
has acquired
Nov 2007
has been purchased by
The Clorox Company
$925,000,000
Nov 2007
has acquired the
Division
of
Custom Industries, Inc.
Oct 2007
Waste Industries
has acquired the assets of
Saunders Superior
Services, Inc.
Oct 2007
Waste Industries
has acquired the assets of
Tyson Sanitation
Services, Inc.
Sep 2007
Waste Industries
has acquired the assets of
Sanitech/AWD, LLC
Sep 2007
has acquired certain assets from
QLT USA, Inc.
$7,000,000
Aug 2007
has acquired
$24,750,000
Jul 2007
$125,000,000
Loan Facility
to fund the acquisition of
the assets of
American Community
Newspapers LLC
Jul 2007
acquisition of
by
Inland American
Real Estate Trust, Inc.
(Counsel to the Special
Committee of Winston Hotels’
Board of Directors)
Jul 2007
has sold an equity stake to
A R I S
P A R T N E R S
Jun 2007
has acquired certain community
newspapers from
Mid-South Management Co.,Inc.
Mid-South Management-NC,Inc.
Mount Airy Newspapers, Inc.
Crescent Media Group, Inc.
Crescent Holdings, LLC
Jun 2007
Waste Industries
has acquired the assets of
Waste and Disposal
Experts, Inc.
Jun 2007
Waste Industries
has acquired the assets of
Columbia Container
Corporation
May 2007
has acquired
