Mergers and Acquisitions

  • With more than 300 attorneys on our Mergers and Acquisitions Team, we provide responsive and comprehensive legal services to public and private companies in their merger and acquisition transactions.
  • Holland & Knight applies its resources and extensive experience to the full range of transactions your business may encounter, handling transactions of varying sizes involving small, middle-market and large businesses.
  • Our team counsels clients on issues including transaction structuring and negotiation, methodical due diligence, careful documentation, and thorough attention to SEC matters, securities filings and corporate governance issues.
  • Our industry immersion and many established relationships throughout the investment banking and financing communities further enhance the support you gain when partnering with our Mergers and Acquisitions Team.
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Overview

Leveraging Teamwork and Resources to Support Your M&A Transactions

Whether you are a purchaser or seller in a domestic or international transaction, you'll require the broad-based know-how and efficient representation of a diverse legal team.

The attorneys in our Mergers and Acquisitions Team work in concert with dedicated lawyers in antitrust, intellectual property, labor and employment, employee benefits, securities, environmental, tax, real estate and other related practices to provide an integrated and cost-effective response to the needs of your business in this area.

Practical, Precise Management in the Full Range of Transactions

Our resources and experience are applied to the full range of transactions your business may encounter. We have handled transactions of varying size, including some that have exceeded $5 billion. Deals have included negotiated and unsolicited transactions, mergers, stock and asset purchases and sales, tender offers and leveraged buy-outs, "going private" transactions, spinoffs, consolidations and roll-ups, management buy-outs, joint ventures and corporate recapitalizations, reorganizations and restructurings.

Providing the Critical Support Required for Successful Outcomes

From methodical due diligence, careful documentation and thorough attention to SEC matters, securities filings and corporate governance issues, to electing a structure through artful negotiation, our team lends exemplary support and comprehensive counsel.

Industry Orientation Bolsters Effective Representation

Representing numerous clients in the government contracts, technology, telecommunications, healthcare, energy, financial services, maritime, professional services and other sectors, our industry immersion further enhances the support you gain when partnering with our team. Our commitment shows, with Bloomberg ranking us among the Top 10 law firms in the U.S. for mid-market transactions in its 2023 Global M&A Mid-Market Legal Advisory Rankings.

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Are We All Clear Ep. 12
Podcast - Everyone Come to Play: Exploring FOCI Mitigation Instruments
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Drafting for Success and Protecting Yourself Against Failure
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Podcast - FOCI Mitigation: SSAs, SCAs and Proxy Agreements
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Nearshoring and Mexico: Entering or Expanding Automotive Operations Through M&A Activities
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Podcast - Understanding FOCI Mitigation
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Podcast - Navigating M&A Due Diligence: Safeguarding Security Clearances
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Podcast - Change Condition Packages: Tips for Cleared Contractors
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Podcast - Value-Based Care as a Long-Term Investment
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Podcast - The Merger Premium
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The Ins and Outs of D&O Indemnification Agreements
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Podcast - The Impact of Cybersecurity Compliance on Corporate Transactions
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Episode 12: Stephen Dietrich, Partner at Holland & Knight LLP
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Podcast - Increased Investor Interest in Cardiology
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Podcast - Digital Health Market Assessment
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Podcast - The Latest on Antitrust and Non-Compete Agreements in Healthcare
Podcast - Noteworthy Value-Based Care Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions
Podcast - Noteworthy Value-Based Care Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions
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Podcast - Hospital Restructuring and Strategic Partnerships
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Podcast - Increasing Hospital Profitability Through Transformative Integrations
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Podcast - Rising Chapter 11 Bankruptcies in Healthcare
The Technology and National Security Nexus: A Legal and Practical Roadmap for Early-Stage Companies
The Technology and National Security Nexus: A Legal and Practical Roadmap for Early-Stage Companies
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Current Trends in Health Care M&A: An Update
Bank M&A: The Crystal Ball Outlook for 2023
Bank M&A: The Crystal Ball Outlook for 2023
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Current Trends in Health Care M&A
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Drinks With The Deal: Holland & Knight's Grammig on Firm Growth, Threat of AI
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Podcast: A Deep Dive into Consortia with Dan Sennott and Stephanie Halcrow
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Mosaic Moment – The Big Deal Around M&A
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Financial Services Regulation: 2022 Crystal Ball Roundtable
Benefits and Challenges of Expanding Korea-Based Business into the U.S. - Part 2: Korea-Based Companies That Want to Do Business in the U.S.
Benefits and Challenges of Expanding Your Business into the Republic of Korea
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Mergers and Acquisitions, Is There Hope for a Recovery?
Benefits and Challenges of Expanding Your Business into the Republic of Korea
Benefits and Challenges of Expanding Your Business into the Republic of Korea
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Staying Compliant With CFIUS and How to Advise Your Client When Making Foreign Investments
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Why 2021 Could Be Another Big Year for Buy-Sells
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Coffee & Conversation - The SPAC Boom Through an Investigator's Lens, Part 2
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Coffee & Conversation - The SPAC Boom Through an Investigator's Lens, Part 1
Preparing for a Future M&A Transaction from a Legal Perspective
Preparing for a Future M&A Transaction from a Legal Perspective
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Exit Strategies in the Government Contracting Industry

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