Faegre Baker Daniels lawyers are leading advisers on mergers and acquisitions. In recent years, we have been primary deal counsel on more than 500 transactions with an aggregate value of more than $75 billion. We provide practical, solution-oriented advice that assists clients in achieving their business objectives.

We advise public and private companies worldwide in U.S. and cross-border deals of all sizes and structures, including:

• Public company mergers and takeovers
• Private company acquisitions and sales
• Public and private company auctions
• Leveraged buyouts
• Going private transactions
• Tender and exchange offers
• Takeover preparedness and defense
• Acquisitions and sales of subsidiaries, divisions and other assets
• Acquisition financings
• Joint ventures and complex licensing and asset-sharing arrangements
• Formation and operation of strategic alliances

We represent:

• Strategic clients in all industries, ranging from small and mid-size private companies to multibillion-dollar public companies
• Leading private equity firms in complex acquisitions, dispositions, financings and recapitalizations
• Closely held and family owned businesses
• Boards of directors, special committees and management in corporate governance, fiduciary duty and disclosure matters
• Financial advisers
• Institutional lenders and other financing sources

For each transaction, we form a team of lawyers with a range of experiences to provide integrated advice on the complex situations that arise in deals and maximize the value of the transaction to the buyer or seller we are representing. Members of the transaction team may include professionals with expertise in securities, financing, tax, real estate, environmental law, intellectual property, information technology, employment and benefits, international law, regulatory matters, governance, immigration, antitrust and competition, and product liability.