Corporate & Securities

Fox Swibel’s Corporate & Securities Group advises clients in the areas of business structuring and formation, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, securities law, fund formation, corporate finance, and general corporate and business law matters.

The Firm’s corporate and securities attorneys have specific expertise in the investment management and proprietary trading areas, including the representation of private investment funds (hedge funds, fund-of-funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds and real estate funds), registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, proprietary trading firms, special purpose vehicles, and other investment management and proprietary trading industry participants.

The Group’s attorneys regularly counsel clients in connection with commercial contracting, licensing, joint ventures, employment agreements, incentive equity, restrictive covenants, corporate finance, and other general corporate matters.

Our Corporate & Securities Group serves as outside general counsel to emerging growth companies in a wide range of industries. In addition, the Group has extensive experience in the area of restaurant law and has represented many individual restaurateurs as well as a national restaurant company for over thirty years. We also serve as U.S. counsel to multinational companies doing business in the United States.

Representative Transactions

Our Corporate & Securities Group represented the following:

Represented investment management firm in numerous acquisitions and in sale to strategic buyer.
Represented private equity-backed manufacturer of private labels for consumers goods in numerous acquisitions and execution of roll-up strategy.
Represented natural foods company in numerous capital raises, accretive acquisition and sale to Fortune 100 strategic buyer.
Represented insurance brokerage firm in sale into private equity-backed roll-up.
Represented private equity firm in acquisition of engineering and infrastructure company.
Represented temporary staffing firm in roll-up acquisitions and sale to private equity fund.
Represented large food manufacturer in negotiation of international joint venture with food ingredient provider.
Structured and led team in sale of global manufacturer of landfill environmental products and equipment to private equity firm.
Represented Internet media firm in sale to Internet media conglomerate.
Represented family office in investment in casino property.
Represented strategic buyer in acquisition of cryptocurrency firm.
Represented private equity firm in sale of environmental services company.
Represented capital markets intelligence business in sale to private equity firm.
Represented wealth management firm in sale into private equity-backed roll-up.
Represented manufacturer of audio and video equipment in sale to family office.
Structured joint venture among major distributors of institutional kitchen equipment involving creation of national purchasing consortium.
Represented private equity firm in investment in media company.
Represented strategic buyer in acquisition of proprietary trading firm.
Represented financial news service provider in sale to international stock exchange.
Represented private-equity backed endurance race and events business in strategic investments, joint ventures and sale to private equity-backed strategic buyer.
Represented private equity firm in financing and acquisition of leading precious metals dealer.
Represented leading men’s accessories retailer and its founders in sale to private equity firm.
Represented investment management firm in capital raise from two private equity funds.

Represented independent sponsor in acquisition of offshore staffing firm.
Represented inbound call center in health care industry in sale to strategic buyer.
Represented industrial equipment business in sale to private equity firm.
Represented private equity firm in financing and platform acquisition of a leading provider of outsourced electronics repair service programs.
Represented investment group in acquisition of 25-restaurant chain and franchisor.
Represented private equity firm in investment in special servicer.
Represented private investment group in investment in specialty automotive manufacturing business.
Represented software company in sale to private equity fund.
Represented promotional products business in sale to private equity firm.
Represented outsourced accounting firm in sale to strategic buyer.
Represented management team in management buyout of precision machining company.
Represented private investment firm in investment in luxury fashion business.
Represented health benefits advisory firm in sale to strategic buyer.
Represented private investment group in acquisition of furniture manufacturing business.
Represented insurance brokerage firm in strategic acquisition.
Represented independent sponsor in acquisition of specialty manufacturing business.
Represented commercial printing business in sale to strategic buyer.
Represented custom auto chassis business in sale to strategic buyer.
Represented consulting and advisory firm in strategic acquisition.
Represented real estate development firm in joint venture involving capitalization and development of series or restaurants.
Represented operator of youth soccer and lacrosse training and events business in sale to strategic buyer.
Represented proprietary trading firm in sale to strategic buyer.
Represented online travel business in sale to strategic buyer.
Represented family offices in numerous private equity and venture capital investments.
Represented investors and issuers in a wide variety of industries in capital raises via private placements of securities.