Corporate Finance

Overview

Adams & Reese guides businesses through every stage of financial transactions, from securing initial capital raises to navigating restructurings and executing acquisitions. Our Chambers ranked corporate finance attorneys assist clients to secure financing, manage financial risk, and navigate regulatory requirements. Working with clients from closely held businesses to multinational corporations, we tailor our approach to match the size, complexity, and risk profile of each transaction.

Strategic Transactions

We represent borrowers and lenders in credit transactions, assist with private securities offerings, and counsel businesses on recapitalizations and other financial strategies. 

Our attorneys advise on:

• Commercial lending and credit facilities
• Private securities offerings
• Recapitalizations and restructurings
• Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures with complex financial components
• Tax-efficient transaction structures

We assess transaction risk, integrate tax and regulatory considerations, and coordinate with financial professionals to ensure clients achieve their financial and operational objectives.

Compliance and Risk Management

Adams & Reese guides clients through every stage of a transaction, from due diligence and contract negotiation, to regulatory compliance. We help businesses navigate securities laws, antitrust concerns, lending regulations, tax laws and considerations, cross-border issues, and industry-specific requirements to mitigate risk and maximize opportunity. 

Our corporate finance attorneys collaborate across practice areas to address employment, intellectual property, and environmental factors that shape today’s deals. At the same time, our dedicated government relations team monitors legislative and regulatory developments to help clients anticipate challenges and adapt their strategies for long-term success.

Defining Strengths

• Antitrust
• Capital raises
• Commercial lending
• Cross-border transactions
• Due diligence
• Intellectual property
• Lending regulations
• Private securities offerings
• Recapitalizations and restructurings
• Regulatory compliance
• Securities