Minnesota Lawyer

There’s a lot of money around in private equity, said Leigh-Erin Irons.

One of the advantages of working in house is that it’s nice to have one client who “invites you in,” said Laurie Knocke, in-house counsel at Boston Scientific. 

It doesn’t take a change in the law to change how deals are done, but a change in the market or the participants, as well as the price, does make a difference, according to Kate Sherburne at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath.

Jon Schindel and Kyle Moen say that what sets us apart from other firms is that they are  focused on getting to the closing and will bring in other lawyers as needed.

Fredrikson & Byron’s website says the firm is where law and business meet.

The federal government is concerned about competition in the marketplace, particularly a horizontal merger between competitors. 

When one company acquires or merges with another, there are always buildings involved.

Christopher Carlisle’s mergers and acquisition clients tend to be entrepreneurs, mainly in the lower middle market, which means annual revenue of $10 million to $500 million.

Cate Heaven Young likes all the parts of her job as a mergers and acquisitions lawyer that involve client contact, learning about the business and building relationships on both sides.

Barbara Rummel has been practicing M&A and financing law for 32 years, particularly but not exclusively in Minnesota’s important life science industry.