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Many of the M&A projects handled by Bricker & Eckler's M&A attorneys have involved complex and highly public transactions. For example, Bricker & Eckler lawyers have structured and negotiated two separate insurance company acquisitions aggregating over $140 million in purchase price, participated in the sale of one of the largest household fixture companies in the world and acted as principal counsel in the sale of two manufacturing companies for 9-figure sales prices.

The Transaction Group brings to a multitude of smaller-dollar (but no less important) projects the same skill set and knowledge resource base as is tapped in major-dollar transactions.

The structure and negotiation of M&A transactions require the coordination of a variety of legal skills. Such transactions often involve negotiating a preliminary letter of intent; performing corporate, tax, and pension due diligence procedures needed to analyze the proposed transaction; preparing an analysis of the proposed transaction from a federal tax standpoint; preparing filings required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act; drafting and negotiating stock purchase or asset purchase agreements; and negotiating employment agreements, confidentiality agreements and similar facilitating documents. Bricker & Eckler's experience in coordinating these issues enables us to meet and exceed our clients' expectations when they are involved in M&A transactions.

We believe our rates for such M&A work are competitive in the central Ohio market; and we believe our service and responsiveness are second to none. Upon request, the Corporate Transactions Group would be pleased to provide names and telephone numbers of several existing clients who have used Bricker & Eckler's for M&A transactions in recent years. Bricker & Eckler believes its satisfied clients provide the best (and most objective) evaluation of the quality of our service in this highly complex area of the law.

Additional Resources
Acquisition Experience by Dollar Size and Case Studies
Acquisition Experience by Industry and Case Studies