Corporate Law

Closely Held Business Transactions

Entrepreneurship has become the driving force of today’s growing economy. More than ever, new business owners are driven by a desire to control their own destinies and are looking for capital and leverage to help their emerging companies succeed. Our multi-disciplined, closely held business team has a long history of helping entrepreneurs and small companies plan and blossom into powerful contributors on local and national stages. Our attorneys concentrate in the areas of corporate finance, entity formation, securities, tax, labor and employment, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance. With the requisite experience, we’re able to assist clients in every stage of capital development, from initial seed capital to follow-on and growth equity financing.

We also represent numerous venture capital firms and private equity sponsors, for which we provide comprehensive due diligence reviews and negotiate the terms of the investment to include preferred share terms, investor rights/stockholder agreements, as well as executive employment agreements, option plans and grants. We pride ourselves on working collaboratively with clients to ensure a smooth investment process as they look to expand their businesses through strategic partnerships and alliances. Our attorneys bring both passion and pragmatism to closely held business transactions, helping our clients strategically and successfully navigate the myriad of challenges found in today’s financial, tax, regulatory and technology-based business environments.

Service Area Contacts

Scott W. Dolson

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Louisville, KY

502.568.0203

William G. Strench

Member

Louisville, KY

502.568.0207

Jason D. Tonne

Member

Cincinnati, OH

513.651.6417

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Support for Growing Companies
Industry-Specific Experience

Support for Growing Companies

We understand the issues unique to business mergers with complex capital structures, multiple series of preferred shares, convertible debt, warrants and option plans. In addition to traditional mergers and acquisitions, we counsel our clients through the unique equity provisions and intellectual property licensing arrangements concomitant to the strategic partnerships and alliances being negotiated in today’s business climate.

We help structure, negotiate, and close a broad spectrum of closely held business transactions, with notable depth as it relates to the following: