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Provided by Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
CPM’s Corporate and Commercial Practice Group delivers strategic counsel to businesses from startup to succession. We handle entity formation, governance, mergers and acquisitions, contract drafting and negotiation, financing transactions, regulatory compliance, and succession planning. Our team advises on operational matters, partnerships, intellectual property protection, and commercial real estate transactions, with a focus on proactive risk management.
We represent privately held companies, family-owned enterprises, startups, entrepreneurs, mid-market corporations, nonprofits, and private investors across industries including manufacturing, technology, financial services, healthcare, and real estate development.
Recent highlights include:
- Advising a regional manufacturer in a multi-million-dollar competitor acquisition.
- Guiding a family-owned service provider through succession and partial sale to a strategic investor.
- Structuring leases and vendor agreements for a technology startup expanding into multiple states.
- Restructuring a nonprofit to optimize tax efficiency and growth potential.
Specialisations include M&A, reorganizations, corporate governance, complex contract negotiation, succession strategies, financing and secured transactions, nonprofit structuring, and IP protection for corporate clients.
