
Corporate/M&A
USA Guide 2026 : Minnesota
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Regardless of the size, ownership structure or market position of a business we serve, the attorneys in our Corporate practice family bring creative problem-solving skills and entrepreneurial mindset to every legal and business challenge our clients encounter. Our practice extends over the entire lifespan of a business, from entity formation, through various types of funding at different stages, internal governance, special contract arrangements or joint ventures, acquisitions or mergers, to business exit strategies. Our clients come from a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, banking and finance, health care, life science, technology, food, agribusiness, energy, natural resources, real estate and construction. We completed thousands of transactions for U.S. and international public and private companies, private equity funds, venture capital funds, and lenders in nearly every type of M&A transaction—from simple asset sales to complex, billion dollar multi-jurisdictional transactions. We are a go-to firm for national private equity firms seeking market-leading scale.
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Work Highlights
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Fredrikson & Byron represented EIS Legacy on its sale to Searchlight Capital Partners.
Strengths
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Fredrikson is good at identifying business risk and helping us move forward.
Corporate/M&A respondentUSAFredrikson has terrific lawyers with outstanding judgement.
Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
Notable Practitioners
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Band 1 
Band 1 
Sean P Kearney
Sean Kearney is a respected M&A lawyer and has vast experience representing private equity funds and management teams. Sean Kearney has a great sense of practicality and dynamics awareness.
Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
Band 3 
Band 3 
Leigh-Erin Irons
Leigh-Erin Irons has a broad corporate practice which sees her advise on strategic M&A, private equity transactions and capital markets work. Leigh-Erin Irons is really good at identifying and being sensitive to business issues.
Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
Band 4 
Band 4 
Ryan Brauer
Ryan Brauer has a wide-ranging practice which includes advising clients on corporate governance matters and SEC reporting and compliance, alongside a wealth of experience in transactional matters. Band 5 
Band 5 
Frank B Bennett
Frank Bennett represents private equity firms as well as strategic buyers, minority shareholders and other investors in an array of matters, including corporate governance issues and restructurings.
Frank is exceptionally talented from a technical stand point and very responsive. He also has great commercial sense for deals, which is hard to find.
Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
Band 5 
Band 5 
Ryan Miest
Ryan Miest is recognized for his expertise in private equity and venture funds. He is admired for his adept handling of cross-border transactions.
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Frank B Bennett
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Sean P Kearney
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Leigh-Erin Irons
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Ryan Brauer
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Ryan Miest
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