
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
USA Guide 2026 : Texas
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About
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Gray Reed’s Corporate/M&A Practice Group counsels privately held and public companies, management teams, founders, private equity funds and other equity sponsors in a broad range of industries in their capacity as buyers, sellers, operators, investors or issuers. Transactions range in size, span the entire life cycle of a business and include:
- Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures of assets and equity securities, including private equity fund roll-up and bolt-on acquisitions, management and employee leveraged buy-outs and divestitures with equity rollover components;
- Minority and majority equity investments and recapitalizations;
- Complex partnership structures, including the creation of complex distribution waterfalls and management co-investment and profits interest opportunities;
- Private and public offerings of securities, including IPOs and SPACs;
- Competitive bidding transactions, including representing debtors, stalking horse bidders and other bidders in bankruptcy 363 sales;
- Fund formation, including private placement memoranda, governing documents, management agreements and securities filings; and
- Debt financings representing both borrowers and lenders, including bridge convertible, senior, subordinated and mezzanine debt arrangements.
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Work Highlights
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Gray Reed represented Deep River Resources in connection with the sale of all of its assets to LandBridge.
Strengths
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They are very commercially-minded, reasonable and take the time to understand my goals.
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded respondentUSAThey are highly experienced in the M&A space, easy to work with and do not complicate the process.
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded respondentUSAGray Reed are very responsive and flexible, and their customer service is excellent.
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded respondentUSAThere has not been a topic raised that they could not assist with.
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
Notable Practitioners
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Travis L. Johnson
Travis Johnson handles transactions such as acquisitions and dispositions for a diverse range of clients. Travis was always looking at the transaction and purchase agreements through the lens of the business owner and our best interests.
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded respondentUSAHe is very pragmatic, efficient and was instrumental in keeping the deal on track.
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded respondentUSATravis is very responsive and had our best interest in mind.
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
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Travis L. Johnson
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