About

Provided by Taft

Taft’s Mergers and Acquisitions practice guides private and public companies, as well as an array of financial sponsors, through their most demanding and complex business transactions. Our lawyers have successfully navigated billions of dollars of domestic and cross-border transactions in myriad industries. Utilizing a multi-disciplinary approach, we are able to bring the breadth of our collective experience to bear on our clients’ most sensitive and time-constrained transactions. 

Our core M&A team, working with subject matter specialists in tax, anti-trust and other areas of the law, regularly work with our clients in structuring, negotiating and completing negotiated acquisitions and divestitures, beginning before a letter of intent is ever signed and continuing through the closing.

Our clients regularly seek our counsel on a variety of complex business transactions, including:

• Leveraged acquisitions and divestitures for private equity funds, venture capital funds, and independent and other equity sponsors.

• Strategic mergers and acquisitions for private and public companies.

• Public company “merger of equal” transactions.

• “Going private” transactions.

• Hostile bids, tender offers, and proxy contests.

• Distressed merger and acquisition transactions.

• Transactions involving ESOPs.

• Debt and equity recapitalizations.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Colorado

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Taft is a well-established regional firm with experience handling mandates that range from company formation through to acquisitions, dispositions and capital markets matters. The firm also advises clients on ongoing governance issues and securities compliance.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Garth B Jensen
3
Garth B Jensen
3
Band 3
Garth Jensen is noted for handling significant transactions as well as assisting clients with corporate governance and compliance concerns.
Lyle A Wallace
4
Lyle A Wallace
4
Band 4
Lyle Wallace is an experienced practitioner with significant corporate expertise, regularly advising on M&A and other transactional matters.
Lee Fanyo
U
Lee Fanyo
U
Up and Coming
Lee Fanyo is building a strong corporate practice which sees him regularly advising clients on company acquisitions and dispositions, particularly in the energy industry.

Ranked Lawyers at
Taft

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Colorado

Corporate/M&A

Garth B Jensen
3
Garth B Jensen
3
Band 3
Lyle A Wallace
4
Lyle A Wallace
4
Band 4
Lee Fanyo
U
Lee Fanyo
U
Up and Coming