Corporate/M&A

Vorys represents a diverse client base ranging from start-up businesses to Fortune 500 companies in all areas of corporate law, including: mergers, acquisitions and other significant corporate transactions, public and private securities offerings, federal and state securities law compliance, corporate governance and the application of fiduciary duty standards, and business organization matters, including entity selection and capital structure.

Vorys represents public and private companies of all sizes and industries in merger and acquisition transactions throughout the United States and the world. We have considerable experience in nearly every form of transaction, including stock and asset acquisitions, mergers, friendly and hostile corporate takeovers, divestitures and corporate spin-offs, leveraged recapitalizations, venture capital and private equity investments, M&A related restructurings, joint ventures and strategic alliances, going-private transactions, and public/private partnerships.

We advise public companies, middle-market private companies, closely-held and family-owned businesses, and start-up and emerging companies, as well as boards of directors, special committees, financial sponsors, and venture capital firms, in M&A transactions. 

We represent our clients in all phases of a transaction, from the structuring and planning through the due diligence, negotiation, execution, and implementation of a transaction.