About

Provided by Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Wyrick Robbins’ M&A group guides clients through every stage of the deal lifecycle, from early planning and structuring to due diligence, negotiation, closing, and post-closing matters. Our attorneys handle a wide range of complex transactions across industries and deal sizes, bringing practical judgment, strong project management, and commercial insight to each engagement.

We represent:

  • Private and public company buyers and sellers
  • Major shareholders, founders, and management teams
  • Boards of directors and special committees
  • Private equity and venture capital investors
  • Investment banks and other financial advisors

Our experience includes:

  • Mergers
  • Stock and asset purchases and sales
  • Leveraged buyouts
  • Strategic collaborations
  • Spin-offs and split-offs
  • Recapitalizations
  • Club deals
  • Joint ventures

Industry focus areas include, among others:

  • Life sciences
  • IT/software
  • Healthcare
  • Banking/Financial services
  • Waste services
  • Communications/media

Clients benefit from coordinated support across related legal areas, including tax, data privacy, employment, employee benefits, IP, and real estate, ensuring alignment with business, financial, and operational goals. With a business-first mindset and current market insight, our attorneys help clients close deals efficiently while positioning them for long-term success.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - North Carolina: Raleigh, Greensboro & Surrounds

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP is an expert boutique which provides an excellent platform for entrepreneurs, emerging businesses and private equity and venture capital firms across the full startup spectrum, providing highly rated services in formation, investment, capital markets and M&A work. It offers notable strengths in the technology and life sciences sectors, particularly for pharmaceutical and fintech companies, as well as taking on roles for financial institutions and mature companies.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Larry E Robbins
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Larry E Robbins
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Band 1
Founding partner Larry Robbins is considered a first port of call for clients requiring expertise in issues affecting startup and emerging companies, where he acts on behalf of both companies and investors. His practice covers M&A, corporate governance and capital markets matters.

Larry is good technically and a blast to work with!

Donald R Reynolds
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Donald R Reynolds
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Band 3
Donald Reynolds enjoys an excellent reputation for his track record in advising startups from seed funding to initial public offering. He is held in particularly high esteem for his abilities in securities offerings, as well as SEC reporting matters.

Ranked Lawyers at
Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

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North Carolina: Raleigh, Greensboro & Surrounds

Corporate/M&A

Larry E. Robbins
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Larry E. Robbins
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Band 1
Donald R Reynolds
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Donald R Reynolds
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Band 3

Members

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Alessandra L. Deiorio

Alexander J. Wilson

Allie L. Coggins

Amy E. Cassalia

Head of Department

Andrew J. Gibbons

Annalise F. Perry

Brian T. Sullivan

C. Joe DelPapa

Carolyn W. Minshall

Cassandra J. Creekman

Christie A. Hartinger

David L. Wilke

David P. Creekman

Head of Department

Ellenor B. Knight

Isabel H. Wigley

J. Christopher Lynch

Jack R. Magee

James M. Yates, Jr.

Joshua J. Otto

Kenneth E. Eheman

Kurt R. Dumaw

Matthew J. Higgins

Michael E. Kohagen

Rebekah B. Ramsay

Robert F. Futrell, Jr.

S. Blake Leger

S. Halle Vakani

Stephen C. Brissette

Thomas A. Allen

Todd H. Eveson

Zachary L. Engel