Angela B Martin

Practice Areas

I serve as Co-Chair of our firm's Mergers & Acquisitions Team and spend most of my time helping our clients achieve their goals through successful exit planning whether that event involves bringing in the next generation of business owners, selling to a key management team or going out to market for a third-party sale transaction to a financial or strategic buyer.  My experience in this area ranges from assisting clients with purchasing startup companies to selling a bio-tech company.

In addition, as co-founder and Chair of our firm’s Startup Team, I assist entrepreneurs with structuring their business entity (drafting and negotiating governing documents) and then taking the company through its growth phase (hiring employees, protecting intellectual property, implementing equity incentive plans for executives and key employees, assisting with and positioning the company for institutional financing, private security offerings, and strategic acquisitions).

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New Hampshire

Publications

"Can I Evict My Tenant During the COVID-19 State of Emergency?," Devine Millimet E-Alert, April 23, 2020

"Checklist for Employers in Light of COVID-19," Devine Millimet E-Alert, March 30, 2020

Contributing Author, "Corporation Law: New Hampshire' a Q&A Guide to Corporation Law in New Hampshire," Practical Law Company (updated 2018)

Contributing Author, "An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Starting a Business in New Hampshire” (updated 2018)

Author, "What a Difference Three Little Letters Make," Business NH Magazine, October 2011

Author, "Ask the Expert: Proactively Protect Confidential Information," Union Leader, October 3, 2011

Author, "Beyond the Idea:  Setting Up Your New Business in New Hampshire, "New Hampshire Business Review, August 12-15, 2011

Author, "Letter of Intent — The First Step in Buying or Selling a Business" New Hampshire Society of Certified Public Accountants Connection Newsletter, January 2010

Author, "Dissolving Your Closely Held Business" New Hampshire Society of Certified Public Accountants Connection Newsletter November/December 2006, January 2007

Author, "The Buy/Sell Agreement" New Hampshire Society of Certified Public Accountants Connection Newsletter July/August/September 2005

Author, "What is Your First Step in Buying or Selling a Business?" Applaud Magazine Fall/Winter 2004

Contributing author of November 7, 2003 CLE seminar materials entitled, "Selected Issues Raised by Revised Article 9"

Contributing Author of "Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont Limited Liability Company Forms and Practice Manual" (updated 2002)

Personal

I live with my family on a small lake in southern New Hampshire which abuts conservation land. We enjoy spending time outside -- depending on the season -- snowshoeing, trail running with my rescue dogs, Buddy and Lily, mountain biking, road biking, paddle boarding, kayaking, or boating.

Work Highlights

The sale of a multi-state solar panel design and installation company to a private equity firm

The sale of a residential and commercial roofing solutions company to a private equity firm

The sale of a major defense contractor to a publicly-traded leading provider of high technology products and systems

The sale of a majority ownership interest in an equipment leasing and financing company based on an enterprise value of $115 million to a publicly-traded private equity firm

The sale of a New Hampshire-based auto parts distributor with twelve locations to a regional auto parts distributor

The sale of a regional oil distribution company and its over thirty retail locations to a New England-based petroleum marketing distribution company

The sale of the largest regional distributor of beauty supply products to a publicly-traded professional beauty product manufacturer and distributor

Education

Awards