Roger (Roddy) Bailey

Practice Areas

Roddy Bailey is a deal lawyer and the executive partner of Holland & Knight's Chattanooga office. His M&A and securities experience is prized by clients who value his ability to see the entire playing field from pre-deal investment or corporate planning through transformative transactions and post-closing matters.

Mr. Bailey is a trusted advisor in the private equity space, where he leads and advises on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions and growth equity financings, as well as general corporate law. Issuers and investors at every stage - angel, growth and late stage - value his insight and experience. Mr. Bailey represents both investors and portfolio companies in venture capital investment transactions, including early-stage and growth equity transactions. With his help, a large technology company was recently able to raise late-stage venture capital as a prelude to an initial public offering. For a software company, Mr. Bailey quarterbacked multiple rounds of venture capital funding to promote sales growth and expand into new markets.

Mr. Bailey also advises clients on the formation of investment funds - including private equity, venture capital and hedge funds - as well as institutional and individual investors in those funds. His fund-side experience includes representing a logistics-focused venture capital fund, and advising a southeastern network of angel investors. Related to this practice, Mr. Bailey counsels clients on a wide variety of operational and strategic issues, including joint ventures, technology licenses, commercial contracts and general corporate matters.