Ranking tables

Corporate/M&A | USA

South Carolina

This chapter includes company acquisitions, dispositions and related financing arrangements, mergers, joint ventures capitalizations, entity selection and formation, operating and partnership agreements and governance matters. Also covers those transactions designed to help restructuring within companies and their subsidiaries by change of ownership. Priority is placed on primary representatives, those acting for buyers and sellers, whilst those acting for financial advisors, underwriters and the banks financing such transactions are also considered.

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Band 1

  1. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
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    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
    Corporate/M&A
    2024 | Band 1 | 21 Years Ranked
    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has a preeminent M&A department that focuses on midmarket deals for clients across a wide range of sectors, including automotive, technology and consumer products. The firm houses a dedicated banking M&A group that acts for a range of regional financial institutions, while also representing clients in private equity and venture capital transactions. The group demonstrates superlative bench strength, with an outstanding team of experienced practitioners.
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Band 2

  1. Maynard Nexsen
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    Maynard Nexsen
    Corporate/M&A
    2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years Ranked
    Maynard Nexsen has an impressively broad-based corporate and M&A practice. The firm handles the full range of matters, including business formation, sales and commercial contracts. It works closely with both public and private companies, including clients in the healthcare and manufacturing industries.
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Band 3

  1. 3
    Adams and Reese LLP
    Corporate/M&A
    2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked
    With a focus on midmarket transactions, Adams and Reese’s corporate team handles domestic and international mergers and acquisitions; corporate spin-offs; privatizations; acquisitions and dispositions of business entities, assets and divisions; negotiation of complex credit facilities; and commercial and technology agreements.
  2. Burr & Forman LLP
    3
    Burr & Forman LLP
    Corporate/M&A
    2024 | Band 3 | 21 Years Ranked
    Burr & Forman provides a comprehensive corporate offering with a specialty in tax-related matters and midmarket M&A. The firm represents a diverse client base ranging from entrepreneurs to large Fortune 500 companies, including those in the telecommunications, banking and healthcare sectors. It often advises on deals involving private equity funds.
  3. Fox Rothschild
    3
    Fox Rothschild
    Corporate/M&A
    2024 | Band 3 | 17 Years Ranked
    Fox Rothschild has a notable South Carolina practice covering a broad swath of the corporate and transactional landscape, including M&A and private equity matters. The firm also advises in connection with corporate governance issues. The group offers additional expertise in venture capital and debt financings.
  4. Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
    3
    Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA
    Corporate/M&A
    2024 | Band 3 | 21 Years Ranked
    Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd has a strong corporate practice known for its enviable financial services expertise. The firm handles sophisticated M&A and capital markets transactions, as well as corporate governance issues. It also provides advice to corporations regarding federal and state income and property tax matters.
  5. K&L Gates
    3
    K&L Gates
    Corporate/M&A
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    K&L Gates is noted for handling a variety of mid-market M&A transactions, including acquisitions and sales, as well as equity investments. Its client roster includes manufacturers and private equity firms. The firm is adept at handling national and cross-border transactions.
  6. Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP
    3
    Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP
    Corporate/M&A
    2024 | Band 3 | 29 Years Ranked
    Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP has a strong practice with expertise in the full range of corporate matters. The firm is proficient at handling joint ventures, business expansions and economic development matters for a range of prominent clients, with notable experience in the real estate, manufacturing and healthcare sectors. It has additional strength in the private equity and venture capital spaces.
  7. Wyche, P.A.
    3
    Wyche, P.A.
    Corporate/M&A
    2024 | Band 3 | 21 Years Ranked
    Wyche has a highly regarded Greenville-based practice with a strong bench of well-respected attorneys known for their sophisticated transactional work. The firm regularly assists well-known clients on domestic and international deals, offering expertise on joint ventures and sizable M&A mandates. It is also adept at securities, compliance and tax matters in the corporate sphere and is noted for expertise in venture capital and private equity matters.