Experience
Counseled Client in its Acquisition of a $1.9 Billion Publicly Traded Financial Holding Company.
Peoples Bancorp Inc. has engaged us for a variety of significant projects involving M&A and regulatory matters over the last 12 months. We partnered with Peoples on its most significant acquisition to date with our team, the purchase of Premier Financial, a $1.9 billion dollar public company with financial operations in seven states. This was a complex deal requiring a deep and broad team to handle a three-step merger, shareholder approvals, various regulatory approvals, and multi-state filings. The team was heavily involved in negotiating proper allocations of risk, transaction documents, and leading diligence, working hard in a compressed timeframe to get to signing. Other projects completed with Peoples included advising on a variety of corporate governance matters and regulatory matters.
Bankruptcy Emergence, Corporate Restructuring and Financing
Represented Chapter 11 debtor in submission of reorganization plan and receipt of $75,000,000 emergence financing.
Commercial Loan Refinancing
Represented the borrower in a $15,000,000 commercial loan refinancing transaction.
Internal Reorganization
Represented a U.S. company with complex U.S., Canadian and Swiss corporate structure in reorganizing as necessary to preserve U.S. tax benefits from pre-Chapter 11 losses.