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Mergers & Acquisitions

Overview

M&A isn’t just about contracts and closings. It’s about strategy, timing, and finding the right structure to unlock value. Whether you’re buying, selling, merging, or carving out a new division, we know how to get deals done with minimal disruption and maximum impact.

At Gutwein Law, we bring clarity and confidence to complex transactions. Our M&A team advises private and public companies, private equity firms, founders, and strategic acquirers across industries. We handle everything from letters of intent to post-closing integration, so you can focus on what comes next. We move fast, stay practical, and speak your language. Our team blends sharp legal acumen with real-world business experience. We don’t just spot red flags – we help you decide when to pause, when to renegotiate, and when to push forward with confidence.
 

Services

  1. We guide clients through the purchase or sale of businesses with a focus on deal structure, risk management, and strategic alignment—whether you're buying to grow or selling to capitalize.

  2. We help clients separate business units cleanly and efficiently, ensuring operational continuity, regulatory compliance, and optimized value in every divestiture or spin-off.

  3. From due diligence to post-merger integration, we structure and execute mergers that align with your goals, minimize disruption, and unlock long-term value.

  4. We design and negotiate joint ventures that balance collaboration with protection – creating clear governance, aligned incentives, and built-in flexibility.

  5. We advise on buyouts driven by financial sponsors or management teams, helping structure transactions that are financially sound, tax-efficient, and legally secure.

  6. When a company needs to pivot, we provide legal counsel on reorganizations, distressed sales, and operational restructuring to preserve value and protect assets.

  7. We structure and implement tax-deferred transactions that meet complex IRS requirements while achieving your business objectives with minimal tax impact.

  8. We advise on federal and state securities law compliance in connection with M&A transactions, helping clients avoid regulatory pitfalls and maintain transparency with stakeholders.

Successes

Acquisition

Representation of agtech company in its acquisition by a large multinational company

Acquisition

Representation of software company in its acquisition by a major US technology company

M&A

Represented parent corporation in its $6.5M sale of its subsidiary’s business involving the commercial transportation of bulk liquids. Involved in due diligence and drafting of consent letters, resignations, company resolutions and governance documents, disclosure schedules, and purchase agreement.

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Represented drug corporation in its planned subsidiary merger with limited liability company. Involved in heavy due diligence and corresponding communication with related parties.

M&A

Represented individual in their $4M purchase of a waste and industrial hauling transportation corporation. Involved in the due diligence and drafting of the closing checklist, stock power agreements, resignation agreements, and promissory note.

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Represented U.S. corporation in the sale of its equity interests to international energy and services corporation. Involved in heavy due diligence and affiliated closing document drafting.

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Represented waste hauling and bulk transportation businesses in their $85M sale of their equity interests to a U.S. limited liability company. The deal involved heavy due diligence among the companies’ customers and vendors and drafting of closing documents, including disclosure schedules, closing checklist, consent letters, payoff letters, and employment agreements. Assisted with drafting purchase agreement.

M&A

Represented U.S. corporation in its $5.3M acquisition of a chemical compound manufacturer and its related entities. The day-to-day transactions included diligence on underlying contracts and drafting various closing documents such as a closing checklist, disclosure schedules, IP assignment agreement, bill of sale agreement, assignment and assumption agreement, and consent letters for vendors and suppliers.

M&A

Represented real estate private equity sponsor in the acquisition of multiple active farming operations throughout the United States.

M&A

Represented national third-party property management firm in its strategic acquisitions throughout the United States.

M&A

Represented strategic acquirer in the stock sale of a national hazardous materials transportation company for an enterprise value in excess of $11M.

M&A

Represented principals of a technology company in the equity sale of their membership interests, including the f-reorganization of the target, to a strategic acquirer for an enterprise value in excess of $15M.

M&A

Represented seller and joint venture entity in the sale, purchase, and expansion of an energy production facility with an enterprise value in excess of $125M including equity structuring, senior and mezzanine debt, and tax structuring including investment tax credits.

M&A

M&A Negotiating and closing the sale of stock in a supply company with a long-term employment contract

M&A

M&A Negotiating and closing the sale of the ownership interest in a software as a service company with an escrow fund available for indemnification claims for one year post-closing

M&A

Negotiating and closing the sale of assets of an insurance company in exchange for cash and equity in the purchaser

M&A

$15 million IRC 1031 improvement exchange to facilitate the sale of a multi-family housing complex exchange into new self storage development.

M&A

Negotiating and closing the stock purchase and joint venture arrangement with a Brazilian manufacturing company

Merger

The merger of nine corporations, and the split-up and reorganization of a corporation with separate operating divisions

Merger

Structuring and negotiating the merger of two Swedish manufacturing and distribution companies.

Acquisition

Structuring and negotiation of the purchase of a supermajority interest in a Michigan manufacturing company and operating agreement protecting majority interest including put/call provisions of the minority members.

The Mergers & Acquisitions Team

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Stuart R. Gutwein

Business Law

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Brian D. Casserly

Business Law

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Ross T. Yates

Business Law

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Brock C. Bucher

Business Law

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