M&A
Negotiated and closed the stock purchase and joint venture arrangement with a Brazilian manufacturing company.
Attorney
Stuart R. Gutwein
Business Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Commercial Lending & Finance, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Real Estate Law
- Lafayette
- 765.269.4160
- stuart.gutwein@gutweinlaw.com
About
Stuart is a business attorney and co-founder of Gutwein Law, where he is focused on building a firm that serves as a valuable resource for growing businesses. In addition to his client work, Stuart devotes significant time to recruiting and developing legal talent across the firm's offices, and he welcomes inquiries from attorneys interested in joining the team or launching a new office in another market.
His practice is concentrated in business and real estate transactions, mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures, emerging companies, and private equity. With more than two decades of experience across various aspects of business law, Stuart delivers practical, straightforward counsel that gets right to the heart of the matter. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, trail running, and coaching youth baseball.
Education
- Indiana University McKinney School of Law – J.D., 2003, manga cum laude
- Purdue University – B.S. Business Management, 2000
Admissions
- Indiana
- Arizona
Community
- Board Member, Granite Management, LLC
- Board Member, M25 Group, LLC
- Board Member, Lafayette Catholic School System
- Member, Lafayette Catholic School System Advancement Committee
- Member, Business Law Survey Commission
- Board Member, Greater Lafayette Commerce
- Board Member, Lafayette Aviators
- Board Secretary and Coach, Squires Baseball
- Past President, Indiana State Bar Association Ag Law Section
Areas of Focus
Successes
M&A
Negotiated and closed the disposition of substantially all of the assets of a manufacturing company.
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Facilitated the merger of nine corporations, and the split-up and reorganization of a corporation with separate operating divisions.
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Structured and negotiated the merger of two Swedish manufacturing and distribution companies.
M&A
Structured and negotiated 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.
Project Finance
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.
Energy
$120 million multi-phase renewable biogas to electric and renewable natural gas project.
M&A
Represented national third-party property management firm in its strategic acquisitions throughout the United States.