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Represented a 40% stockholder in the sale of one of the largest privately-owned businesses in its industry through a controlled auction that resulted in a purchase price over $115 million and substantially higher than the owner's original target price.
Led a team of Ober|Kaler attorneys representing a group of eight separate owners of franchised dry cleaning establishments in three different states to resolve conflicts with the franchisor and achieve independence for the store owners.
Subsequently, helped group form a business association to own trademarks, develop and own custom software and manage group purchasing of advertising, equipment and supplies.
Represented a publicly traded physician management company in the acquisition of a large regional practice of primary care physicians through a reverse triangular merger requiring Hart-Scott-Rodino filings.
Negotiated unusually favorable employment terms for continued employment of senior executives of a national health claims processor following a $160 million acquisition of the company.
Successfully negotiated on behalf of a large non-profit community hospital multiple contracts with a group of specialty physicians and their related administrative management company for both professional services contract and ownership of a joint venture for the operation of an on-campus facility.
Led a team of Ober|Kaler attorneys representing a regional food processor and a distributor in a reorganization and recapitalization among its stockholders and investors designed to retire debt by converting debt to equity. Subsequently represented the same client in a management-led leveraged buy-out and tender offer with multiple tiers of lenders.
Helped minority common stockholders of a multi-state communications company acquire at a steep discount all of the equity of multiple venture capital investors in order to assume control of the company, avert bankruptcy and effect a turnaround.
Represented eight physician specialists in five separate practices in the formation of a group medical practice through merger of the practices, including the merger of separate subsidiaries operating ambulatory surgery centers. Continue to represent the group specialty practice in routine business and governance matters, stockholder and employee issues and pursuit of new ventures.
Counseled a woman-owned pension administration services business with respect to business continuity and succession planning through transfers of stock to valued employees.
Represented a national operator of family-oriented restaurants in obtaining liquor licenses in multiple counties in Maryland and also assisted out-of-state hotel operators with the transfer of liquor licenses in connection with acquisitions of major hotels in Baltimore's Inner Harbor and the surrounding region.
Represented the purchaser of 23 restaurants in five states in connection with the transfer of 19 valuable liquor licenses in Maryland and Virginia.
Helped structure and implement a creative judicial foreclosure proceeding to obtain ownership of partnership interests held as collateral for five HUD-insured apartment developments.
Successfully mediated a $7 million cash settlement in a domestic matter to avoid liquidation of a large regional business enterprise in order to satisfy the obligation.
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