Lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio: Mergers and Acquisitions
Global Clientele ◊ Over 25 Years of Experience
Our mergers and acquisitions practice is among the most prolific in the world, involving enterprises as diverse as small technology startups to Fortune 500 organizations that conduct business overseas. We are committed to providing value-added legal counsel, improving the financial health of your company as a result of our work. To schedule a complimentary consultation, contact us online or call 440-210-4903 (toll-free at 1-866-757-1807).
As immediate past president of the Ohio Venture Association and as a founding member of the North Coast Angel Fund, Ben has direct access to the key people in the mergers and acquisitions market throughout northeast Ohio and elsewhere. Leveraging our extensive network of business and finance professionals, we bring people together — the right buyer to the right seller.
Comprehensive M & A Counsel
- Acquisition and divestiture of stock and assets and other transactions, including assets for cash and assets for stock
- Purchasing businesses or selling businesses
- Negotiation and drafting of purchase agreements
- Choice of entity and corporate formation
- Tender & exchange offers
- Leveraged buy-outs
- Reorganization, reincorporation, and restructuring
- Sell-side representation (sale planning, preparation for buyer due diligence)
- Buy-side representation
- Reporting and regulatory compliance
- Contract compliance and litigation
- Assignment and handling of contracts
- Confidentiality and non-circumvention agreements
- Creation of divisions or subsidiaries
- Sales of business assets, including real estate
- Closing coordination
- Multi-state / international investments
From $5 million to $30 million dollar transactions, we represent buyers, sellers, investors and lenders in our M & A work, local to global. Whether you are just beginning to search for a buyer or a seller, or you are further along in the process and are seeking learned advice and counsel, Ben Calkins is an M & A lawyer with considerable experience bringing hundreds of deals to fruition.
For those at the beginning of the process, we help you to develop acquisition criteria, narrowing your focus to manageable options. Next, we help you to properly structure a proposal and a letter of intent. We work closely with you to identify how to fund the deal, find outside sources of capital, and negotiate. With hundreds of transactions completed over 25 years of legal practice, Ben Calkins knows how to effectively represent your interests and get the job done.
Contact Ben Calkins, Attorney at Law
Contact Ben online or call 440-210-4903 (toll-free at 1-866-757-1807) for representation in mergers and acquisitions. Our Pepper Pike law office is located 15 minutes east of Cleveland. Evening and weekend meetings can be scheduled upon request.