Experience
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Represented federal defense contractor in acquisitions of aviation technical support services provider and commercial and business support services provider.
- Represented global live events and entertainment production company in a series of strategic acquisitions to expand its presence throughout the United States and into Europe.
- Represented entrepreneur in the acquisition of restaurant business, including transition of alcoholic beverage license.
- Represented medical group practice in the acquisition of a new location to expand its coverage in Central Florida.
- Represented Florida real estate firm in sale to national, publicly traded real estate company.
- Represented electronic displays manufacturer in sale to global strategic buyer.
- Represented financial planning and retirement investment services firm in sale to global insurance, wealth management, benefits and retirement solutions company.
- Represented special needs school and provider of behavioral therapy services in sale to private equity-backed national provider seeking to expand its operations into Florida.
- Represented emerging provider of technology services and virtual healthcare goods marketplace in capital raise transactions.
- Represented educational content and technology platform provider in sale to private equity-backed national professional education services company seeking to diversify its course offerings and enhance its customers’ online learning experience.
- Worked under a highly accelerated time frame to support review, analysis, negotiation and refinement of deal structure, definitive documentation and legal opinion representing target in capital infusion transaction by foreign private equity group.
Corporate and Business
Kathryn has more than 15 years of experience handing corporate and business matters to support clients as they form, grow, acquire new businesses and eventually sell or transition their mature businesses. During these stages of the business life cycle, Kathryn advises and assists clients on a broad range of issues, including legal entity selection, business succession planning, strategies to incentivize and retain key personnel through equity and equity alternative arrangements, establishing internal business relationships through the preparation of governing and operational documents, and the drafting, negotiation and review of a variety of commercial contracts.