Houston-based BoyarMiller has a sophisticated M&A practice servicing middle-market regional and national companies, specializing in the aerospace, insurance, hospitality, and technology industries. The team handles all aspects of corporate transactions on both the buy and sell side, including purchase and debt agreements, earn-outs and roll–over equity, and recapitalizations. Steve Kesten chairs the corporate and M&A team and manages private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds, as well as succession planning and traditional M&A. Founding shareholders Bill Boyar and Gary Miller are active players in the M&A team. Boyar strategizes with contacts worldwide on complex corporate matters across the healthcare, finance, and energy industries. Meanwhile, Miller represents insurance agencies in capital transactions in the US and internationally.
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Key clients

  • Acteon Group Operation (UK) Limited
  • American Alloy Steel
  • Ben's Asphlat
  • Capital Glass
  • Criteria Labs
  • Mission Driven Foods
  • Moffitt Holdings
  • Sage Energy Partners

Work highlights

Represented Sugar Land, Texas-based Sun Com Mobile in its acquisition of Optimal Wireless.
Represented National Sealants & Lubricants (NSL Aerospace) in its sale to Bron Tapes, a portfolio company of Rotunda Capital Partners.
Represented Moffitt Holdings, LLC in connection with its recapitalization by Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN).
Practice head

Steve Kesten

Other key lawyers

Bill Boyar; Gary Miller; Gus Bourgeois; Lawrence Wilson; Lyndsay Fincher