Chamberlain Hrdlicka is home to a well-experienced M&A team, with clients praising the group for its ‘high service quality and good collaboration’. The team frequently leverages connections to the firm’s tax planning, securities, and finance teams to offer clients all-round services. Houston-based Habeeb Gnaim heads the team, offering expertise in tax related matters for complex M&A deals. Atlanta’s own Scott Augustine is recognized for middle-market deals in the healthcare, agribusiness and tech sectors.
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Testimonials
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- ‘High service quality, good collaboration.’
- 'Each lawyer we have worked with has been incredibly helpful and has been very responsive to our needs.'
- 'Chamberlain Hrdlicka’s M&A team provided outstanding, pragmatic advice on a complex cross-border transaction I handled in Saint Martin. They were highly creative in structuring the deal to navigate local Saint Martin requirements, Mexican seller-side issues, and my position as a U.S. tax resident. Their technical skill on tax and regulatory matters, responsiveness, and commercial focus kept the process efficient and materially improved the outcome. I would happily recommend them for middle-market cross-border M&A in the Caribbean and Latin America.'
Key clients
- ZT Corporate
- Page
- BWFS
- VSSTA
Work highlights
Represented buyer ZT Corporate in its acquisition of a four-facility business operating under the "STAT Emergency Center" tradename in Laredo, Del Rio, and Eagle Pass, Texas, expanding ZT Corporate’s Altus Community Healthcare portfolio and maintaining its status as the largest operator of freestanding emergency centers in the state.
Represented seller Page in its signing of a definitive purchase agreement to be acquired by buyer Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, creating the second-largest architecture firm in the U.S. and significantly expanding Stantec’s capabilities, workforce and presence across high-growth sectors and critical markets.
Advised seller BWFS Industries LLC on its sale and transition to buyer JHBDMB Holdings, Inc., a 100% ESOP-owned company, providing a strategic exit for the owners while ensuring workforce continuity and addressing all corporate, tax and regulatory aspects of the transaction.
Practice head
Habeeb “Hobbs” I; Gnaim; Scott Augustine