With a marked focus on deals in the $10m-$250m bracket, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s M&A group is valued for its ability to ‘strike a balance between the client’s commercial goals and legal risks’. The sizeable national group draws on over 150 lawyers across the US, which equips it to handle transactions across all key industry sectors, with its recent highlights spanning the technology, healthcare, automotive, and financial services spheres. Columbia-based Gus Dixon co-chairs the department and maintains a broad corporate practice that intersects M&A, private equity, and corporate governance. The group is additionally co-led by Baltimore-based Colleen Pleasant Kline and Atlanta managing partner Michael Hollingsworth, both of whom focus on middle-market M&A. Also noted in Atlanta are William Ching, who chairs the private equity and venture capital group, and Brian Galison, who specializes in M&A involving the TMT, manufacturing, and financial services areas.
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Testimonials
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- ‘An exceptional firm all the way around; notable for its expert exercise of balance between client’s commercial goals and legal risks and opportunities.’
‘Gus Dixon and Jim Lehman are simply the best. Practicing law is an art and science and they have a winning formula. Their dedication and commitment to clients is best in class and unparalleled.’
‘I work closely with the Nelson Mullins team on M&A transactions. The team is great at their job which requires a balance of: protecting us as their client, keeping the business goals as priority, and finding an efficient way to get to answers in what is typically a long and drawn out broader transaction process.’
‘The team is able to pull in subject matter experts for any issues that come about, while the core team we work with that is leading the deal is able to retain all of that information and package it into the broader deal and negotiations.’
‘Michael Hollingsworth, Katelyn Fredericks, Anish Patel, and Chip Gray are the M&A folks that we typically work with. They bring in subject matter experts across their team depending on the topic at hand.’
- ‘Well-rounded, efficient, transparent, and relentless describes their team. It's rare that they are not on top of issues and we are always able to get a hold of them. They're also good people to work with and I enjoy the time with them.’
‘Very commercial lawyers. Brian Galison is very commercial and knowledgeable and responds quickly when needed.’
Key clients
- TranSystems Corporation
- GovernmentJobs.com (d/b/a NEOGOV)
- C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc.
- Fire Protection Service Corporation
- Pinnacle Central Company, Inc.
- Tential
- Jobe Industrial
- Touchdown Ventures
- Tulkoff Food Products
Work highlights
Represented TranSystems Corporation in its acquisition of BCE Engineers.
Acted for Tulkoff Food Products on its acquisition by Graham Partners.
Represented C.W. Matthews Contracting Company in its acquisition of Baker Constructors.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Colleen Pleasant Kline; Gus Dixon; Michael Hollingsworth
Other key lawyers
William Ching; Brian Galison; Matthew Armstrong; Tom Brumgardt; Katelyn Fredericks; Jim Lehman; Anish Patel; Chip Gray