M&A/corporate and commercial
Frank Chaiken, chair of the corporate transactions & securities practice group at Thompson Hine LLP, focuses his practice on a range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, start-ups, joint ventures, and various commercial agreements. Chaiken also has longstanding experience handling foreign investment ventures directed into the US.
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Work Department
Corporate Transactions & Securities
Position
Frank is a partner in the firm and leads Thompson Hine’s Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group, which comprises the firm’s practices in the areas of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Securities, Investment Management and Funds, Venture Capital, Contracting and General Corporate. He focuses his practice on private M&A, on both the buy and sell sides, including transactions for private and private equity-backed companies and their sponsors; cross-border transactions (in-bound and out-bound); and corporate restructurings. Frank provides general counsel and trusted adviser services to clients and their senior management. He is based in Thompson Hine’s Cincinnati office.
Languages
German
Education
- Boston College Law School, J.D., 1987, magna cum laude; member, Boston College Law Review
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1987
- Harvard University, A.B., 1983
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Key clients
- Pro Mach, Inc.
- Pharmacy Corporation of America
Work highlights
Represented ProMach in multiple transactions annually. Most recently, they advised on the acquisition of American Holt, DMA Solution, and Pride Engineering (collectively known as AmHolt).