MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A. is one of the leaders and has participated in virtually every major acquisition or merger taking place in Mississippi over the past several decades. We have extensive experience in buying, selling, and combining companies across a broad spectrum of industries, including banking, insurance, gaming, telecommunications, manufacturing, retail and healthcare. We have represented both buyers and sellers of family owned businesses to publicly traded companies in all types of transactions, including stock acquisitions, asset acquisitions, mergers, going private transactions, corporate spin offs, bids, leveraged buy outs, recapitalizations and restructurings.
We are experienced in all aspects of the buying and selling process from the strategic planning and structuring of the transaction to screening prospects and negotiating the transaction to financing and closing the transaction. As a full service law firm we can handle a broad range of complex issues that may arise during a merger or acquisition. This allows us to utilize a proven team approach which enables us to efficiently and effectively handle all aspects of an acquisition transaction including corporate, securities, tax, regulatory, employment, ERISA, environmental, real estate and any other aspects of such transactions.
During the consolidation wave in banking in the late 90's our Firm consistently ranked in the top 15 firms in the nation based on the number of banking mergers handled. The Firm's acquisition practice is not limited to "traditional" acquisitions. Our attorneys frequently represent purchasers (domestic and foreign) of assets in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
We pride ourselves on advising our clients in acquisition transactions in making sound decisions to meet the clients objectives and goals.
Attorneys
Robert E. Box, Jr.
Alveno N. Castilla
William E. Dossett
David B. Grishman
Terris C. Harris
Gina M. Jacobs
Craig N. Landrum
Erich Nichols
L. Keith Parsons
Thomas B. Shepherd III
Benjamin P. Sones
Ann Corso Taylor
Aileen S. Thomas
J. William Williams
