Neil McLaughlin Independent Law Practice Professional
Prior to forming McLaughlin Law Offices, LLC, Neil practiced with large Boston firms and advised companies and entrepreneurs engaged in industries as diverse as telecommunications, broadcasting, marketing and sales consulting, medical devices, industrial valves, paint and industrial coatings, distribution, and hospitality.
Results
Set forth below is an illustrative list of transactions in which Neil McLaughlin had a leadership role.
Purchases and Joint Ventures
Technology and Telecommunications
- Represented a privately-held corporation in its acquisition of an online distributor of music for cash.
- Represented a publicly-traded internet service provider in the execution of its acquisition program, acquiring the assets of ten privately-held ISPs for cash.
- Represented six utilities in connection with the formation of a joint venture to acquire a position in a privately-held limited liability company operating an internet-based trading platform.
- Represented a publicly-traded U.S. corporation in connection with its acquisition of a privately-held Irish LED technology company for cash and common stock.
- Represented a publicly-traded U.S. corporation in its acquisition of a privately-held Canadian fiber optic technology company for cash and stock.
- Represented a publicly-traded fiber optic networks component manufacturer in connection with two joint venture transactions in which the client agreed to provide capital and logistical support to certain scientists in connection with their product development efforts.
Healthcare and Life Sciences
- Represented a private equity firm which invests in distressed companies in connection with its acquisition of a controlling interest in an entity developing a medical diagnostic technology.
- Represented a provider of hospital emergency room services in its acquisition of a privately-held company for cash.
Broadcasting
- Represented a Boston-based entity in connection with its acquisition of a privately-held corporation operating approximately 20 radio stations in six states and the related senior debt and subordinated debt and preferred equity financings.
- Represented a Boston-based entity in connection with its acquisition of a controlling interest in a limited liability company operating radio stations in the mid-Atlantic region.
- Represented management in the acquisition of a subsidiary of a publicly-traded company in the flow control and measurement industry.
Marketing and Distribution
- Represented a privately-held beer distributor in four asset purchase transactions for cash.
- Represented a publicly-traded food broker in connection with the acquisition of four privately-held companies for cash and notes.
- Represented a corporation in its acquisition of privately-held food brokerage companies having operations in approximately 20 states for cash and common stock.
- Represented a distributor of educational materials in its acquisition of a privately-held company for cash.
- Represented a privately-held milling company in the acquisition of a minority interest in a mill through a joint venture with large food processors.
Real Estate Investment
- Represented a private real estate investment fund in connection with the acquisition of four properties.
Sales
Technology and Telecommunications
- Represented a multi-national manufacturer of cable products in connection with the sale of a subsidiary to a publicly-traded US company for cash and a promissory note.
- Represented a privately-held fiber optic and wireless communication sub-component manufacturer in its acquisition by a publicly traded sub-component manufacturer for cash.
- Represented a publicly-traded Internet service provider in its acquisition by a publicly-traded telecom company for cash and common stock.
- Represented a privately-held radio broadcasting company in its acquisition by a publicly-traded radio broadcasting company for cash consideration.
- Represented a privately-held German facial recognition technology company in connection with its acquisition by a US-based facial recognition technology company for cash and common stock.
- Represented a veterinarian in the sale of a practice to a privately-held entity operating practices in twelve states.
- Represented a privately-held skin care company in connection with the sale of a controlling interest to a private equity firm.
- Represented a Boston-based entity in connection with the sale of a radio broadcasting company to a publicly-traded company for cash.
- Represented a privately-held beer distributor in four asset sale transactions for cash.
- Represented a privately-held bottler and distributor of soft drinks in connection with its acquisition by a New York Stock Exchange-listed company for cash and a promissory note.
- Represented a privately-held manufacturer of paints, stains and other finishes in connection with its June 2005 acquisition by a publicly-traded corporation.
- The transaction was structured as a reverse triangular merger and the aggregate consideration was approximately $90 million.
- Represented a publicly-traded biotechnology company in connection with a private placement of common stock to a related party.
- Represented a publicly-traded fiber optic cable company in four private placements of common stock.
- Represented a US ventricular assistance device manufacturer in connection with its initial public offering on the Australian Stock Exchange and private placement of common stock to US investors.
- Represented a publicly-traded biotechnology company in a private placement of common stock and warrants.
- Represented a food brokerage company formed in a roll-up transaction in its initial public offering of common stock.
- Represented an investor in its acquisition of a controlling interest in a restaurant chain operating in the southeastern states.
- Represented an investor in the acquisition of a minority interest in company developing a chain of restaurants.
- Represented a publicly-traded manufacturer of industrial valves in a public offering of common stock.
- Represented a private real estate investment fund in connection with its formation and the private placement of limited partnership interests to accredited investors.