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Hinckley Allen’s Corporate & Business Transactions attorneys offer expertise to clients across a broad spectrum of industries, encompassing areas such as communications, defense, employment, health care, technology, aviation, hospitality, agriculture, and banking. Our diverse portfolio of clients includes entities of varying sizes, extending from small and mid-sized companies to Fortune 500® companies, and closely held family businesses and startups.

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From entity formation through mergers and acquisitions, our practical solutions are tailored to achieve your business objectives. We prioritize gaining a deep understanding of your unique legal needs, business operations, market positioning, and long-term strategic goals. We specialize in guiding mid-sized companies through the complexities of mergers and acquisitions, working to minimize risk, craft solid contracts, and negotiate disputes to reach favorable outcomes. This comprehensive approach empowers us to resolve your immediate legal concerns, anticipate your future requirements, and provide strategic guidance to mitigate and control business risks. Hinckley Allen’s extensive industry-spanning experience and diverse client roster exemplifies the exceptional value we bring to our clients and allows us to offer unparalleled expertise in business law matters.

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Case Studies

Hinckley Allen Represents International Tennis Hall of Fame in the Sale of its Association of Tennis Professionals Tournament

Hinckley Allen represented the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF) in the successful negotiation of the sale of its Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament, currently known as the Infosys Hall of Fame Open. The sale coincides with a broad…

Hinckley Allen Represents NRG in "League of Legends" Acquisition

Hinckley Allen represented its long-term client, NRG, a professional gaming and entertainment company headquarters in Los Angeles, California, in its acquisition of the "League of Legends" esports team and related assets from Madison Square Garden Sports C…

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SEC Adopts Rules to Enhance and Standardize Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

March 14, 2024

On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted, by a 3-2 vote, final rules (the “Final Rules”) to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures by public entities and public offerings. The Final Rules, which requ…

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Federal Court Invalidates NLRB’s Joint Employer Standard

March 13, 2024

Update: As we indicate below, the NLRB’s final rule regarding the standard to determine joint-employer status under the NLRA was met with a challenge in the court system, and on March 8, 2024, just days before the applicable regulations would have come i…

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Hinckley Allen Named a Best Place to Work in Connecticut for 15th Consecutive Year

March 8, 2024

Hinckley Allen was named one of the Best Places to Work in Connecticut in 2024 by The Hartford Business Journal (HBJ) for the 15th consecutive year. The Best Places to Work Awards honor companies who receive the highest employee satisfaction ratings, as de…

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Jeremy P. Siegel Joins Hinckley Allen's Corporate & Business Transactions Practice Group

February 13, 2024

Hinckley Allen is pleased to welcome Jeremy P. Siegel to the firm as an associate in the Corporate & Business Transactions Practice Group. Jeremy’s wealth of experience includes supporting startups and emerging growth companies with venture capital f…

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Representative Transactions

Distribution

  • Represented the Buyer in connection with the purchase of the assets of a New Jersey-based flooring distribution company
  • Represented the Seller in the sale of equity interests of a privately held electrical products distribution company to a U.S.-based subsidiary of a French public company
  • Represented the Seller, a distributor of natural stone, in the sale of its assets to a private equity firm

Energy and Utilities

  • Represented the Buyer in the acquisition of a water business in North Carolina

Financial Services

  • Represented a regional bank in its “merger of equals” transaction that roughly doubled its size
  • Represented the Buyer in the asset acquisition of a registered investment advisor business for cash and a majority equity position in the resulting company
  • Represented the Buyer in the acquisition of 100% of the membership interests of a registered broker-dealer
  • Represented the Buyer in related acquisitions of an investment advisor and registered broker-dealer
  • Represented the Seller in the sale of a New Hampshire chartered bank to a bank-holding company for cash and stock
  • Represented the Seller in the sale of a Rhode Island bank-holding company to a Massachusetts bank-holding company
  • Represented the Seller in the sale of a Connecticut bank-holding company to a New York bank-holding company, and also resolved several shareholder strike suits and settlement

Health Care Products and Services

  • Represented the Buyer in the asset purchase of a 400-bed hospital located in Blue Island, Illinois; converted hospital from nonprofit to for-profit
  • Represented a publicly held company in its acquisition of a publicly held company in the aesthetic treatment industry
  • Represented the shareholders of a national medical laboratory providing drug monitoring services to a private equity firm focused on health care transactions
  • Represented the Buyer in the acquisition of a downtown Chicago continuing-care retirement community out of bankruptcy proceedings
  • Represented stalking-horse bidder in a bankruptcy acquisition under §363 of substantially all the assets of two continuing care retirement communities located in Illinois
  • Represented the Buyer in the purchase of a dental practice and related financing
  • Represented the members of a health care company in the sale of their membership interests in a continuing-care facility
  • Represented the Seller in the sale of a neurophysiological instrumentation company to a medical company
  • Represented the Seller in the sale of the LLC membership interests of an electronic health record and electronic medical record software provider

Manufacturing

  • Represented the Seller in the sale of operating subsidiaries of a solid tire manufacturer and distributor, which included the sale of a Cayman Island holding company that owned a Chinese subsidiary. Buyer was a public company listed on the Swedish exchange
  • Represented the Seller in the sale of a Serbian tire manufacturing subsidiary to a Czech company and negotiated the related off-take agreement and credit agreement amendments

Retail

  • Represented a stalking-horse bidder in a bankruptcy credit bid acquisition under §363 of substantially all the assets of a designer bath and supply company located throughout the United States
  • Represented the management/investor acquisitor of the assets of a Massachusetts-based subsidiary of a Canadian public company
  • Represented a bicycle manufacturer in the cross-border (Canada) acquisition of an apparel company
  • Represented the Seller in the sale of shares of its wholly-owned subsidiary. Seller held back certain assets from the sale, so the structure included an asset-purchase agreement, as well as a stock-purchase agreement

Technology/Biotechnology

  • Represented the Seller in the asset sale of a market research/software company in exchange for minority-equity position in Buyer and cash consideration in the form of a promissory note
  • Represented the members of a predictive analytics software company in an equity sale to an Irish public company
  • Represented the shareholders of a leading genetic testing development company to a U.S. public company
  • Represented the Seller in the sale of three business units pursuant to Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to three separate internal purchasers. Transactions involved multiple transition service agreements dealing with integrated IT and operational issues as well as bankruptcy bidding process

Auto Dealerships

  • Represented buyer (assets) of two separate auto dealerships in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and related deal and floorplan financing. Represented the same buyer in the establishment of a new Kia dealership in Tennessee and GM dealerships in Western New York and related real property purchases and financings