Mergers and acquisitions can be critical moments in the life of a business, combining complex processes that many business owners and executives navigate only once.
For small and mid-sized companies in particular, the process can feel unfamiliar and overwhelming, from understanding valuation and deal structure to managing due diligence and negotiating terms. At the same time, a growing number of business ownership successions and strategic business combinations are driving increased M&A activity and adding urgency to getting transactions right.
The Corporate team at Tarter Krinsky & Drogin helps clients move through this complexity with clarity and confidence. Our team guides both U.S. and international businesses through every stage of the M&A lifecycle, from initial strategy through diligence, negotiation, and closing, as well as post-transaction integration. We structure and negotiate transactions across a wide range of deal types, including asset and stock acquisitions, mergers, spin-offs, roll‑ups, corporate restructuring, recapitalizations, dispositions, joint ventures, minority investment and other strategic business transactions. We combine technical legal knowledge with practical, business-oriented advice, ensuring clients understand each step of the process, identifying what is negotiable and strategically important at each step.
What sets Tarter Krinsky & Drogin apart is how we deliver that support. We staff transactions efficiently with a team led by experienced attorneys, allowing us to work closely with clients throughout the process. This collaborative approach provides consistent access to experienced counsel who understand business priorities and can respond quickly as issues arise. We are highly versatile, tailoring our approach to the size, complexity, and goals of each transaction while leveraging the broad-spectrum of capabilities of our firm, with seamless support from our tax, employment, intellectual property, real estate, bankruptcy and other specialty practices when needed.
We represent a broad range of New York-based and regional businesses across industries, including:
- Healthcare providers and medical facilities
- Hedge fund and asset managers
- Construction and engineering firms
- Digital media and technology companies
- Hospitality and retail businesses
- Food and beverage processors and distributors
- Consulting and professional services providers
- E-commerce companies
Our clients typically include business owners and founders on the sell-side and a mix of buyers ranging from owner-operators to CEOs, general counsel, and senior executives on the buy side. We help clients navigate the legal, regulatory, and commercial challenges that arise in both domestic and cross-border deals, and we understand the different priorities each group brings to the table and adapt our counsel accordingly.
Our recent experience spans a variety of industries and transaction types, including representing a buyer in the acquisition of a New York surgical center, representing a regional tax consulting firm’s acquisition of a state tax specialist, advising the owner of a New York-based climbing fitness gym business in its sale to a private equity-backed national operator, and representing a digital media company in its sale to a public company.
Providing comprehensive legal services across all aspects of mergers and acquisitions, our team specializes in a range of M&A services including:
- Letter of intent and term sheet drafting and negotiation
- Transaction structuring and strategic advice
- Acquisition and investment agreement drafting and negotiation
- Legal due diligence and risk assessment
- Corporate clean-up and pre-transaction readiness
- Post-closing governance, disclosure, and compliance matters and integration support
