Celebrating 20 Years as Advisors and Advocates for South Florida Clients
Corporations, Limited Liability Companies and Securities Issuances
Securities Issuances
The Carney Stanton attorneys represent issuers, underwriters and security holders in offerings and private placements of debt, equity and hybrid securities offerings. Our work includes SEC-registered offerings, debt and equity offerings, municipal bond financings, medium term note programs and asset-backed securities offerings.
Our lawyers serve as counsel in capital-raising and financing transactions for, among others, financial institutions, telecommunications companies, computer software and systems companies, biotechnology firms, energy companies, real estate developers, specialty finance companies, sophisticated technology acquisitions and other businesses.
Venture Capital
Our venture capital practice includes representation of both investors and early-stage companies that are venture-backed or seeking venture capital investment. Our clients include early-stage companies that are seeking their seed round of venture capital investment and later stage companies that are seeking expansion capital in advance of an initial public offering or other financing. We have experience in several significant industry sectors attracting venture capital, including software products and services, hardware, manufacturing, biotechnology, medical devices and telecommunications.
Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
Carney Stanton advises companies, private equity and venture capital funds in mergers, acquisition, and divestiture transactions, strategic acquisitions and leveraged buyout transactions. Our attorneys have deep experience in transactions in regulated industries, where the breadth of our regulatory practices complements our core merger and acquisition experience to provide a strategic advantage to our clients. Because of our firm’s extensive regulatory practice, our attorneys are familiar with a myriad of regulatory issues that can arise in merger and acquisition transactions and work efficiently to address those issues while remaining attentive to our client’s business objectives.Clients seek our experience in the important phases of their acquisitions, from letters of intent to due diligence, to the negotiation and drafting of transaction documents, through the various regulatory approval processes, closing of the transaction and in the planning and implementation of post-closing integration activities.
Corporate Governance,
Securities & Exchange Commission
Reporting & Compliance
We are experienced in a variety of corporate governance matters, serving as counsel to boards of directors, independent directors, and special committees in connection with matters such as financial reporting issues, internal corporate investigations, change of control issues, and similar matters. We counsel clients on a variety of topics, including board of directors’ fiduciary duties; board and committee composition, executive compensation disclosure and strategy; stockholder communications, proxy contests and contested litigation strategies.We also help our clients in developing, implementing and enhancing corporate compliance programs and in drafting various substantive law protocols, training programs and charters. When required, we represent clients in investigations involving the SEC, state securities agencies, other federal and state regulators and special investigations with respect to corporate practices.