Brennan Ryan is a partner of the Corporate and Financial Institutions Groups of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP where he practices in the areas of banking law and corporate and securities law, with a focus on corporate finance related activities.

Experience

• Provides strategic counseling to clients ranging from “inflatable” charter and de novo banks, to start-up technology and services companies and billion dollar public entities
• Services relate primarily to:
  • financial institution specialty capital activities
  • mergers and acquisitions
  • private capital financings (equity and debt)
  • public capital financings (equity and debt)
  • multi-company acquisition strategies for large corporate entities
• Frequently speaks to groups regarding financing and strategic transactions in the financial services area 
• Quoted in national and local publications

Representative Transactions

The following is a selected sampling of recent matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter:

Private/Public Capital Financings: M&A Transactions:

• Represented issuers and investment bankers in more than 40 separate financial institution capital transactions (public and private) between 2003 and 2012 with total capital raised in excess of $2 billion (including experience in failed bank acquisitons and financings)
• Bank equity raises of over $1 billion to finance purchases of failed/bank assets from FDIC
• Software provider in $125 million equity recapitalization
• Sale of internet media company in excess of $200 million