Michael E. Rubinger is a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP who practices in Atlanta in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, joint venture transactions and financing transactions.

Mr. Rubinger has experience representing clients in many different industries, including technology, real estate, manufacturing and business services. He has represented both institutional and strategic buyers, sellers and investors in a variety of transaction structures, including mergers, stock sales, asset sales, recapitalizations and spin-offs.  

Mr. Rubinger serves as a member of the board of directors of Perceptics, LLC, a security and traffic management company, and Optimi Corporation, a company that provides wireless network optimization solutions. Mr. Rubinger is also a member of the board of directors of Friends of Little Nancy Creek Park, Inc.

In 1993, Mr. Rubinger earned a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School. Mr. Rubinger earned a B.S., with high honors, in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Florida.

Recent representative transactions include:

PE-Backed Transactions

1. Representation of healthcare IT company in connection with sale of controlling interest to private equity buyer for $60 million.
2. Representation of private equity buyer in connection with acquisition of assets of QSR business for $35 million.
3. Representation of PE-backed buyer in connection with acquisition of assets of homeland security business from publicly-traded systems integrator for undisclosed price, along with subsequent add-on acquisition.
4. Representation of beverage distribution business in connection with $10 million growth capital investment by institutional investor.

Transactions Involving Strategic Buyer 

1. Representation of executive staffing business in connection with sale to publicly-traded staffing company for $46 million.
2. Representation of publicly-traded POS systems business in connection with numerous acquisitions in the United States, Australia, Austria and the UK ranging from $10 million to $50 million.
3. Representation of telecommunications software business in connection with sale to international telecommunications company for $100 million.
4. Representation of publicly traded data aggregation business in connection with numerous domestic and international acquisitions ranging from $5 million to $20 million.