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Nelson Mullins’ Michael Hollingsworth Selected for ‘Who’s Who Legal: M&A and Governance’
J. Brennan Ryan
Partner
Atlantic Station
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
brennan.ryan@nelsonmullins.com
Brennan Ryan practices in the areas of banking law and corporate and securities law, with a focus on corporate finance related activities.
Brennan Ryan practices in the areas of banking law and corporate and securities law, with a focus on corporate finance related activities.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
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
- 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 acquisitions 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
- M&A Transactions:
- Purchase of $2.7 billion bank in a bankruptcy 363 sale transaction
- Sale of publicly traded company to financial firm for approximately $400 million
- Represented a publicly traded company in acquisitions of chemical and coatings companies located in the United States
- Represented interactive marketing firm sale to advertising agency holding company
- Represented publicly traded U.K. company in acquisitions of five separate telecom software companies located throughout the world
- Represented purchaser of certain assets of television channel by another channel
- Sale of Facebook marketing and software services company to strategic acquirer
Previous Professional Experience
- Previous affiliation with a Florida law firm
Education
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, JD
- University of Florida, BA
- University of Florida, Warrington College of Business Administration, MBA
Admissions
- Georgia
- Florida
- Michigan
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
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
- 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 acquisitions 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
- M&A Transactions:
- Purchase of $2.7 billion bank in a bankruptcy 363 sale transaction
- Sale of publicly traded company to financial firm for approximately $400 million
- Represented a publicly traded company in acquisitions of chemical and coatings companies located in the United States
- Represented interactive marketing firm sale to advertising agency holding company
- Represented publicly traded U.K. company in acquisitions of five separate telecom software companies located throughout the world
- Represented purchaser of certain assets of television channel by another channel
- Sale of Facebook marketing and software services company to strategic acquirer
Previous Professional Experience
- Previous affiliation with a Florida law firm
Articles & Speeches
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association
- Community Bankers Association
- Georgia Bankers Association
- Michigan Bankers Association
- Board of Directors, a venture-backed ATM service provider to the financial institutions industry
Military
U.S. Navy and U.S. Navy Reserves (1987 – 1995)
Brennan Ryan practices in the areas of banking law and corporate and securities law, with a focus on corporate finance related activities.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.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
- 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 acquisitions 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
- M&A Transactions:
- Purchase of $2.7 billion bank in a bankruptcy 363 sale transaction
- Sale of publicly traded company to financial firm for approximately $400 million
- Represented a publicly traded company in acquisitions of chemical and coatings companies located in the United States
- Represented interactive marketing firm sale to advertising agency holding company
- Represented publicly traded U.K. company in acquisitions of five separate telecom software companies located throughout the world
- Represented purchaser of certain assets of television channel by another channel
- Sale of Facebook marketing and software services company to strategic acquirer
Previous Professional Experience
- Previous affiliation with a Florida law firm
Education
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, JD
- University of Florida, BA
- University of Florida, Warrington College of Business Administration, MBA
Admissions
- Georgia
- Florida
- Michigan
Practice Areas
- American Bar Association
- Community Bankers Association
- Georgia Bankers Association
- Michigan Bankers Association
- Board of Directors, a venture-backed ATM service provider to the financial institutions industry
U.S. Navy and U.S. Navy Reserves (1987 – 1995)
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