Roger T. Mitchell
Partner
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
Roger is co-chair of the firm's private equity practice and advises private equity funds, portfolio companies, founders, investors, and management teams on complex mergers, acquisitions, investments, and strategic transactions. He serves as trusted counsel to clients across a broad range of industries, including technology, telecommunications, manufacturing, distribution, digital services, healthcare, and financial services. Drawing on...
Roger is co-chair of the firm's private equity practice and advises private equity funds, portfolio companies, founders, investors, and management teams on complex mergers, acquisitions, investments, and strategic transactions. He serves as trusted counsel to clients across a broad range of industries, including technology, telecommunications, manufacturing, distribution, digital services, healthcare, and financial services. Drawing on extensive experience representing buyers, sellers, and management teams, Roger helps clients structure and execute transactions that align with their business objectives, manage risk, and drive long-term growth. His practical, business-oriented approach enables clients to navigate sophisticated deals efficiently and create long-term value.
extensive experience representing buyers, sellers, and management teams, Roger helps clients structure and execute transactions that align with their business objectives, manage risk, and drive long-term growth. His practical, business-oriented approach enables clients to navigate sophisticated deals efficiently and create long-term value.
Experience
Experience
Roger represents private equity funds and their portfolio companies, closely held middle-market companies and venture capital funds in connection with:
- Buy-side acquisition structures and strategies, including platform acquisitions and add-on acquisitions
- Sell-side M&A transactions
- Portfolio and growth company operational matters
- General business and corporate transactions
- Growth equity, venture capital, and mezzanine financings
- Corporate finance transactions
Representative Transactions
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the industrial sector
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the fire and life safety industry
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the logistics industry
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the wealth management industry
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the manufacturing sector
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the HVAC services sector
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the events industry
- Represents venture capital fund in numerous investments in technology companies
- Represented construction products and services company in $100 million sale transaction to private equity fund
- Represented a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the healthcare industry
- Represented physician group in strategic partnership with private equity fund
- Represented healthcare IT Company in $100 million sale transaction to private equity fund
- Represented hosted services company in $77 million sale transaction to private equity fund
- Represented private equity backed consumer products company in an add-on strategic acquisition
- Represented e-discovery company in sale transaction to private equity fund
- Represented retail technology company in an investment by a venture capital fund
Previous Professional Experience
- Large international law firm focusing on various debt financing transactions in connection with leveraged buy-outs
Education
-
University of Georgia School of Law,
JD,
magna cum laude
(2009)
- Order of the Coif
- Editorial Board, Georgia Law Review
- Georgia Institute of Technology, BS, Computer Science (2001)
Admissions
- Georgia
Practice Areas
Industries
Experience
Roger represents private equity funds and their portfolio companies, closely held middle-market companies and venture capital funds in connection with:
- Buy-side acquisition structures and strategies, including platform acquisitions and add-on acquisitions
- Sell-side M&A transactions
- Portfolio and growth company operational matters
- General business and corporate transactions
- Growth equity, venture capital, and mezzanine financings
- Corporate finance transactions
Representative Transactions
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the industrial sector
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the fire and life safety industry
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the logistics industry
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the wealth management industry
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the manufacturing sector
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the HVAC services sector
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the events industry
- Represents venture capital fund in numerous investments in technology companies
- Represented construction products and services company in $100 million sale transaction to private equity fund
- Represented a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the healthcare industry
- Represented physician group in strategic partnership with private equity fund
- Represented healthcare IT Company in $100 million sale transaction to private equity fund
- Represented hosted services company in $77 million sale transaction to private equity fund
- Represented private equity backed consumer products company in an add-on strategic acquisition
- Represented e-discovery company in sale transaction to private equity fund
- Represented retail technology company in an investment by a venture capital fund
Previous Professional Experience
- Large international law firm focusing on various debt financing transactions in connection with leveraged buy-outs
Media
Roger is co-chair of the firm's private equity practice and advises private equity funds, portfolio companies, founders, investors, and management teams on complex mergers, acquisitions, investments, and strategic transactions. He serves as trusted counsel to clients across a broad range of industries, including technology, telecommunications, manufacturing, distribution, digital services, healthcare, and financial services. Drawing on... extensive experience representing buyers, sellers, and management teams, Roger helps clients structure and execute transactions that align with their business objectives, manage risk, and drive long-term growth. His practical, business-oriented approach enables clients to navigate sophisticated deals efficiently and create long-term value.
Experience
The 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
Roger represents private equity funds and their portfolio companies, closely held middle-market companies and venture capital funds in connection with:
- Buy-side acquisition structures and strategies, including platform acquisitions and add-on acquisitions
- Sell-side M&A transactions
- Portfolio and growth company operational matters
- General business and corporate transactions
- Growth equity, venture capital, and mezzanine financings
- Corporate finance transactions
Representative Transactions
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the industrial sector
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the fire and life safety industry
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the logistics industry
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the wealth management industry
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the manufacturing sector
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the HVAC services sector
- Represents a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the events industry
- Represents venture capital fund in numerous investments in technology companies
- Represented construction products and services company in $100 million sale transaction to private equity fund
- Represented a private equity portfolio company in connection with a roll-up acquisition strategy in the healthcare industry
- Represented physician group in strategic partnership with private equity fund
- Represented healthcare IT Company in $100 million sale transaction to private equity fund
- Represented hosted services company in $77 million sale transaction to private equity fund
- Represented private equity backed consumer products company in an add-on strategic acquisition
- Represented e-discovery company in sale transaction to private equity fund
- Represented retail technology company in an investment by a venture capital fund
Previous Professional Experience
- Large international law firm focusing on various debt financing transactions in connection with leveraged buy-outs
Education
-
University of Georgia School of Law,
JD,
magna cum laude
(2009)
- Order of the Coif
- Editorial Board, Georgia Law Review
- Georgia Institute of Technology, BS, Computer Science (2001)
Admissions
- Georgia
Practice Areas
- Corporate Leveraged Finance
- Emerging Companies & Venture Capital
- General Counsel Services
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
Industries
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