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Roger T. Mitchell
Partner
Atlantic Station
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
roger.mitchell@nelsonmullins.com
Roger practices corporate law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions including those involving portfolio companies of private equity funds. Roger is lead counsel for a wide array of private equity portfolio companies that span several industries, including technology, telecommunications, manufacturing, digital services, healthcare and financial services — among others. In his practice he represents the...
Roger practices corporate law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions including those involving portfolio companies of private equity funds. Roger is lead counsel for a wide array of private equity portfolio companies that span several industries, including technology, telecommunications, manufacturing, digital services, healthcare and financial services — among others. In his practice he represents the sell-side, buy-side, and management in various complex transactions.
sell-side, buy-side, and management in various complex transactions.
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
Industries
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
Media
Roger practices corporate law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions including those involving portfolio companies of private equity funds. Roger is lead counsel for a wide array of private equity portfolio companies that span several industries, including technology, telecommunications, manufacturing, digital services, healthcare and financial services — among others. In his practice he represents the... sell-side, buy-side, and management in various complex transactions.
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
- General Counsel Services
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
Industries
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