USA – MARYLAND Trends and Developments Contributed by: Michael Hardy, Joseph Machi, Nicholas Stewart and Leen Al-Alami Duane Morris LLP
Pennsylvania
Annopolis Maryland
West Virginia
Delaware
Washington DC
Virginia
Duane Morris LLP has over 900 attorneys in offices across the United States and internationally, and pro - vides innovative solutions to today’s legal and busi - ness challenges to a broad array of clients. Recog - nised as a middle-market leader, the firm possesses deep industry knowledge and focus in key business sectors, including financial services, education/Ed - Tech, technology, health/life sciences, infrastructure and consumer products, and is ranked as a top law firm for exceptional client service. The firm’s private
equity and private credit lawyers advise sponsors on complex equity and debt investments, M&A, fund for - mation and regulatory matters. Duane Morris advises both GPs and LPs regarding co-investment, direct in - vestment and secondary transactions. For sponsor- backed companies, the firm works with management teams on a wide range of issues, including M&A and capital formation, tax matters, and business opera - tions and strategy.
Authors
Michael Hardy is a corporate partner, chair of Duane Morris’s private equity division and a member of the firm’s governing Partners Board. He advises capital providers and growth companies on complex equity and
Joseph Machi is a corporate partner and vice chair of Duane Morris’s private equity division. He represents clients in M&A, securities offerings, other complex transactions, and general commercial and governance
debt financings, M&A and other strategic transactions, both domestically and internationally. Mr Hardy advises clients in a broad range of industries, including software and information technology, healthcare and life sciences, business services, consumer products and telecommunications. His clients include middle- market equity and credit funds, large institutional investors, special situations funds, independent sponsors, growth companies and regulated financial institutions and their borrowers.
matters. He advises private equity funds, portfolio companies, public and private companies and founder-owned businesses on M&A transactions and governance and operational issues, with experience in a wide range of industries, including, in particular, the education/EdTech sector. He also advises private credit funds on equity aspects of their investments and investors in secondary transactions. Mr Machi also represents institutional investors, venture capital firms and growth companies in equity financings.
724 CHAMBERS.COM
Powered by FlippingBook