When you want to get a deal done, you need to make informed decisions with all of the pertinent information. What are the risks involved? What strategy is the most efficient?
You need problem solvers. At Alston & Bird, we give practical advice. We staff our client teams appropriately to provide timely and comprehensive answers to your questions.
We counsel clients ranging from Fortune 50 companies to startups. We represent nearly 100 U.S. public companies, as well as private companies, financial institutions, and private equity firms, operating globally across a wide range of industries.
We advise on transaction structuring and implementation, securities matters, corporate governance, and general corporate matters.
Our M&A lawyers handle a broad range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, complex carve-out transactions, leveraged buyouts, going-private transactions, strategic alliances, and joint ventures. Some of the largest private equity firms, venture capital funds, financial institutions, and other private investors rely on us in all aspects of the investment cycle. We also represent the portfolio companies of our private equity clients, including add-on acquisitions, dispositions, recapitalizations, and financings.
Issuers and underwriters turn to our securities lawyers for public and private offerings of equity and debt. We also routinely assist our clients with current and periodic reporting obligations and advise on disclosure and compliance issues that arise.
Our lawyers live and breathe these deals. When you need a deal done on time, on budget and with a practical, focused approach to your business goals, Alston & Bird has you covered.
Corporate & Business Transactions
You want to keep deals moving, on time and on budget. You need your legal team to provide options and clarify the risks involved in your M&A, securities and private equity matters. You need a legal team that’s been there and done that, many times before. We don’t create problems. We provide solutions.
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Press Release May 15, 2025Alston & Bird Advises FirstCash Holdings on £351 Million Acquisition of H & T GroupAlston & Bird advised Texas-based pawnbroker FirstCash Holdings and its UK subsidiary Chess Bidco on their £351 million acquisition of H & T Group, a leading publicly traded UK-based operator of pawn stores.Press Release May 15, 2025Alston & Bird Advises FirstCash Holdings on £351 Million Acquisition of H & T GroupAlston & Bird advised Texas-based pawnbroker FirstCash Holdings and its UK subsidiary Chess Bidco on their £351 million acquisition of H & T Group, a leading publicly traded UK-based operator of pawn stores.
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Press Release May 7, 2025Alston & Bird Represents Industry Bancshares in Acquisition by Cadence BankAlston & Bird represented Texas-based Industry Bancshares and its six subsidiary banks in their acquisition by Cadence Bank, a Mississippi-based financial services company. Under the agreement, Cadence Bank will pay between $20 million and $60 million in cash for Industry Bancshares’ outstanding common stock.Press Release May 7, 2025Alston & Bird Represents Industry Bancshares in Acquisition by Cadence BankAlston & Bird represented Texas-based Industry Bancshares and its six subsidiary banks in their acquisition by Cadence Bank, a Mississippi-based financial services company. Under the agreement, Cadence Bank will pay between $20 million and $60 million in cash for Industry Bancshares’ outstanding common stock.
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Press Release April 18, 2025Alston & Bird Advises GoldState Music on $500M Strategic Capital RaiseAlston & Bird advised GoldState Music, a leading music rights investment platform, on raising $500 million in strategic capital, including a structured capital facility co-led by private equity firms Northleaf Capital Partners and Ares Management. Based in Florida, GoldState Music invests in music rights, emerging music technology, and enterprises in need of growth and expansion capital. This transaction underscores the ability of the Alston & Bird’s Investment Funds Group to provide proactive, holistic, and cutting-edge investment management expertise, ensuring clients like GoldState Music are well positioned in the ever-evolving marketplace.Press Release April 18, 2025Alston & Bird Advises GoldState Music on $500M Strategic Capital RaiseAlston & Bird advised GoldState Music, a leading music rights investment platform, on raising $500 million in strategic capital, including a structured capital facility co-led by private equity firms Northleaf Capital Partners and Ares Management. Based in Florida, GoldState Music invests in music rights, emerging music technology, and enterprises in need of growth and expansion capital. This transaction underscores the ability of the Alston & Bird’s Investment Funds Group to provide proactive, holistic, and cutting-edge investment management expertise, ensuring clients like GoldState Music are well positioned in the ever-evolving marketplace.
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Press Release April 4, 2025Alston & Bird Represents FB Financial in Acquisition of Southern States BancsharesAlston & Bird represented FB Financial Corporation, the Tennessee-headquartered parent company of FirstBank, in its $381 million acquisition of Alabama-headquartered Southern States Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Southern States Bank.Press Release April 4, 2025Alston & Bird Represents FB Financial in Acquisition of Southern States BancsharesAlston & Bird represented FB Financial Corporation, the Tennessee-headquartered parent company of FirstBank, in its $381 million acquisition of Alabama-headquartered Southern States Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Southern States Bank.
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Press Release March 21, 2025Alston & Bird Represents T2S Solutions in Acquisition of Blue Marble CommunicationsAlston & Bird represented T2S Solutions, a founder-led provider of advanced technologies that support U.S. defense, intelligence, and national security missions, on its acquisition of Blue Marble Communications, a leading provider of space-qualified communications and computing technologies. Headquartered in Belcamp, Maryland, T2S Solutions is a portfolio company of Madison Dearborn Partners.Press Release March 21, 2025Alston & Bird Represents T2S Solutions in Acquisition of Blue Marble CommunicationsAlston & Bird represented T2S Solutions, a founder-led provider of advanced technologies that support U.S. defense, intelligence, and national security missions, on its acquisition of Blue Marble Communications, a leading provider of space-qualified communications and computing technologies. Headquartered in Belcamp, Maryland, T2S Solutions is a portfolio company of Madison Dearborn Partners.
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Press Release March 20, 2025Stuart Rogers and Jeremy Silverman Honored Among MergerLinks’ Top Dealmakers of 2024Alston & Bird is pleased to announce that Stuart Rogers and Jeremy Silverman, partners in the firm’s Corporate & Business Transactions Group, have been recognized by MergerLinks in its annual list of leading lawyers who have advised on the most valuable M&A deals in North America.Press Release March 20, 2025Stuart Rogers and Jeremy Silverman Honored Among MergerLinks’ Top Dealmakers of 2024Alston & Bird is pleased to announce that Stuart Rogers and Jeremy Silverman, partners in the firm’s Corporate & Business Transactions Group, have been recognized by MergerLinks in its annual list of leading lawyers who have advised on the most valuable M&A deals in North America.
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Press Release March 10, 2025Daily Report’s 2025 Southeastern Legal Awards Laud Alston & Bird’s IP Litigation Practice, Emerging TalentAlston & Bird’s Intellectual Property Group has been named as a finalist in the “Department of the Year, Specialty Practice Intellectual Property” recognition in Daily Report’s 2025 Southeastern Legal Awards.Press Release March 10, 2025Daily Report’s 2025 Southeastern Legal Awards Laud Alston & Bird’s IP Litigation Practice, Emerging TalentAlston & Bird’s Intellectual Property Group has been named as a finalist in the “Department of the Year, Specialty Practice Intellectual Property” recognition in Daily Report’s 2025 Southeastern Legal Awards.
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Press Release March 6, 2025Alston & Bird Advises Lightspeed Systems on Acquisition of STOPit SolutionsAlston & Bird advised Lightspeed Systems, a global leader in online security, safety, and educational technology management solutions, on its acquisition of STOPit Solutions, a pioneer in anonymous reporting and crisis management platforms. Based in Austin, Texas, Lightspeed Systems is a portfolio company of Madison Dearborn Partners and Genstar Capital.Press Release March 6, 2025Alston & Bird Advises Lightspeed Systems on Acquisition of STOPit SolutionsAlston & Bird advised Lightspeed Systems, a global leader in online security, safety, and educational technology management solutions, on its acquisition of STOPit Solutions, a pioneer in anonymous reporting and crisis management platforms. Based in Austin, Texas, Lightspeed Systems is a portfolio company of Madison Dearborn Partners and Genstar Capital.
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Press Release March 3, 2025Alston & Bird Advises Ready Capital on $220 Million Senior Secured Notes PlacementAlston & Bird represented Ready Capital Corporation, a leading multistrategy real estate finance company, and its indirect subsidiary, ReadyCap Holdings LLC, in the private placement of $220 million (in aggregate principal amount) of ReadyCap’s 9.375% senior secured notes due 2028.Press Release March 3, 2025Alston & Bird Advises Ready Capital on $220 Million Senior Secured Notes PlacementAlston & Bird represented Ready Capital Corporation, a leading multistrategy real estate finance company, and its indirect subsidiary, ReadyCap Holdings LLC, in the private placement of $220 million (in aggregate principal amount) of ReadyCap’s 9.375% senior secured notes due 2028.
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Press Release March 3, 2025Alston & Bird Advises Underwriting Syndicate on Essex Property’s $400 Million Senior Notes OfferingAlston & Bird advised an underwriting syndicate led by J.P. Morgan Securities on Essex Property’s $400 million offering of 5.375% senior notes due 2035. A leading multifamily real estate company, Essex Property completed the transaction on February 17.Press Release March 3, 2025Alston & Bird Advises Underwriting Syndicate on Essex Property’s $400 Million Senior Notes OfferingAlston & Bird advised an underwriting syndicate led by J.P. Morgan Securities on Essex Property’s $400 million offering of 5.375% senior notes due 2035. A leading multifamily real estate company, Essex Property completed the transaction on February 17.
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Alston & Bird Advises FirstCash Holdings on £351 Million Acquisition of H & T Group
Alston & Bird advised Texas-based pawnbroker FirstCash Holdings and its UK subsidiary Chess Bidco on their £351 million acquisition of H & T Group, a leading publicly traded UK-based operator of pawn stores.
Alston & Bird Represents Industry Bancshares in Acquisition by Cadence Bank
Alston & Bird represented Texas-based Industry Bancshares and its six subsidiary banks in their acquisition by Cadence Bank, a Mississippi-based financial services company. Under the agreement, Cadence Bank will pay between $20 million and $60 million in cash for Industry Bancshares’ outstanding common stock.
Alston & Bird Advises GoldState Music on $500M Strategic Capital Raise
Alston & Bird advised GoldState Music, a leading music rights investment platform, on raising $500 million in strategic capital, including a structured capital facility co-led by private equity firms Northleaf Capital Partners and Ares Management. Based in Florida, GoldState Music invests in music rights, emerging music technology, and enterprises in need of growth and expansion capital. This transaction underscores the ability of the Alston & Bird’s Investment Funds Group to provide proactive, holistic, and cutting-edge investment management expertise, ensuring clients like GoldState Music are well positioned in the ever-evolving marketplace.
Alston & Bird Represents FB Financial in Acquisition of Southern States Bancshares
Alston & Bird represented FB Financial Corporation, the Tennessee-headquartered parent company of FirstBank, in its $381 million acquisition of Alabama-headquartered Southern States Bancshares Inc., the parent company of Southern States Bank.
Stuart Rogers and Jeremy Silverman Honored Among MergerLinks’ Top Dealmakers of 2024
Alston & Bird is pleased to announce that Stuart Rogers and Jeremy Silverman, partners in the firm’s Corporate & Business Transactions Group, have been recognized by MergerLinks in its annual list of leading lawyers who have advised on the most valuable M&A deals in North America.
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Corporate & Business Transactions