At Kohrman Jackson & Krantz, our attorneys engage in a diverse and sophisticated corporate practice involving the representation of individuals, public and private corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies.

We counsel our clients conducting business transactions in the United States and abroad.  This includes formation and capitalization of start-up companies and private equity funds, venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings for lenders and businesses, restructurings and recapitalizations, and succession planning for closely-held businesses.

We also assist our clients in all aspects of their day-to-day business that require legal attention, including advising them as to their corporate governance and structure, preparing employment agreements, advising shareholders in shareholder agreements and disputes, negotiating contracts with customers, suppliers and distributors, preparing confidentiality agreements for customers, suppliers and employees, executive compensation, and dealing with government agencies on regulatory matters.

Engagements representative of our corporate and finance practice include the following:

Private Equity/Venture Capital

• Representing a $100 million fund formed to acquire controlling or 100% ownership positions in banks and thrifts headquartered in the continental U.S.
• Assisting a private equity sponsor with the leveraged recapitalizations and consolidations of several leading privately-held clinical drug testing companies in transactions totaling $126 million
• Representing a private equity group in a $44 million acquisition and related financing of a leading provider of airport ground handling services to the air cargo industry
• Advising a California-based private equity fund with the $40 million refinancing of a portfolio company, including a $17 million dividend recapitalization
• Assisting a private equity group with the $22 million leveraged recapitalization of a consumer products company located in the Southeastern U.S.
• Representing a $25 million fund formed to invest in wholesale distribution and logistics organizations in the middle market
• Acting as counsel to a portfolio company in connection with the strategic add-on acquisition of a competitor that had filed for bankruptcy
• Aiding a client in the formation of a $15 million fund focused on investing in Israeli technology companies desiring to establish U.S. operations in the Great Lakes Region
• Advising a biotech company and its shareholders in connection with a $14 million recapitalization of the company by a private-equity fund

Manufacturing

• Representing a publicly-held manufacturing company with net sales in excess of $300 million in the formation and strategic acquisition of businesses located in the United States and several foreign countries
• Counseling a leading manufacturer of aerospace components in the negotiation of long-term supply agreements with several key customers
• Advising a publicly-held manufacturer in the $94 million sale of a primary business segment
• Assisting and training the personnel of a leading supplier of military rations and other foodservice products with the negotiation of purchase, supply and distribution contracts
• Representing a publicly-held company in the packaging industry to restructure its $28 million senior credit facility
• Structuring the leveraged buyout of a privately-held plastics company operating in various locations in the Eastern U.S.
• Representing a client in connection with the acquisition, growth and subsequent sale of a multi-state chain of retail optical stores based in the Southwestern U.S.

Banking/Finance

• Advising the board of directors and shareholders of a publicly-held Ohio bank holding company in a contested merger with another bank holding company
• Representing the City of Cleveland in connection with the issuance of municipal bonds to finance power, water and parking projects
• Aiding the purchaser of an offshore trust administration company with branches in the Bahamas, Geneva, Channel Islands and Canada
• Representing the State of Ohio in Chapter 166 economic development loan and Ohio Enterprise Bond Fund transactions
• Advising a privately-held plastics company in the workout of defaults under loan agreements for $33 million of senior and subordinated debt

Insurance/Health Care

• Assisting a publicly-held medical insurance holding company to acquire additional medical insurance companies with combined assets of more than $650 million
• Advising stockholders of a company providing billing services to the health care industry in a $90 million sale and recapitalization transaction
• Representing a start-up firm that has developed a preventive and predictive medical imaging platform
• Counseling an operator of dialysis centers in connection with various aspects of its business, including a joint venture with a national dialysis service provider
• Representing a start-up teleradiology company in raising capital, key client and service agreements, and corporate structure
• Advising a provider of medical imaging equipment and services in connection with all aspects of its business

Retail/Services Industries

• Advising a publicly-held retail supermarket in its merger with one of the largest privately-held retail supermarkets and a $475 million refinancing
• Representing the owners of a a business engaged in the direct marketing of women's apparel, cosmetics and accessories, health-related merchandise and discount buying clubs in a $49 million leveraged buyout
• Counseling a client in connection with raising the capital necessary to acquire the exclusive license to sell a name-brand line of golf balls and sports apparel in North America
• Assisting a business owner with a $30 million sale of multiple auto dealerships
• Acting as counsel to a family business in the sale of a regional chain of 55 service stations and convenience stores
• Representing auto dealerships to structure a swap of their respective franchises

Technology

• Representing a provider of web-based data services for financial institutions in its first several rounds of financing
• Advising a startup company in raising capital to support its integrated network video solutions business
• Counseling a provider of business continuity, disaster avoidance and recovery services and colocation solutions and technologies
• Acting as counsel to a provider of web-based employment screening solutions, assisting in corporate formation, capitalization and customer agreements