Practice

Mergers and Acquisitions

Executing Complex M&A Transactions Through Decades of Proven Experience

Sheppard represents buyers and sellers in sophisticated domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, closing hundreds of deals annually across all transaction structures and industries. 

We leverage our institutional experience in handling numerous transactions, anticipate commercial complexities and execute efficiently to deliver successful outcomes. 

Deep M&A Experience Across Industries, Borders and Transaction Structures 

Our mergers and acquisitions practice represents clients across the full spectrum of transaction complexity and scale—from multibillion-dollar acquisitions to complex middle-market transactions. 

Our M&A lawyers combine decades of collective experience with the commercial judgment necessary to navigate the most demanding deal environments. Having executed hundreds of mergers and acquisitions across market cycles and industries, our teams possess the perspective to anticipate obstacles, structure solutions and preserve momentum when negotiations reach critical junctures. We distill complex legal and commercial considerations into pragmatic, strategic counsel, recognizing that successful execution requires not only technical proficiency, but also the judgment and transactional intelligence developed through extensive deal experience. 

Sophisticated mergers and acquisitions require seamless coordination across multiple legal disciplines, and our institutional platform is built to deliver that integration. We assemble deal teams that combine senior transactional lawyers with recognized practitioners in tax, labor and employment, intellectual property, antitrust, regulatory compliance and other specialized areas. This approach enables us to identify and resolve complex issues before they jeopardize transaction timelines or deal terms. 

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Areas of Focus

Private Equity
Sheppard guides private equity sponsors, investors and portfolio companies through every stage of the investment cycle. Leveraging deep industry insight and proven deal experience, our team delivers pragmatic, commercial counsel that accelerates transactions and drives value—across platform acquisitions, growth investments, exits and complex cross-border deals in highly regulated markets.
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Experience

Representative Matters
  • Represented Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), a technology company specializing in defense, national security, and global markets, in its acquisition of Orbit Technologies Ltd. (ORBI.TA), a leading provider of satellite-based communication systems.
  • Represented Stellar Blu Solutions LLC, a US-based provider of next-generation SATCOM terminal solutions, in its acquisition by Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT).
  • Represented Tex-Tech Industries, Inc., a leader in high-temperature materials and reinforced composites, in its acquisition of Fiber Materials Inc. from Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc.
  • Represented SharonAI Inc., a subsidiary of SharonAI Holdings Inc. (SHAZ:OTC Markets, SHAZW:OTC Markets), an Australian Neocloud and high-performance computing company specializing in AI and cloud GPU infrastructure, in the sale of its interest in Texas Critical Data Centers LLC to New Era Energy & Digital Inc.; in its business combination with Roth CH, an SEC reporting public shell company; and in a Note Purchase Agreement for the sale of convertible promissory notes to YA II PN, Ltd., including a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement for the sale of shares of SharonAI Inc. stock.
  • Represented Avenu Insights & Analytics, a platform company of Arlington Capital Partners, in launching Neumo through the combination of Avenu, Intellectual Technology Inc., and GovOS.
  • Represented Instem, a global leader in software solutions for the life sciences industry, in its acquisition of Xybion Digital, expanding its suite of preclinical, LIMS, and advisory services.
  • Represented Sunbelt Modular Inc., a portfolio company of Littlejohn & Co., in its acquisition of Whitley Manufacturing, a modular building manufacturer.
  • Represented DartPoints, a privately held digital infrastructure company, in its sale of a majority stake to NOVA Infrastructure.
  • Represented Rakuten Advertising, a division of Rakuten Americas, in the sale of its Performance Solutions group to Brunner, an integrated marketing agency.
  • Represented Cryogenic Machinery Corp., a manufacturer of cryogenic equipment, in its sale to Dover Pumps & Process Solutions Segment, Inc., a subsidiary of Dover.
  • Represented SureWerx USA Inc., a safety and productivity products company, in its acquisition of Reliance Industries, LLC.
  • Represented Flokk AS, a Norwegian manufacturer of workplace seating, in its acquisition of Via, Inc., expanding its U.S. presence.
  • Represented ENDI Corp. (OTCQB: ENDI), a public holding company, in the sale of a 25% membership interest in its wholly owned subsidiary, CrossingBridge Advisors, LLC, to an investment entity managed by Dalton Investments, Inc.
  • Represented Ocean Media, a leading media agency, in a recapitalization transaction with Empower Media, resulting in the second largest independent media agency group in the U.S.
  • Represented TP ICAP, a leading provider of OTC liquidity and data solutions, in its acquisition of substantially all assets of Cambridge International Securities.

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