Commercial Transactions

From local and regional businesses to global entities with international holdings—and from public companies to closely held partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies—we have the industry knowledge and business judgment to assist our clients with any transactional need. Gordon Arata attorneys represent a wide array of clients in virtually all aspects of their business. On each transaction, our attorneys meet and creatively resolve the legal, regulatory and business challenges our clients face in even the most complex commercial matters. No matter the size of the transaction, our attorneys understand the client’s goals and business concerns so that they can efficiently yet thoroughly protect the client’s interests and get the deal done.

In structuring and documenting transactions, our attorneys are called upon to advise clients organized under foreign law or maintaining significant international operations. We have been engaged by companies based or organized in Australia, Asia, Europe and Latin America in connection with acquisitions of assets and businesses in Louisiana, Texas and other parts of the United States.

Recently, our engagements have included representing:

• An international hotel chain in the acquisition of hotels in Louisiana
• A healthcare company in its $85 million sale to a merchant banking fund
• A public company in the sale of a business division engaged in infrastructure development projects in emerging countries funded by the World Bank
• Scores of oil and gas companies in myriads of purchases, sales and exchanges of producing properties
• Multiple public companies in amending their articles of incorporation and in conducting related shareholder votes
• A global alcoholic beverage company’s staged acquisition of a Louisiana distillery
• An international chemical company’s acquisition of several catalyst plants
• A public company in issuing secured notes and warrants to purchase common stock
• A regional restaurant group in t opening two locations in New Orleans are acquiring liquor licenses for those locations
• A public company in acquiring four oil field service companies
• A private company in the sale of its synthetic rubber plant in Louisiana and purchase of another plant in Texas
• A state community bank in its reorganization as a Subchapter S corporation through a phantom bank merger transaction
• The acquirer in the purchase of a company holding licensed horse racing and gaming facilities
• The surviving member in negotiating the exit of another member in a local joint venture