Lorie Mason focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, sales of businesses and general corporate advice. She is a certified public accountant and began her career as a tax accountant in the New Orleans, Louisiana office of KPMG.
Prior to beginning her legal career, Ms. Mason had significant and diverse experience working in the finance and tax industries, including structuring complex tax-exempt mortgage revenue bond transactions for state housing agencies, performing tax services for a variety of public and private business entities, and assisting in management and sale of several small family businesses.
Ms. Mason was named as a top "Dealmaker" of 2008 by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
Professional & Community Activities
American Bar Association, Member
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Member
Florida Law Review, Former Member
Industries
Manufacturing; Aerospace & Defense; Financial Services; Telecommunications
Experience
Worked on teams handling the following matters:
Sale of subsidiary's assets for Blount International Inc., Represented Blount International Inc., a publicly traded manufacturer of lawn and garden equipment, in the sale of substantially all of the assets of its subsidiary, Dixon Industries Inc. to Husquvanna.
Acquisition of General Electric's Hydro Equipment Business, Represented Andritz AG in the acquisition of the hydro power equipment business of General Electric, including GE's majority interest in GE Hydro Inepar do Brasil S.A., its research, design and production facilities in Canada and a multibillion dollar contract backlog.
Acquisition of thirteen businesses for an architectural and construction products company, Represented a U.S. subsidiary of Irish architectural and construction products company in the acquisition of thirteen unrelated businesses (including investments in three joint ventures) in the concrete masonry and home and garden sectors. The firm is currently representing this client in four pending acquisitions. Acquisition targets have included both family-owned companies and private equity fund portfolio companies.
Acquisition by an aerospace products and parts manufacturer, Represented an aerospace products and parts manufacturer in the acquisition of stock in a company engaged in the design, manufacture and assembly or aircraft galley equipment for corporate aircraft, regional jets and military transportation jets.
Asset sale of Greenleaf Environmental Group's environmental remediation business, Represent Greenleaf Environmental Group in the asset sale of its environmental remediation business including the sale of its solid waste processing and hazardous waste storage facility in Macon, Georgia.
Acquisition for Acuity Brands Inc., Served as buyer's counsel for Acuity Brands Lighting Inc., one of the world's leading providers of lighting fixtures and related products and services, in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Mark Lighting, Inc., a New Jersey-based manufacturer of lighting products. The purchase gave the client a strong presence in the Northeast, particularly the New York City metropolitan area, and complemented its recently opened sales and marketing office in New York City. The firm provided a complete spectrum of services to the client in connection with the purchase, including advisory services for environmental law, real estate, intellectual property, and labor and employment matters.
Acquisition of BancIntelligence.com by Fiserv Inc., Represented BancIntelligence.com, which develops application software for the banking industry, in the sale of all the company's stock to Fiserv Inc.
Public offering for Superior Essex Inc., Represented Superior Essex Inc. in an $86 million secondary public offering of common stock.
*Experience gained by attorney prior to joining Kilpatrick Townsend