Matthew H. Meyers is an associate in the Corporate & Securities Practice Group.
Matt represents both public and private companies in a variety of corporate and securities matters, focusing on public company reporting obligations, securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, employment and compensation arrangements and general corporate matters.
Representative Matters:
· Represents a publicly traded beverage manufacturer with respect to federal securities law compliance and financing, strategic and general corporate matters.
· Represents a registered investment adviser in investment company acquisitions and other strategic transactions.
· Represents a privately held gift and greeting card manufacturer in equity and debt offerings, strategic initiatives and general corporate matters.
· Represents a publicly traded alternative energy company with respect to federal securities law compliance and general corporate matters.
· Represented the owners of a leading provider of gear-drive systems for the industrial and military marine sectors in the $200 million sale of that business.
· Represented a dual-listed Canadian medical device manufacturer with respect to U.S. securities law compliance, including in connection with a going-private transaction.
· Represented a major consumer product manufacturer in a $100 million joint venture with a retailer.
Matt also represents strategic venture capital investors, startup companies and venture capital funds, and has counseled clients on venture capital transactions in both the emerging company and middle markets.
Matt has devoted significant time to pro bono work, including the representation of a non-profit Philadelphia children's services organization in its merger with another local children's charity.
Matt was a member of the inaugural class of ACG University, an in-depth educational and networking program for junior M&A professionals conducted by the Association for Corporate Growth, a global network of leading dealmakers. At Drinker Biddle, Matt serves on the firmwide Associates Committee and from 2009 to 2011 served on the Philadelphia office Summer Committee.
In General. Matt received his bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in 2001, and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2006. While in law school, he was a member of the editorial boards of the Virginia Tax Review and the Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal.
Publications
3/29/2012, Securities Update
Troy Calkins, Matthew Meyers, George McKann, Kimberly Rubel, Antonia Scholz, Adam Weinstock, Peter Wolf