Michael Dayton is a shareholder in the Business, Finance, and Real EstateDepartment. He practices in the area of corporate and partnership law (organization, operation, and planning), regulatory law (financial institutions and insurance), commercial law (secured loans, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, venture capital and general contracting) and securities law (public and private securities offering, public company reporting and compliance).
Certain General Representations
General representation of a construction supply company in connection with acquisitions, mergers, lending arrangements and general corporate matters.
General representation of a manufacturer of fundraising products in connection with dealership agreements, lending arrangements and general corporate matters.
General representation of a vegetation management services company in connection with acquisitions, equity investments, lending arrangements and general corporate matters.
General representation of a creative services, branding, printing and merchandising company in connection with website and e-commerce development agreements and regulatory matters.
General representation of an international chemical company in connection with domestic and international distributorship agreements, supply agreements, licensing arrangements and manufacturing agreements.
General representation of a trucking, warehousing and logistics company in connection with corporate governance matters, equity investments by private equity funds and subsequent acquisitions and mergers.
General representation of a developer of wind energy projects in connection with asset sales and membership interest sales for such projects.
General representation of a health insurance company in connection with private equity investments, vendor agreements and general corporate and regulatory matters.
General representation of an integrated biodiesel business, including two facility acquisitions for stock (2008); roll-up transaction to acquire two publicly held biodiesel companies for stock (2009-2010); asset purchase out of bankruptcy of biodiesel facility and related debt and equity financing (2009-2010); and facility purchase for stock (2011).
General representation of an agricultural equipment financing company in connection with secured transactions.
General representation of large commercial banks and corporate borrowers in connection with both secured and unsecured lending transactions.
General representation of swine genetics company in connection with outside investment, acquisitions, lending arrangements and operations.
General representation of companies in the initial organization and business planning of the company through the development of the business of the company and all related start-up activities, such as the development of all necessary contracts and various rounds of debt and equity financing, including private placements.
Other Representative Transactions
Sale of physician owned specialty hospital, physician practice and related buildings and assets.
Sale of all shares of pizza topping manufacturing company to multi-national food processing and distribution company.
Pharmacy holding company reorganization and acquisition involving multiple locations and franchises.
Asset purchase transaction for auto industry accessory manufacturing company.
Acquisition of a software company by a company that provides operational and technical support to financial institutions.
Acquisition of an automated entry systems company by a building security systems company.
Acquisition of an occupational therapy company by a rehabilitation services provider.
355 Spinoff for a cattle and farming operation.
Certain Pro Bono Representations
Provide pro bono services as requested by multiple food bank non-profits.
Provide pro bono services as requested by a local school foundation.
Academic Achievements
Order of the Coif
Iowa Law Review, 2004-2005
Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement, University of Iowa College of Law, 2006
Associations & Affiliations
American Bar Association
Business Law Section
Iowa State Bar Association
LLC Subcommittee
Uniform Commercial Code Subcommittee
Polk County Bar Association
Recent Speeches
Iowa Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, Iowa State Bar Association Law Over Lunch Series (August 13, 2008).
Looking at Intellectual Property from the Perspective of the Business Lawyer: Spotting the IP Issues in the Commercial Transaction, University of Iowa College of Law (September 23, 2011)
Community Involvement
Youth Mentor, I Have A Dream Foundation
Board of Directors, Evelyn Davis Early Learning Academy, 2006-present