Paul K. Morton focuses his practice on the structuring and negotiation of domestic and international business transactions and complex corporate matters. He serves as de factogeneral counsel for clients at various stages of development, working with private and publicly held companies, financial institutions, minority equityholders and senior executives.
Areas of Concentration
· Mergers and acquisitions
· Distressed company financings and restructurings
· Private equity and venture capital
· Private placements
· Intellectual property licensing
· Joint ventures and strategic alliances
· Institutional financings and secured transactions
· Federal and state securities compliance
· International business transactions
Significant Representations
· $9 billion (AUM) investment advisory firm, in connection with registration of mutual fund, launch of European, Australian and Canadian operations, and management company matters.
· Chiro One Wellness Centers, in connection with corporate development, new location initiatives and compliance.
· Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, in connection with corporate finance, structure and governance matters.
· Cinkate Corporation, in connection with acquisition of pharmaceutical compounds and related patents.
· Medical device manufacturers, in connection with distribution, intellectual property and regulatory matters.
· Medline Industries, Inc., in connection with construction contracting.
· Allied Capital Corporation, in connection with control acquisitions, financings and recapitalization transactions.
· Family offices, in connection with structure, investment transactions and corporate governance.
· Hereford Holding Company, Inc. and other insurance holding companies, in relation to mergers and acquisitions.
· Carbon Green and affiliates, in connection with acquisition of Verasun bioenergy plant, related financings, technology development and distribution initiatives.
· Numerous Netherlands-based manufacturers and service firms, in relation to the establishment and expansion of North American operations.
· Equity International Properties, Ltd., in connection with foreign investment transactions, including European and Mexican joint ventures and financing transactions.
· Doctors of Physical Therapy, in connection with capitalization transaction and expansion initiatives.
· Portage Venture Partners, in connection with venture capital financing of Analyte Media, Inc.
· InfoDyne Corporation, a developer of financial services software, in its sale to IBM Corporation.
· JohnsonDiversey, Inc., in connection with export-import transactions and European labor and employment matters.
· IMC Asset Management, Inc., in connection with investment adviser registration and compliance.
· Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd., in numerous transactions, including financings and significant machinery sales.
· Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Conseco Finance Corp., in the auction and subsequent sale of business units to General Electric Capital Corporation and private equity venture for $1.1 billion.
· Leading U.S. real estate company, in connection with the acquisition of resort properties in Mexico.
· HOLT Value Associates, L.P., in connection with the development of new business units (including, acquisition of Sydney, Australia software concern), European expansion, and the sale of corporate valuation software and portfolio advisory business to Credit Suisse.
· Sponsors of $300 million leveraged buyout fund, in connection with fund formation, and several portfolio company acquisitions.
· The John Buck Company, in joint venture with Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, Inc., for the development of a 1.3 million gross square foot speculative office building in Chicago.
· Senior Health Holdings, LLC, in connection with expansion financing.
· Internet service provider, in connection with equity financings, acquisition of an agricultural eCommerce company, and alliance with Hughes Network Systems for two-way satellite system technology.
· Emmi Solutions, LLC, a developer of health care risk management software, in connection with equity financings, strategic alliances, HIPAA matters, and intellectual property protection.
· Broadcast media company, in connection with numerous acquisitions and divestitures.
· Institutional lenders, in connection with financing transactions, including asset-based senior credit facilities and mezzanine financings.
Professional & Community Involvement
· Jewish Child and Family Services
· Vice President and Director
· Executive Committee
· Co-Chairman, Nominating Committee
· Jewish United Fund
- Lawyers Division Campaign Chairman
- Health & Human Services Commission
- Past Chairman, Cardozo Society
- Founding Chair, Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Society