Kara L. MacCullough focuses her practice on advising public and private companies on corporate and securities law issues surrounding corporate finance transactions and mergers and acquisitions. She has served as issuer's counsel in connection with over $10 billion in equity and debt offerings and debt tender offers by public companies in the past three years and has experience with international business transactions including cross-border tender offers.
Kara's clients have included companies in the telecommunications, retail, restaurant, transportation, life sciences, financial services, media and entertainment, utilities and information technology industries.
Concentrations
•Private and public securities offerings (IPOs, follow-on and secondary offerings, convertible notes offerings, PIPEs, high-yield and investment grade debt and Regulation S/offshore offerings
•Exchange/tender offers, asset and stock purchases and other commercial transactions
•Corporate governance, executive compensation, director responsibilities and fiduciary duties
•Public company mergers, private company acquisitions and dispositions, strategic investments, going private transactions and special committee representation
•International and cross border transactions
•International practices
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Accolades
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Finance - Capital Markets: high-yield debt offerings, 2022
•'Other Key Lawyer,' 2022
•Listed, Lawdragon 500, 'Leading Dealmakers in America,' Corporate, M&A, 2021-2026
•Listed, IFLR1000, 'Notable Practitioner,' Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity, M&A, 2019-2025
•Listed, South Florida Legal Guide, 'Top Lawyer,' 2020-2021
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
•Lawyer of the Year' in Corporate Law, Fort Lauderdale, 2023
•'Lawyer of the Year' in Securities/ Capital Markets Law, Fort Lauderdale, 2021-2023 and 2026
•Corporate Law, 2012-2026
•Corporate Compliance Law, 2014-2026
•Securities/ Capital Markets Law, 2019-2026
•Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2006-2025
•Selected, Fort Lauderdale Illustrated, 'Top Lawyers,' 2020-2023
•Corporate Law, 2020-2023
•Securities/Capital Markets Law, 2020-2023
•Corporate Governance and Complaints Law, 2021
•Listed, Thomson Reuters, 'Stand-Out Lawyers,' 2023-2025
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, 2010, 2014-2015, 2021-2023
•Selected, Daily Business Review, “Top Dealmaker of the Year - Land Category,” 2015
•Member, Winning Team, ACG New York Champion’s Awards, Deal of the Year (over $500mm); Cross-border Transaction of the Year (over $250mm) for $1.8 billion Acquisition of MacDermid, Inc. by Platform Acquisition Holdings Limited, 2014
•Recipient, “Best in Corporate Governance,” American Women in Business Law Awards, IFLR/Euromoney, 2014
•Member, Winning Team, “M&A Deal of the Year (Over $1 Billion to $5 Billion)” for Platform Specialty Products Corporation (f/k/a Platform Acquisition Holdings Limited) acquisition of MacDermid, Incorporated and related entities, The M&A Advisor’s 6th Annual International M&A Awards, 2014
•Team Member, Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc., one of “America’s Best Corporate Law Firms,” 13th Annual Legal Industry Study, 2013
•Selected, Daily Business Review, “Top Dealmaker of the Year,” Corporate Finance Category, 2013