Bob Johannes is a partner in the firm's Transactional Group. Mr. Johannes concentrates his practice on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financing and counseling closely-held businesses. He has extensive experience in valuing, structuring and financing business acquisitions, particularly leveraged buyouts, management buyouts and equity-sponsored investments. His experience in these areas includes preparing clients for sale; choosing investment bankers and negotiating their associated engagement letter, structuring and negotiating transactions and their financing. Mr. Johannes' 30 plus years of experience includes representation of sellers, financial and strategic buyers, venture capital and mezzanine financiers, management groups and minority owners. Mr. Johannes' practice outside the acquisitions arena includes counseling business owners, resolving disputes among owners, business succession planning, business contracts, tax planning and various corporate and partnership operational and regulatory matters.
