A substantial part of Carter’s practice involves merger and acquisition transactions and related financings. Such matters include negotiated transactions and “hostile” transactions, and involve mergers, leveraged buyouts, asset transfers, control bloc transfers, tender offers, exchange offers, proxy contests, and other related activities for corporate control. His merger and acquisition clients include acquirers, target companies, privately and publicly held companies, special board committees, investors, lenders, borrowers, and investment bankers. Carter also assists clients in engaging investment bankers, financial advisers, and lenders. Additional corporate experience includes the preparation of employment, and compensation agreements and plans.
Carter currently represents several publicly traded and privately held government contracting companies. Such representations include mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, compliance with federal securities laws, employment agreements, and related corporate matters.
Major transactions Carter has handled include acquisitions and dispositions of government contracting companies, the acquisition of a paper making machine manufacturer, an industrial valve manufacturer, several national and regional homebuilders, and regional community developers and the sale of radio stations and cable television operations, the sale/leaseback of manufacturing facilities, the sale of national specialty retailers, the transfer of a worldwide airline catering business, and public and private equity and debt offerings.
