Dallas Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney
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Dallas Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney Serving the Dallas-Fort-Worth Metroplex
Texas law allows a great deal of flexibility in business planning and structure. People around the United States tend to view our statutes as progressive and pro-business. With all of the options available to companies who do business in Texas, however, it is easy to make mistakes without proper legal guidance.
Experienced mergers and acquisitions attorney, Jordan Hix can help you:
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Determine the value of your company and justify the valuation with credible data.
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Decide whether a merger or acquisition would be beneficial to your business.
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Select the most advantageous structure for the company going forward.
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Draft the agreements, plan, and government filings.
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Present the merger or acquisition plan to the board of directors.
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Set up the structure for the new business entity.
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Negotiate the transaction.
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Guide you through every step of the process.
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Handle the post-transaction details, like winding down a company and distributing assets to shareholders.
Dallas M&A attorney Jordan Hix has experience in M&A deals ranging from $1,000,000 to over $100,000,000.
If your situation involves the sale of your business, we can work together to find a buyer, negotiate the terms of the deal, draft the legal documents, and make the transaction happen.
Guiding Mergers & Acquisitions in Dallas, Texas
M&A's On the Rise in Texas
More than half of the Texas companies in a recent survey said that they are considering entering into a merger or acquisition within the next 12 months. If you find yourself thinking along these lines, you can turn to Hix Legal for your mergers and acquisitions legal services.
Most businesses go through a transformation at some point. You might want to:
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Hit the ground running by buying an existing business, rather than having to build a company from scratch.
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Diversify your existing business by acquiring another entity or merging with an ongoing company in your target sector. For example, a real estate development corporation might want to buy a construction company to build the new structures, a lumber company to provide some of the building supplies, and a property management company to handle the developments after construction.
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Propel your business to a higher level by combining with another company. You might qualify for certain contracts, for example, by merging with a minority-owned business. You could negotiate more advantageous delivery channels or be more competitive if you acquire or merge with another company.
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Transfer the ownership of your business when you are ready to retire.
Business journals are full of news stories about massive publicly-traded corporations that engage in mergers with other entities or acquire other companies. You don’t have to be a huge company to go through a merger or acquisition. Privately-held businesses can go through the process, whether they are smaller sole proprietorships or larger business concerns.
A merger is a little like a marriage, in which two or more companies come together to form one business entity. In an acquisition, one company takes over another, but each entity remains as an ongoing business, for example, when Bayer bought Monsanto. Both companies still exist, even though Bayer owns Monsanto.
What are M&A Transations?
Mergers 101 with Dallas M&A Attorney, Jordan Hix
With a merger, two companies can combine to create an entirely new business, with the previous entities disappearing. For example, two doctors might want to merge their medical practices. The former practices, “Doctor A, MD,” and “Doctor B, MD,” might merge into a new organization, “Two Doctors and an Office.” (Any resemblance to an actual company name is unintentional.) The two doctors would go forward as the new business structure. They would no longer practice medicine under their previous individual entities.
Some mergers require a formal process, such as a plan of merger that must get approved by the board of directors and then the shareholders. I can prepare documents tailored to the unique facts of your situation. Every merger is different. You should not use “cookie-cutter” forms when going forward with a merger. Your documents should reflect the individual issues of your needs and goals.
Acquisitions 101 with Dallas M&A Attorney, Jordan Hix
An acquisition is when one company (Company A) buys the assets or stock of another company (Company B). The acquired company (Company B) might continue as a separate legal entity, or it could dissolve and distribute the purchase proceeds (money or stock) to its shareholders. Sometimes Company A assumes all of the debts and liabilities of Company B, but in other situations, Company only takes on a portion of those liabilities.
Rather than buying Company B outright, Company A could purchase a controlling number of shares of Company B. Company A could pay cash or exchange some of its stock for the shares of Company B. Company A can obtain the shares either from shareholders of Company B or from the company itself.
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Strategic M&A Transactions
with Hix Legal
There are multiple factors to consider before entering into a merger or acquisition. Often, the things that fall through the cracks cause significant problems later. With the sophisticated planning and execution of your mergers and acquisitions, you can anticipate and avoid those pitfalls.
No one knows your company better than you, but that knowledge is unlikely to prepare you to handle your mergers and acquisitions on your own. Having a knowledgeable lawyer on your side can help you achieve your goals and improve your financial position. With his finance and business background, Jordan Hix has the experience and credentials to guide you through the analysis of potential business combinations.
After earning his four-year degree in finance at the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University, he worked in the International Finance Department of a leading national law firm. Since graduating from A & M School of Law (formerly Texas Wesleyan School of Law) in 2012, he has excelled in the field of business transactions and planning.
At Hix Legal, we devote our full attention to our clients to help them achieve success in their businesses.