Our Mergers and Acquisitions practice is at the core of the firm’s Corporate practice. We represent buyers and sellers in the negotiation of mergers, stock and asset acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, tender offers and other transactions involving changes in corporate control. We also advise special committees of boards of directors in doing private transactions. 

The firm has substantial experience assisting clients in acquiring and disposing of distressed businesses undergoing insolvency proceedings.

Our clients are major international and domestic firms, corporate concerns and financial institutions. We counsel our clients in many industries - banking, insurance, manufacturing, technology, software, consumer products, media.

AstapovLawyers brings together a unique blend of professionals from such areas as tax, securities, antitrust, real estate, bankruptcy, employee benefits and environmental regulation. The firm’s practice utilizes the talents of lawyers throughout the firm to meet the needs of its clients promptly.

Through a number of innovative structures, our team continues to make a significant contribution to several key areas of M&A process and many of the transactions that we have helped to structure have now become market benchmarks.