INTRODUCTION

McSWEENEY, CRUMP, CHILDRESS & TEMPLE, P.C. has assisted and counseled clients in a broad range of complex and challenging business, financial planning and transactional matters. The firm's business practice encompasses general business; securities; finance; commercial and secured transactions; real estate and land use; tax; financial, retirement and estate planning; and health care matters. In these areas, our clients include individuals; small, medium and Fortune 500 companies; local, regional, national and international concerns; entrepreneurs; investment groups; financial institutions; non-profit organizations; and governmental entities. Collectively, the three lawyers in the business practice group, two with graduate degrees in taxation, have over 50 years of experience in these areas.

The firm regularly advises and represents clients on:

• Organization and Entity Selection
• Business Transactions
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies
• Tax Matters
• Corporate Finance
• Commercial and Financing Transactions
• Real Estate and Land Use Law
• Securities
• Financial and Estate Planning
• Tax-Exempt Organizations
• Retirement Plans

The firm has represented its clients in a variety of complex and challenging transactions including:

• Sale of regional chain of convenience stores
• Sale of growing subcontractor to private equity fund
• Reorganization of software sales and consulting company to accommodate minority investment by leading international investment bank
• Tax free exchange of manufacturing facilities
• Syndication of private equity investments
• Private offerings of exempt securities
• Development of software licensing and consulting contracts
• Development of dealer and agency agreements
• Acquisition of multi-state enzyme manufacturer
• Structuring and recapitalization of various privately held companies
• Trademark registrations
• Acquisition of assets of multi-state construction company
• Sale of a computer software development company to Fortune 500 company
• Purchase of a west coast computer software business
• Acquisition of an automobile parts manufacturing company
• Financing of $530,000,000 Power Plant in Hanover County, Virginia for international lending institution, serving as local counsel
• Leveraged Buy-out of Manufacturing Company with annual sales of approximately $700,000,000, serving as local counsel
• Structured Tax-advantaged Reorganization of real estate developer in complex acquisition and refinancing of numerous real estate limited partnerships and limited liability companies
• Formed Physician Group and assisted in the sale of securities by that group to 600 physicians
• Represented private auto parts manufacturer in acquisition by public company with acquired owners becoming largest shareholders, president, and chairman of surviving company
• Partnership Reorganization Acquisition and conduit financing of a group of shopping centers
• Merger of two broadcasting companies
• Joint Venture Combinations of two industrial machine tool manufacturers
• Buyer and Seller Representation in the sale of numerous businesses, including radio stations, drug stores, marketing company, professional service companies, publishing company and bio-tech company
• Commercial Real Estate Transactions as lending institution counsel
• General Counsel to numerous locally-owned businesses
• Estate Plan Preparation for high net worth individuals to pass on privately held business to succeeding generation with a minimum of adverse tax consequences
• Assistance with formation, development, and acquisition of chain of retail health stores with subsequent sale to strategic purchaser
• Representation of management in founding of holding company involved in national roll up of luxury travel entities
• Assistance with acquisition and sale of marinas
• Representation of sellers of national beverage company to strategic buyer
• Representation of sellers of frozen dessert manufacturer to strategic buyer
• Representation of growing regional construction company in strategic acquisitions
• Representation of operating entity in merger of public company with foreign holding company
• Representation of private paper company in sale of assets to public company