Capital Finance Attorneys

The ability to raise funds is often necessary for companies and entrepreneurs for business initiation, growth, diversification or acquisition.  Those who provide funding need assistance to act on opportunities and close transactions.  At CPM our Capital Finance Group offers know how, experience and relationships that are essential to address and meet the funding needs and the funding opportunities for our clients.  We provide representation on a full range of debt and equity transactions, including

• High Yield Debt
• Private Equity Finance
• IPO's
• Investment Grade Bonds
• Mezzanine Financing
• Private Placements
• Rights Offerings
• Angel Funding and Seed Capital
• Venture Capital and Follow On Financing
• Rule 144A/Reg S
• Secondary and Follow-on Offerings
• Commercial/Institutional Lending
• Finance Collaboration through JV Arrangements
• Funding through state and federal programs (such as Ohio Third Frontier)

Beyond just advising, we asist funding recipients with assessment of their needs and preparing them for the funding activity, structuring the lender or investor funding transaction for the funding recipient or the funding source, introducing clients to funding sources, negotiating the transaction, documenting the transaction, implementation of exit strategies, and closing the funding.

Transaction for which we are typically engaged include business start ups, business growth and diversification, funding for acquisitions, funding for international expansion, refinancing, equity buyouts, R&D, and recapitalizations. Our Capital Finance Group full utilizes our Firm's capabilities in the areas of corporate law, tax law, commercial banking law, securities law, and other legal areas as may be needed based upon facts specific to the client or transaction.

Our clients include companies and entreprenuers in need of funding, lenders, investors, arrangers, placement agents and intermediaries.  We recognize that special creativity may be needed and thus, we do not approach engagements with a canned approach or one-size-fits-all mentality. Our philosophy is "make it happen."