Chad Barton

Chad Barton is a corporate attorney in Holland & Knight's Dallas office. Private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies and a variety of other public and private companies rely on Mr. Barton's extensive experience to assist them with complex strategic, financial and other business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), including bolt-on and roll-up transactions; divestitures; carve-outs; joint ventures; restructurings; private equity-backed investments and venture capital investments, as well as general corporate counseling.

Mr. Barton has substantial experience with planning, structuring and negotiating transactions for a diverse range of public company and private equity clients in the healthcare, energy, technology and telecommunications sectors. He also drafts purchase agreements, services and supply agreements, contribution and distribution agreements and other commercial contracts, joint venture agreements, confidentiality and exclusivity agreements, licensing agreements, earn-out agreements, term sheets and governance documents, such as limited liability company agreements, partnership agreements, corporate charters and bylaws, and various consents, authorizations and resolutions.

In addition, Mr. Barton helps strategic acquirers realize their growth and financial goals (buy-side and sell-side) and advises clients in various debt and equity transactions. He advises senior management and C-suite professionals, investment committees and boards with transactional analysis and risk analysis in connection with crucial commercial decision-making. These activities include analyzing diligence and documentation requirements, supervising the teams who implement approved strategies, analyzing and synthesizing diligence findings and work product and translating the same into concise, visually informative summaries and ultimately into a comprehensive suite of transactional documents.