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Mergers & Acquisitions

Strategic counsel for successful business acquisitions, sales, mergers, and recapitalizations.

Johnston Allison Hord’s Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) attorneys partner with closely-held middle-market businesses in navigating complex transactions with confidence. Our group represents buyers and sellers, handling stock and asset purchases, mergers, divestitures, and recapitalizations. With extensive experience in deals involving private equity and strategic acquirers, our team structures deals efficiently while protecting our clients’ interests at every stage.

Services Provided

  • Full‑service deal support from letter of intent through closing
  • Advice on transaction structure and tax implications
  • Due diligence support
  • Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating all agreements
  • Comprehensive representation of private equity firms and private sponsors in buy-side acquisitions
  • Fund formation and capital raising
  • Coordination with financing sources and other advisors
  • Local counsel for national or international deal teams
  • Guidance for minority owners on rights and obligations

JAH Can Help

Our experienced attorneys bring decades of experience guiding middle‑market businesses through high‑stakes transactions. Ranked by Chambers & Partners® and named to Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite for excellence in mergers and acquisitions law, we help clients close deals with confidence.

Contact a member of our Charlotte, NC M&A team.


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Representative Experience

  • Represented network solutions company in $150+ million sale to PE platform
  • Advised logistics company on $250+ million recapitalization
  • Represented regional automotive services franchisee in $230+ million sale to PE firm
  • Served as local counsel to national medical group acquiring a North Carolina practice

Honors & Recognition

  • Chambers & Partners USA Guide 2025
  • Business North Carolina Legal Elite 2025
  • Super Lawyers 2025
  • Best Lawyers 2026
  • Best Lawyers: Best Law Firms 2025
  • Charlotte Business Journal "Charlotte's Largest Law Firms" 2025
  • Charlotte Business Journal "North Carolina's Largest Law Firms" 2025
  • Meritas Women’s Leadership Awards 2024

State Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee

Group Members

  • John R. Buben, Jr.
    John R. Buben, Jr.

    Partner

  • Katie D.B. Burchette
    Katie D.B. Burchette

    Partner

  • Mackenzie Ferguson
    Mackenzie Ferguson

    Attorney

  • McKenna A. Fono
    McKenna A. Fono

    Attorney

  • Stephen “Steve” P. Gennett, II
    Stephen “Steve” P. Gennett, II

    Partner

  • William C. Isenhour
    William C. Isenhour

    Partner

  • J. Nicholas “Nick” Kendall
    J. Nicholas “Nick” Kendall

    Partner

  • Robert “Bobby” G. Lindauer, Jr.
    Robert “Bobby” G. Lindauer, Jr.

    Partner

  • Iyanu O. Lipede
    Iyanu O. Lipede

    Attorney

  • Joseph “Joe” R. Marek
    Joseph “Joe” R. Marek

    Partner

  • Jeanne A. Pearson
    Jeanne A. Pearson

    Partner

  • Jaylyn N. Powell
    Jaylyn N. Powell

    Attorney

  • Jackson “Jack” C. Pridgen
    Jackson “Jack” C. Pridgen

    Attorney

  • Keith M. Rivenbark
    Keith M. Rivenbark

    Attorney

  • David S. Rugani
    David S. Rugani

    Partner

  • Brian J. Schoeck
    Brian J. Schoeck

    Partner

  • Jessica I. Shoop
    Jessica I. Shoop

    Attorney

  • Sheldon M. Stokes
    Sheldon M. Stokes

    Partner

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