Anthony Ippolito advises companies and their owners in business transactions and securities law matters. He has experience in mergers and acquisitions; private placements and venture capital financings; loan financings; securities offerings and reporting compliance; entity formations and governance; owner relations, buyouts, and disputes; and general contract negotiations.
Anthony has represented clients in a wide variety of industries, including technology, pharmaceutical and medical products, manufacturing, and retail.
Representative Transactions
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Mergers & Acquisitions
- Represented sister companies engaged in the manufacture of prosthetic and related devices and their primary shareholders in an auction of a majority interest to two private equity groups in a recapitalization and related financing through an institutional lender
- Represented the founder of a venture-backed car care products company in the sale of the business to a strategic buyer
- Represented minority shareholder of a real estate investment company in connection with the leveraged buyout of other shareholders
- Represented the owner of a window fashion manufacturing company in the sale of the business to a strategic buyer
- Represented the owner of an independent clothing retailer in the sale of the business to a primary supplier
Securities Offerings
- Represented engineering services company in connection with its $28 million initial public offering
- Represented developer of cryogenic shipping devices in connection with its $5 million follow on public offering
Owner Relations, Buyouts, and Disputes
- Represented 50% owner of construction product company in buyout of other founder to resolve disputes over operations and management of company
- Represented minority owners of family owned and operated real estate investment company in dispute among owners in the exercise of their corporate rights in order to gain control of company and in the buyout of other family members' interest in company
- Represented minority interest owners of real estate and property management business in dispute with the general partner and owner in exercise of partnership rights to gain control over management and protect the value of their investment
Education
- Loyola Law School (J.D., 2006)
- Chief Technical Editor, Entertainment Law Review
- University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., Economics, 2000)
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of California
Professional Memberships & Activities
- State Bar of California
- Business Law Section
- Orange County Bar Association
- Business and Corporate Law Section
- American Bar Association
- Business Law Section
- Association of Corporate Growth, Orange County Chapter
- Membership Chair
Representative Presentations & Publications
- Private Target M&A Deal Points: An Interactive Case Study, Presenter, Private Equity Association Los Angeles (PEALA), Los Angeles, CA (March 8, 2012)
- The M&A Case Study: Key Strategies for Negotiating Letters of Intent to Buy or Sell a Business, Presenter, Entrepreneurs’ Organization, Orange County (October 1, 2010)
- How to Form a Business, Presenter, Orange County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division (November 17, 2009)
Other Professional Experience
- FTI Consulting, Inc., Forensic Accountant, CPA
