Ashurst Perkins Coie provides integrated corporate advice to clients throughout the business life cycle.
We focus on understanding each client’s operations, history, risk profile, and long-term goals to deliver efficient, business-focused solutions for complex corporate and M&A matters.
With our global network of partners and multidisciplinary teams, we advise clients—including startups, private equity sponsors, investment funds, family offices, public companies, and financial institutions—on a broad range of corporate transactions, such as capital formation, financing arrangements, investment structures, business combinations, commercial partnerships, securities offerings, cross-border matters, and tax-focused planning.
M&A
Our teams act on public and private M&A, including strategic acquisitions, divestitures, take privates, auctions, strategic investments, exits, and cross-border deals. Our fully integrated deal teams coordinate corporate, tax, securities, IP, privacy, benefits, real estate, and governance counsel to manage risk, execute efficiently across jurisdictions, and deliver exceptional outcomes to clients on strategic transactions, no matter the scale or complexity.
Private equity
We work with global private equity sponsors, investors, founders, and portfolio companies on buyouts, secondaries, growth equity, bolt-on acquisitions, public-to-private deals, distressed transactions, and management incentives. Our lawyers provide integrated support across structuring, diligence, financing, negotiations, regulatory approvals, and portfolio management.
Public companies
Our lawyers counsel company boards, executives, and financial institutions on capital markets, securities regulation across jurisdictions, reporting, governance, activism, executive compensation, crisis response, public M&A, and regulatory investigations. Our multidisciplinary teams deliver practical guidance on disclosure, compliance, shareholder engagement, transactions, and enforcement risk.
Emerging companies and venture capital
We support startups, investors, and venture capital participants across a company’s life cycle. We advise on formation, fundraising strategy, investor engagement, business planning, cross-border operations, financial structures, and growth initiatives, helping clients build strong foundations and connect with opportunities in the venture ecosystem.
Tax
Our tax lawyers provide strategic guidance on tax efficient transactional structuring,, investment funds, financings, joint ventures, cross-border investments, and tax controversy. Our lawyers provide guidance on international tax, indirect tax, and proactive tax risk management.
Private client and family office services
We guide individuals, families, fiduciaries, and family offices on estate planning, trust and estate administration governance, tax controversy, fiduciary litigation, cross-border planning, family office structuring and administration, charitable giving, and investment services, helping clients protect assets, manage succession, and advance personal and philanthropic goals.
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