Senior Counsel
Craig D. Samuel
Practice Areas
- Commercial Development & Leasing
- Corporate and Business Entities
- Lending, Finance and Investment
- Mergers and Acquisitions
Craig Samuel specializes his practice in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures and corporate finance as a Partner in the Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Group. He parlays this expertise assisting clients with complex middle-market mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments and other corporate transactions. Craig represents private equity funds, business owners, family offices, lenders and serves as outside corporate counsel.
Representative Experience
- Assisted clients on variety of mergers and acquisitions, including a $200 million sale of a biotech portfolio company, a $75 million sale and recapitalization of car wash chain and a $20 million sale of spirits distiller
- Represent private equity funds in acquisitions, exits and reorganizations of portfolio companies, including acquisition of veterinary specialty hospitals and related real estate ranging from $7 to $40 million
- Represent investors in $35 million debt purchase; represent clients in debt facility restructuring
- Represent clients in cross-border investments in equity and commercial property
- Represent equity partners in commercial real estate joint ventures
- Represent start-ups in Series-A offerings
Education
- Emory University School of Law, J.D., and Transactional Law Certificate Program, 2014
- Xavier University, B.S. in Finance, 2003
Industry Engagement
- Member, State Bar of Georgia
- Member, State Bar of Ohio
- ACG Atlanta - Association for Corporate Growth
Fun Stuff
Craig is an accomplished skier and was once a member of the United States Ski Team Olympic Development Program. Now he lives in Atlanta with his family and travels every chance he can get.