Finn Dixon & Herling LLP

Practice Areas

• Private Equity & Venture Capital
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Securities & Public Companies
• General Corporate

Education

• Stanford Law School, J.D.,1982
• Colgate University, A.B., 1979, magna cum laude, with High Honors in History, Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut, 1982

Honors and Awards

 

 

Recognized as a Connecticut Super Lawyer in Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities & Corporate Finance, Business/Corporate, 2007-2012

 

Leading lawyer in The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2012

Mike Herling is a founding partner of Finn Dixon & Herling. Mr. Herling regularly represents clients in the areas of private equity, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, securities law and corporate governance.

Mr. Herling has significant experience representing private equity, venture capital, growth capital, mezzanine capital and leveraged buy-out funds in their fundraising and formation, investments, acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings and other activities. Fund clients for whom Mike has provided substantial advice include Capital Partners, Catterton Growth Partners, GarMark Capital Partners, Gridiron Capital, Oak Investment Partners, RFE Investment Partners, and Saugatuck Capital Company. Recent transactions include representation of Catterton Growth Partners in connection with the sale of First Watch Restaurants to Freeman Spogli & Co., representation of Oak Investment Partners and certain other selling stockholders in connection with the sale of TxVia, Inc. to Google, representation of Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition of American Leather, Inc. and representation of Capital Partners in connection with the sale of Harbor Linens to Bed, Bath & Beyond.

Mr. Herling also has significant experience representing businesses in connection with their strategic activities, including acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, joint ventures, and securities offerings, as well as corporate governance matters. Clients are involved in industries involving fields as diverse as medical devices, building materials, shipping, telecommunications, prepaid debit cards, healthcare services and others.

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