Finn Dixon & Herling LLP

Practice Areas

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

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, GarMark Capital Partners, Oak Investment Partners, RFE Investment Partners, and Saugatuck Capital Company. Recent transactions include representation of a growth capital fund in connection with a $25 million structured PIPE investment in a public company, representation of a portfolio company of a private equity client in connection with a strategic merger, representation of a private equity fund in connection with a cross-border acquisition, and representation of a growth capital fund in connection with a $30 million preferred stock financing.

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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