M&A Law Firm for Brooklyn

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Law Firm for Brooklyn and Kings County

Brooklyn has evolved into one of the most active and diverse business hubs in the state, including construction companies, food and beverage businesses, logistics operations, creative industries, professional services firms, healthcare service practices, healthcare facilities, manufacturers, technology ventures, and multi-generation family businesses, fueling steady demand for mergers and acquisitions in Brooklyn.

As these companies scale, restructure ownership, attract investors or plan exits, mergers and acquisitions in Brooklyn increasingly become part of the strategic plan both in buying a business to fuel growth and selling your business for liquidity.

As a mergers and acquisitions law firm serving Brooklyn and Kings County, Kaufman McGowan PLLC advises buyers, sellers, founders, investors and management teams throughout Brooklyn and Kings County on mergers, acquisitions, business sales and related corporate transactions.
We focus on practical deal structures, risk management and aligning terms with long-term business objectives for clients navigating M&A in Brooklyn.

If you are preparing to navigate mergers and acquisitions in Brooklyn, whether you’re looking to sell a business or acquire a business, we help clarify options and structure deals strategically.

See our Mergers & Acquisitions practice page for more information about our work, and Mergers & Acquisitions: How to Buy or Sell a Business from our blog for more information about M&A deals in Kings County and beyond.

Kaufman McGowan PLLC also advises clients on mergers and acquisitions throughout Manhattan, Queens, Nassau County and Suffolk County. To see examples of our completed transactions, visit our Deal Tombstones page, or browse our full practice areas to see how we support Brooklyn businesses beyond M&A.

M&A Legal Services for Brooklyn and Kings County

Kaufman McGowan PLLC’s M&A legal services include, among other things:

• • Selling a business
  • Buying a business
  • Business purchase and sale agreements or merger agreements
  • Structuring asset vs. stock vs. merger transactions

  • Letters of intent and deal negotiations

  • Legal due diligence

  • Escrows, holdbacks and earn-outs

  • Founder, partner and shareholder transitions

  • Investor and private equity participation

  • Executive compensation and restrictive covenants

  • Governance approvals and board process

  • Closing logistics and post-closing support

Each transaction is approached with sensitivity to timing, leverage and commercial realities.

We regularly advise:

• owners approached by strategic or financial buyers

• businesses acquiring competitors, product lines or complementary businesses

• family-owned companies planning succession

• investors evaluating Brooklyn-based opportunities

• management teams reviewing proposed LOIs and deal terms

We also concentrate in:

• • corporate & securities law
  • private placements
  • public offerings
  • SEC regulation
  • lending transactions
  • licensing
  • real estate
  • executive compensation
  • corporate governance
  • business formation
  • cannabis regulation
  • cannabis license applications
  • commercial contracts
  • corporate structure and reorganizations
  • investment funds & firms

Our Attorneys

Our mergers and acquisitions practice is led by corporate and securities attorneys with decades of deal experience.
Learn more here: About our Attorneys.

For Brooklyn and other downstate matters, representation is generally led by:

• Neil M. Kaufman

• Sean J. McGowan

Their experience helps ensure deals are structured clearly, negotiated effectively and aligned with business objectives.

Brooklyn transactions frequently involve counterparties, investors or operations elsewhere in the region, and Kaufman McGowan PLLC represents clients on both sides of that geography. We advise on deals throughout the five boroughs and Long Island, including Manhattan and New York County, Queens, Nassau County and Suffolk County. See our Mergers & Acquisitions practice page for more information about the full range of transactions we handle.

If you are planning a business sale, a business acquisition or an investor or private equity transaction in Brooklyn / Kings County, we are available to assist.

Contact us to schedule a consultation. We are available by phone at (631) 972-0042 or by contacting us here.