M&A Law Firm for Queens

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Law Firm for Queens

Queens is one of the most diverse and commercially active business environments in New York, including logistics and distribution companies, medical practices, construction firms, restaurants, contractors, manufacturers, wholesalers, transportation businesses, cannabis businesses and multi-generation family enterprises, making Queens an increasingly active market for mergers and acquisitions.

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

As an M&A law firm serving Queens, Kaufman McGowan PLLC advises buyers, sellers, founders, investors and management teams throughout Queens on business acquisitions, business sales and related corporate transactions.

We focus on clear deal structures, risk management and aligning transaction terms with long-term business objectives for clients navigating M&A in Queens.

Queens transactions frequently involve owner-operated businesses expanding through acquisition, cross-borough logistics growth, and sales to strategic regional buyers seeking operational scale.

If you are preparing to sell a business in Queens, acquire a company, or are based in Queens and evaluating an M&A opportunity, we help clarify options and structure deals strategically.

See our Mergers & Acquisitions practice page and Mergers & Acquisitions: How to Buy or Sell a Business from our blog for more information about M&A transactions in Queens.

Kaufman McGowan PLLC also advises clients on mergers and acquisitions throughout Brooklyn, Manhattan, 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 Queens businesses beyond M&A.

M&A Legal Services for Queens

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 facing Queens-based business owners and operators.

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 Queens-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 Queens 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.

Queens businesses regularly transact with buyers, sellers and investors across the metropolitan area, and Kaufman McGowan PLLC advises clients throughout that market. We represent buyers and sellers in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Kings County, and across Long Island in Nassau County and Suffolk County. See our Mergers & Acquisitions practice page for more information about M&A deals.

If you are planning a business sale, a business acquisition or an investor or private equity transaction in Queens, 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.