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Brooks T. Giles

Brooks T. Giles

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Chicago, IL, USA


Brooks T. Giles is co-head of Katten’s Mergers and Acquisitions practice and concentrates his practice in corporate matters with a focus on private company mergers and acquisitions, venture financing and joint ventures. He handles transactions covering the life cycle of start-up ventures, from angel round financings through Series A-F rounds and beyond, up to and including, IPOs.

Brooks represents both buyers and sellers in structuring, negotiating and documenting acquisitions including stock purchases, asset sales, tax-free mergers and leveraged recapitalizations. Much of his practice focuses on representing private equity companies in purchasing privately owned businesses. Brooks also advises equity investors making investments in high-growth and entrepreneurial businesses.

Brooks manages public and private corporate finance transactions including private placements, registered and 144A debt offerings and registered equity offerings. His public company experience includes mergers, tender offers, hostile proxy contests and general corporate advice, including poison pills. He represents clients in industries such as health care technology and services, including physician groups and ancillary and outpatient services, insurance, food manufacturing and distribution, and industrial manufacturing, software and technology.

Brooks is co-author of the book Stockholders’ Agreements Line by Line: A Detailed Look at Stockholders’ Agreements and How to Change Them to Meet Your Clients’ Needs (Thomson Reuters/Aspatore Books, October 2011).

Education

JD, Duke University School of Law
LLM, Duke University School of Law
BA, The University of Chicago

Bar Admissions

Illinois

Publications

  • Delaware Court Upholds Poison Pill to Preserve NOLs (April 30, 2010)
  • Novel Action Raises Questions in Delaware on Stockholder Power to Directly Remove Officers (June 17, 2009)

Memberships

American Bar Association, Business and International Sections

  • Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago, Board Member
  • American Bar Association, LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities Committee, Subcommittee on LLCs in M&A Transactions

News

  • Katten Represents Sterling Capital Partners and Management Team of Educate Inc. in $600 Million Going-Private Deal (June 26, 2007)
  • Katten Names 11 New Partners (April 4, 2007
Brooks T. Giles is associated with the following items:
CHB Chapters  CHB Chapters Closing Business Transactions Substantive Outline - Pocket MBA Fall 2013: Finance for Lawyers , Thursday, October 10, 2013
Practical and Ethical Considerations for Corporate Transactions Today, Preliminary Discussion Outline - Pocket MBA Fall 2013: Finance for Lawyers , Thursday, October 10, 2013
Live Seminar  Live Seminar Pocket MBA Fall 2013: Finance for Lawyers , Monday, November 04, 2013 , Chicago, IL
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