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