Practice Areas
Business and Finance Group
Horwood Marcus & Berk's Business and Finance Group represents predominantly privately-held middle market companies and entrepreneurs who value having a counselor as a business partner.
The partners and seasoned associates of HMB's Business and Finance Group provide a high level of service to middle market businesses by working directly with the clients to achieve the best results for their business.
AREAS OF FOCUS
To help middle market companies and entrepreneurs reach their business goals, the Business and Finance Group provides a depth of strategic commercial counsel, including:
- General Counsel Services:
structure, day-to-day
operations, shareholder issues and employment issues - Private Equity/Venture Capital
- Mergers and Acquisitions:
purchases, sales, joint
ventures, and alternative business structures - Finance
INDUSTRY CONCENTRATIONS
The Business and Finance Group at HMB represents clients in a wide range of industries, with concentration in the following fields:
- Automotive Manufacturing & Dealerships
- Banking
- Broadcast Media
- Construction
- Energy & Utilities
- Entrepreneur/Start-Up Companies
- Financial Services
- Food/Beverage Services & Hospitality
- Healthcare
- Information Technology
- Leasing Companies
- Manufacturing & Distribution
- Mortgage Companies
- Not-For-Profit Organizations
- Pharmaceuticals
- Retail
- Service Companies
- Shipping & Logistics
- Specialty Finance
- Telecommunications
- Trading Companies
UNIQUE DELIVERY
The Business and Finance Group is uniquely positioned to counsel middle market business. We are committed to maximizing the value of our legal services by truly understanding our client's unique business needs, including its industry, management team, legal and operational structure, communication style, priorities and goals. The Business and Finance Group is committed to learning a client's business, and with this foundation of business knowledge our attorneys can ensure that the client will receive practical, targeted advice.
ABILITY TO BRING IN AND MANAGE ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONALS
In delivering a complete solution to a client, the attorneys in the Business and Finance Group will oversee a dedicated team of professionals to service the legal needs of the business. By maintaining a consistent professional team, our Business and Finance Group leverages the institutional knowledge gained from truly understanding a client's business. The Business and Finance Group also works with the other members of a client's business team, such as accountants, bankers, and advisors, to ensure the best solution for a client. Furthermore, HMB's Business and Finance Group has an extensive network of business professionals and are prepared to bring in additional support when necessary in order to ensure that all client needs are being met.
HMB BUSINESS AND FINANCE GROUP'S UNIQUE PLACEMENT
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Small Firm |
HMB Business and
Finance |
Large Firm |
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No depth |
Depth |
Depth |
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Operations knowledge |
Operations knowledge |
Matter knowledge |
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Nimble |
Nimble |
Cumbersome |
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Cost-effective |
Cost-effective |
Premium fees |
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Entrepreneurial |
Entrepreneurial |
Bureaucratic |
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Personal relationships |
Personal relationships |
No personal relationships |
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Limited experience |
Experience in many areas |
Experience in many areas |
Professionals
- Sean D. Auton
- Brian H. Axelrad
- Keith H. Berk
- Lawrence J. Feller
- Robert Dunn Glick
- Kenneth A. Goldstein
- Mark D. Guidubaldi
- Jeffrey A. Hechtman
- Richard M. Horwood
- James L. Jerue
- Scott A. Josephson
- Kate Kanabay
- Ati P. Khatri
- Kenneth Klassman
- Shelley H. Koren
- Alan D. Leib
- Martin W. Salzman
- Robert A. Smoller
- Aaron D. Werner
- Lauren J. Wolven
- Jeffrey A. Zaluda
- Nilden A. Berns
- Heidi A. Kight
- Sue Ann M. Ryckeghem
Industries Served
- Automotive Manufacturing & Dealerships
- Banking
- Broadcast Media
- Construction
- Energy & Utilities
- Entrepreneur/Start-Up Companies
- Financial Services
- Food/Beverage Services & Hospitality
- Healthcare
- Information Technology
- Leasing Companies
- Manufacturing & Distribution
- Mortgage Companies
- Not-For-Profit Organizations
- Pharmaceuticals
- Retail
- Service Companies
- Shipping & Logistics
- Specialty Finance
- Telecommunications
- Trading Companies
Publications
- Are You Covered?, November 2011
- Top 10 Tips for Food Safety, August 2011
- Identifying and Protecting Confidential Information
- Insights and Lessons for Surviving the Sale of a Family Business
- Business Succession Planning for the Family-Owned Food Industry Business, June 2010
- Investment Banker Customary Fees, June 2010
- Investment Banking Customary Terms, April 2010
- In Support of the Investment Banker, December 2009
- GC Advantage™ Provides A Cost-effective Integrated Legal Solution For Middle-Market Businesses, February 2010
- The FTC's Red Flags Rule: Is Your Company Required to Have an Identity Theft Prevention Program by November 1, 2009?
- Management Equity Incentives in LLCs, May 2009
- The Ins And Outs And Do's And Don'ts Of Taking Outside Capital
- Play Ball: Baseball Strategies that Empower Executives to Win the Human Resources Game, January 2009
- Real Estate and Divorce: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
- Human Issues In Estate Planning For The Family Business Owner
- Avoiding Litigation: Prohibited Interview Questions
- Should You Put All Your Eggs In One Basket?
- Constructing the Case for Impact Investment
- Investing Beyond Exit
- Go for the Gold: Attracting and Retaining Key Executives with Incentive Compensation, January 2012
News & Events
- Hechtman and Mathias Article on Identifying and Protecting Confidential Information featured in Contract Packaging Magazine, March 2011
- HMB Adds Four New Partners, September 2011
- Chicago Bar Association Business Law Committee Meeting, November 2011
- Chicago Bar Association "Ethics for the Corporate Attorney" Presentation, November 2011
- Chicago Bar Association Presentation by Erik Kantz, December 2011
- Client Alert: Recent Decision Regarding Enforceability of Restrictive Covenants, December 2011
- Chicago Bar Association Presentation, February 2012
- HMB Attorneys selected as 2012 Super Lawyers, January 2012
- 2012 Venture Capital Investment Competition, January 2012
- Startup Leadership Program, January 2012
- Code Academy's Entrepreneurship Seminar, January 2012
- Chicago Bar Association Business Law Committee Presentation, February 2012
- DePaul CEO Presentation, March 2012
- EDUpreneurship Summit at the University of Michigan, March 2012
- WasteExpo 2012, April 2012
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