Main Practice Contacts

Tom D. Harris
+1 214.651.5630


Steven A. Buxbaum
+1 713.547.2041


Janice V. Sharry
+1 214.651.5562


In the News

Jan Sharry in the Dallas Business Journal: Adviser Dealmaker of the Year: Jan Sharry, Haynes and Boone

To Jan Sharry, a deal is like an intricate puzzle. >>

Dallas Business Journal Names Jan Sharry as 2013 Dealmaker of the Year

DALLAS – Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Jan Sharry has been selected as the 2013 Advisor Dealmaker of the Year by the Dallas Business Journal’s M&A awards, which recognizes the region’s top M&A deals, dealmakers and the best transactions in North Texas.

Sharry also served as lead counsel in connection with the sale of a controlling interest in Service King Collision Repair to a private equity fund managed by The Carlyle Group, which was selected as the 2013 Large Deal of the Year. >>

Jan Sharry in Mergermarket: M&A Dealmaker Q&A

Following the tragic death of Rise Energy Partners President and CEO Brian Jennings in May of 2012, his fellow executives and shareholders, along with corporate advisors decided to do something to ensure that his family would be taken care of in the long term. >>



Recent Publications

Top Ten Tips for Purchasing and Negotiating Representations and Warranty Insurance

In recent months, high profile M&A warranty claims and falling premiums have dramatically increased the utilization of "representations and warranty insurance" (RWI), also known as "warranty and indemnity insurance," in mergers, acquisitions and related transactions. >>

Hart-Scott-Rodino Act: Annual Jurisdictional Thresholds Revisions

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) jurisdictional thresholds effective on February 11, 2013. >>





Mergers and Acquisitions

Haynes and Boone’s Mergers and Acquisitions practice group works with public and private companies of all sizes in a broad range of industries. We routinely advise businesses, financial institutions and private equity firms on strategic, financial, defensive, and growth-oriented transactions. Our M&A lawyers are experienced in helping our clients find cost-effective and efficient solutions.

Haynes and Boone’s culture emphasizes collaborative teamwork, which helps our M&A lawyers seamlessly utilize other Haynes and Boone attorneys from different subject matter areas, including tax, securities, energy, antitrust, environmental, real estate, intellectual property, labor and employment, employee benefits/executive compensation, inbound investment and finance. Our Mergers and Acquisitions practice group also works closely with our Bankruptcy practice group in connection with transactions in advance of - and out of - bankruptcy proceedings.

Our M&A lawyers have the depth of experience to assist any participant in an M&A transaction, including bidders, buyers, sellers, financial advisors, investment bankers, secured lenders, note-holders, creditors, creditor committees, special committees, shareholders, board members, investors, private equity firms and investment funds.

Our M&A team routinely assists clients with asset acquisitions or divestitures, sales of stock and other equity interests, tender offers, going-private transactions, reorganizations, recapitalizations, spinoffs, roll-ups, exchange offers, management-led buyouts, cross-border acquisitions, and proxy contests for corporate control.

Although our Mergers and Acquisitions practice group operates as a unified team, our lawyers collaborate in three specific areas to ensure we are well-positioned to assist our clients. These areas are: