Mr. Marks has extensive experience representing private equity funds, as well as small and mid-sized companies, in complex corporate transactions, including structuring, documenting, negotiating and managing the legal aspects of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, private placements, financings and refinancings, and private equity fund formations. He has helped clients close deals in a variety of industries including manufacturing, health care, business services, government services, retail/consumer, energy, transportation, financial services and consulting.

He has devoted a substantial portion of his time and efforts to the special interests of private equity funds at every stage of their investment cycle, including helping general partners of buyout, venture, hedge and pledge funds raise more than $3 billion in capital commitments. He has also helped people buying or selling to private equity funds, including representing management in management buyouts.

A prolific writer, Mr. Marks recently authored the book, "Securities Purchase Agreements Line by Line: A Detailed Look at Pro-Buyer and Pro-Seller Variations within a Purchase Agreement." He has written articles that have appeared in Daily Deal/The Deal, Buyouts, The M&A Advisor, Health Lawyers News and The Real Estate Finance Journal. He also publishes a quarterly newsletter with articles of interest to the private equity community.