Chris Scheurer Partner

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Chris concentrates on complex business transactions with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, joint ventures, and related general corporate counseling. He represents national, regional and local clients, on both buy and sell sides, in acquisitions and divestitures, including asset transactions, stock transactions, and cash and stock mergers.

He advises clients with respect to selection of entity, capitalization and other formation-related matters. He has led transactions ranging from a few million dollars to more than $1 billion in a variety of industries such as financial institutions, software and technology, transaction processing, food service, aerospace and defense, manufacturing and business services.

While earning his law degree from the University of Tennessee School of Law, Chris was on the moot court board. As an undergraduate, he was a Neyland Scholar and National Merit Scholar.

Experience

  • Representation of Vystar Credit Union, the largest credit union headquartered in Northeast Florida, in its acquisition of Heritage Southeast Bank, a state-chartered bank headquartered in Georgia (pending).
  • Representation of Novant Health, a leading health system in North Carolina, in its $1.5 billion acquisition of New Hanover Regional Medical Center from New Hanover County.
  • Representation of Carolina Foods, Inc., a wholesale sweet goods bakery, in connection with an investment from Falfurrias Capital Partners, a private equity firm.
  • Representation of The Brink’s Company (NYSE: BCO), a global leader in total cash management, secure logistics and payment solutions, in its $213 million acquisition of Payment Alliance International, Inc., the largest privately-held provider of ATM services in the U.S.
  • Representation of Compass Group USA, a leading food and support services company, in its acquisition of SpenDifference, a full-service group purchasing organization and restaurant supply chain management company.
  • Representation of a leading food service and support services company in its $350 million acquisition of a majority of the stock of a food and dining management services company.
  • Representation of a Fortune 500 Company in its sale to another public company for $2.4 billion.
  • Represented private equity fund in the sale of the leading barre fitness concept business to another private equity firm.
  • Representation of a leading foodservice and support services company in its acquisition by subsidiary merger of a major Northeastern contract food service company.
  • Representation of a leading global manufacturer of windows, doors, and treated composite trim and panels in its acquisition of the assets of a manufacturer of folding and multislide door systems.
  • Representation of a leading full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods industry of the assets of a leading experiential marketing agency.
  • Representation of a leading global manufacturer of windows, doors, and treated composite trim and panels in its acquisition of the stock of a stile and rail wood door manufacturer.
  • Representation of a global provider of innovative key and asset control solutions in its sale to a private equity firm.
  • Representation of a leading orthotics and prosthetics manufacturer in its acquisition of a major manufacturer and distributor of orthotic and prosthetic fabrication supplies.
  • Representation of a leading foodservice and support services company in its acquisition of a major independent contract management firm.
  • Representation of a major international food service company in a divestiture of a division to a private equity firm.
  • Representation of a Charlotte-based community bank in multiple acquisitions of financial institutions.
  • Representation of a major international food service company in its acquisition of leading beverage services company.
  • Representation of a major international food service company in its acquisition of leading healthcare laundry business from private equity firm.
  • Representation of a major manufacturing conglomerate based in New Jersey in its acquisition of multiple fire safety companies.
  • Representation of a major healthcare facilities management company in its acquisition by merger of another leading facilities management services company.
  • Representation of a major international food service company in complex, multiparty sale and purchase of vending business assets.
  • Representation of a Charlotte-based aerospace and defense company in acquisition of privately held airborne data systems company.
  • Representation of a major financial institution in divestiture of retail corporate bond broker-dealer.
  • Representation of a U.K.-based venture capital company in two investments in “green” technology companies.
  • Representation of a major financial institution in connection with purchase of entities holding real property developments in a transaction valued at approximately $400 million.
  • Representation of a Charlotte-based publicly held community bank in $1.1 billion sale to major financial institution.
  • Representation of a publicly held Southeastern real estate development company in $75 million divestiture of home-building business.
  • Representation of a major financial institution in negotiation and documentation of complex commercial relationship with another major financial institution.
  • Representation of a Charlotte-based publicly held community bank in its sale of its employee benefits administration division.
  • Representation of a Charlotte-based optical disc manufacturer in multiple mezzanine financings.
  • Representation of a life sciences research consumables company in a series of four acquisitions building the company from $0 in revenue to $185 million in one year.
  • Representation of a private building materials company in a $20 million sale of substantially all of its assets.
  • Representation of a Charlotte-based publicly held community bank in its $100 million acquisition of another publicly held community bank via a cash and stock merger.
  • Representation of a major financial institution in carve-out sale of $400 million sale of credit card processing business.
  • Representation of a major financial institution in the purchase of the stock of a $50 million health care payment software company.
  • Representation of a New York-based venture capital firm in its $3.5 million Series E investment in a data center services provider.
  • Representation of a management team of a national life sciences research consumables company in its $100 million capitalization.
  • Representation of a controlling shareholder of Charlotte-based optical disc manufacturer in leveraged recapitalization in a transaction valuing the recapitalized company at approximately $42 million.
  • Representation of a major North American food service company in complex restructuring of a $50 million restaurant business.
  • Representation of a major financial institution in its negotiation of a $200 million joint venture with another major financial institution.
  • Representation of a major financial institution in its acquisition of a publicly held credit card processing company in a cash merger valued at $1.6 billion.
  • Representation of a major North American food service company in $170 million tender offer for an airport food service company.
  • Representation of a major financial institution in its purchase of the stock of a software company for approximately $35 million.