Evan D. Coobs

Evan Coobs is a shareholder in Meyer Capel's business and transactional practice group. A practicing attorney since 1989, he has been with Meyer Capel since 1996, and a shareholder of the firm since 1998. He regularly works with other lawyers as cost-effective and trusted co-counsel and local counsel. Experience There is no substitute for experience. Mr. Coobs' experience ranges from assisting developers of affordable housing, to in-house work for a multinational manufacturing company, to helping start-up clients negotiate their first commercial lease, to parsing through the details of complex financing arrangements, including syndicated loan transactions. Mr. Coobs' practice is focused in the following areas: Representing corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships in connection with a wide range of legal matters, including initial organization, contracts, state and federal tax planning and compliance, employee issues, real estate, and securities issuances Assisting owners in connection with the negotiation and documentation of the sale of their business Assisting buyers with due diligence, negotiation and documentation of the purchase of a business Representing borrowers and lenders in connection with debt financing transactions, including investments in syndicated loan transactions Advising business owners on corporate governance, buy-sell and succession planning issues, partnership agreements, and LLC operating agreements Advising clients in connection with private equity and debt transactions, including private placements and venture capital investments Transactions Represented selling shareholders in connection with the sale of a $100,000,000+ central Illinois manufacturing company Represented purchasers in connection with a $55,000,000 acquisition of fast food restaurants Represented selling shareholders in connection with the disposition of a large distribution company in a leveraged ESOP transaction Represented sellers in connection with the sale of a software development company Represented numerous buyers and sellers in smaller transactions ranging in size from $250,000 to $10,000,000 Represented numerous real estate development ventures in connection with private placements of common and preferred securities Served as local counsel in connection with syndicated mortgage loan financings