Attorney Matthew Duke Experience

Since 2008, I have helped countless businesses with formation, liquidation, aquation, dissolution, and much more. Here is a list of just some of the ways I’ve helped clients. 

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Counseling purchaser acquiring a storage facility in Arkansas
• Representing physicians in several sales of physician practices
• Representing technology company in acquisition by private equity firm
• Representing a physician practice acquisition of a private equity firm MSO
• Counseling a purchaser in several business acquisitions in Texas and Florida
• Counseling a company in its sale of $8 million of commercial real estate assets
• Representing a dental practice in an acquisition by DDS private equity company
• Counseling oil and gas exploration company in its $310 million divesture of assets
• Counseling company with the sale of underlying facilities and lease back over $10 million
• Acquisition of optometric practice for one of the largest optical chains in the United States
• Counseling a technology company in its sale of assets to a multinational technology company
• Advising a leading international elevator service company in the acquisition of multiple strategic targets
• Serving as legal advisor to the hospital system for numerous specialty physician practice acquisitions
• Counseling investment group in its acquisition of a large medical spa and setup of MSO models regarding the operation of the medical spa

Securities & Venture Capital Financing

• Advising companies in over $10 million in SAFE financings
• Advising companies in over $50 million in financing rounds
• Counseling a multi-family developer through multiple rounds of debt and equity financings
• Creation of Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) structures for investments into companies and projects
• Counseling investor in a $10 million Series A Preferred Unit investment for a healthcare technology company
• Counseling investor in a $1 million Pre-Seed Preferred Stock investment for a healthcare technology company
• Counseling an investor in a $5 million Series A Preferred Unit investment in a real estate development project
• Drafting and reviewing numerous startup structures for conversion from limited liability company to corporation and issuance of restricted stock for co-founders and initial employees
• Drafting and reviewing Stock Equity Plans and Unit Equity Plans, option plans, profit interest plans and similar compensation arrangements for companies, partnerships, and limited liability companies

Partnerships, Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances

• Counseling family in the reorganization of its business operations 
• Advising a company in a joint venture with a private equity-backed organization for investment adviser roll-up strategy 
• Advising in setting up several master service organizations (MSOs) of healthcare clients as part of acquisition strategy for clients
• Advising numerous investors in investments in venture funds, including reviewing and negotiating fund documents and negotiating side letters
• Counseling a renowned restaurateur in the licensing of its business process and trademarks to third-party operators for the further development of the concept
• Representing a real estate development company in connection with the offering and sale of limited liability company interests for various development and acquisition projects

Healthcare 

• Creating MSO model for multiple organizations
• Outside general counsel to several rural hospitals in South Texas
• Negotiating Hospitalist Service Agreement for nine hospital system
• Assistant General Counsel to the largest Healthcare system in South Texas
• Negotiating Emergency Medicine Service Agreements for nine hospital system 

Business Counseling & General Services

• Currently serving as outside general counsel for 5 organizations 
• Representing clients in reviewing and drafting commercial agreements
• Counseling and drafting documents for corporate restructuring of a multi-operating company holding company 
• Counseling various clients in strategic commercial agreements, including service, supply manufacturing, and distribution agreements
• Counseling clients on entity formation and formation documents, including shareholder agreements, voting agreements, buy-sell agreements, and repurchase option agreements

Business Separation

• Helping prevent a court-ordered business dissolution
• Representing a physician in separating from a physician group 
• Representing numerous minority owners in information gathering and buyouts of their interest

To meet with me and my team, contact our firm online or call our office at (210) 761-6294.