Caleb D. Erbert é advogado associado e empresarial da Foley & Lardner LLP, com sede no escritório da empresa em Detroit, onde é membro da área de Transações da empresa. Caleb atua na área de direito societário e empresarial em geral e tem experiência em diversos setores, assessorando clientes em fusões e aquisições, transações de private equity, joint ventures e outros assuntos societários e contratuais em geral. Antes de ingressar na Foley, Caleb foi membro do grupo de prática societária e de fusões e aquisições de outro escritório de advocacia com sede em Detroit.
Before pursuing his legal career, Caleb worked at an advisory services firm where he performed on-site field exams to assess and evaluate loan collateral for major lenders throughout North America. He was also a member of the firm’s consulting group, where he advised clients through complex business and financial transactions.
Experiência de representação*
Fusões e aquisições
- Guided a defense contractor through a competitive bid process and assisted in the eventual sale of the company for more than $300 million to a private equity buyer.
- Represented a company in the materials, component, electrical and electromagnetic compatibility testing industry with U.S. and China operations in a cross-border sale to a publicly traded strategic purchaser in Europe with a transaction value of over $80 million.
- Represented a company in the manufacturing and industrial services sector in its sale for more than $65 million to a private equity buyer.
- Represented a distressed leading manufacturer of plumbing systems in an attempted $35 million sale to a strategic buyer. Later assisted the company in selling its assets out of receivership.
- Represented a commercial door manufacture servicing the automotive industry in its sale for more than $25 million to a strategic buyer in the Midwest.
- Represented a client specializing in brain injury rehabilitation in a sophisticated joint venture with an industry competitor.
- Represented two ophthalmologist practices in their combined sale to a single private equity buyer specializing in healthcare portfolios.
Start Up Representation/Capital Raising
- Represented a Chicago nootropic supplement start-up to develop and finalize its corporate governance structure, organizational documents, initial financing raise and phantom equity plan, along with ongoing corporate legal and business advice.
- Represented a tech startup that developed advanced analytical data systems for OEMs in the automotive industry in its issuance of Series A Preferred Stock.
- Led educational partnership with a local venture capital firm to help emerging enterprises identify and navigate corporate governance issues.
*Assuntos tratados antes de entrar para a Foley.
Prémios e reconhecimentos
- Selected for inclusion in the list of Michigan Super Lawyers – Rising Stars® (2022-2025)
- Received, Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch recognition for:
- Corporate Law (2021-2025)
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (2021-2025)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2024-2025)
Filiações
- NextGen Steering Committee member, Associate for Corporate Growth (ACG) — Detroit Chapter
- Board of directors member, Secured Financing Network — Michigan Chapter
- Membro da Ordem dos Advogados do Estado de Michigan
- Business Law section
- Real Property Law section
- Member, Federal Bar Association — Eastern District of Michigan Chapter