小托马斯·B·斯皮兰是富乐律师事务所的合伙人及商业律师。作为经验丰富的商业顾问，他的执业领域涵盖并购、国内外合资企业、重组交易、破产收购、高管薪酬规划、董事代理、项目融资交易，以及为汽车、科技、航空航天、房地产开发、能源、赌场和医疗保健等各行业上市公司及私营企业提供综合公司法律服务。 托马斯曾任该律所汽车行业团队联席主席，现同时担任交易与证券业务组、私募股权与风险投资业务组、国际业务组及医疗保健行业团队成员。
Thomas combines years of corporate legal representation along with his background as a certified public accountant at a Big 4 accounting firm, to advise clients on the appropriate structure and tax aspects of acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and management incentive compensation plans.
His vast business, transactional and joint venture experience includes the representation of numerous U.S., European and Asian automotive suppliers; private equity funds; real estate developers in commercial, industrial and retail developments; physician practices; senior executives in compensation arrangements and casino operators.
代表经验
- Acquisition of large global Tier 1 automotive supplier, including management of international aspects of transaction
- Represent private equity funds on U.S. and international automotive transactions
- Acquisition of a company in the energy industry representing management and its co-investment with a private equity fund
- Sale of global automotive supplier company to a private equity fund
- Acquisition of several companies in aerospace and government contractors
- Sale of food distribution company
- Casino joint venture ($1B), including handling, development, management and licensing matters
- Sale of several companies to Chinese buyers
- Numerous joint ventures between physicians and hospitals, surgery centers and physician practice management companies
- Joint venture for construction of a stadium project
- Creation and unwinding of a strategic global joint venture for two large automotive suppliers
- Over 150 acquisition, sale and joint venture transactions of companies valued from $10-200 million involving buy-out funds or strategic industry buyers
- Numerous private placement offerings to raise equity or debt for a wide range of healthcare, real estate and technology companies
- Regularly represents senior executives and management groups in negotiating executive compensation and equity arrangements in acquisitions, divestitures, going private and restructuring transactions
奖项与表彰
Thomas has been Peer Review Rated as AV Preeminent®, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ system. He has been selected for inclusion in the 2009 – 2017 Michigan Super Lawyers® lists as well as recognized as one of the Top 100 Michigan Super Lawyers®. He was also selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Corporate Law (2018-2022).
附属机构
Thomas is a former chairperson of the Business Entities Committee and the Partnership Committee of the State Bar of Michigan. Thomas is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan, the American Institute of CPAs, the Michigan Association of CPAs and the Original Equipment Suppliers Association.
社区参与
Thomas serves on the board of directors for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
出版物和演讲
Thomas is a frequent author and lecturer on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, commercial contract matters and executive compensation arrangements.
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