Allie L. Coggins
Attorney, Attorney at Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton
American Bar Association, Business Law SectionNorth Carolina Bar AssociationNorth Carolina State BarWake County Bar AssociationBand Together, Board Membermember of the North Carolina Law ReviewWorks with buyers & sellers
About
Allie L. Coggins guides buyers and sellers through complex legal transactions, including mergers and acquisitions. She advises public and private companies at Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton. Her industry experience spans software and technology, life sciences and healthcare, and industrial and personal services. She also advises on company formation and financing. She earned her J.D., with honors, from the University of North Carolina School of Law. North Carolina Super Lawyers recognized her as a Mergers & Acquisitions Rising Star (2024-2026). Her corporate practice also includes advising companies on venture capital and private placements.
Who is a good fit for Allie L. Coggins
- Buyers acquiring software or technology businesses who need counsel through the transaction.
- Owners selling life sciences or healthcare companies who need legal guidance.
- Buyers and sellers pursuing transactions involving industrial or personal services businesses.
Education and admissions
- Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D.
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.S. in Psychology with a second major in Biology
- Bar admissions
- North Carolina
Recognition
- Listed among North Carolina Super Lawyers: Business/Corporate - Rising Star (2023), Mergers & Acquisitions - Rising Star (2024-2026)
Specialties
Buy-side M&A representationSell-side M&A representationEntity formation and holding structures
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented a private equity-backed leading provider of ERP software solutions for local governments and utility authorities in its strategic tuck-in acquisitions.
- Represented leading technology advisory firm in strategic acquisition of Texas-based competitor. (buyer side)
- Represented major investor syndicate in the over $500 million sale of their virtual-first healthcare multi-brand platform portfolio company to a strategic partner. (seller side)
- Represented leading regional office and professional furniture distributor in its acquisition by family office.
- Represented SaaS based rehab therapy practice management software provider in its strategic sale to a search fund vehicle.
- Represented leading technology advisory firm in its acquisition by private equity firm.
- Represented private equity-backed franchisor of locally owned and operated running stores in its acquisition of franchisees. (buyer side)
- Represented a leading provider of regulated material management services in a strategic growth investment from a leading healthcare-focused private equity firm.
- Represented operator of software platform enabling the creation, management, and distribution of online and mobile forms and data capture workflows in its sale to private equity-backed workplace productivity platform.
- Represented distributor of disposable paper and plastic products, food service disposables, bar supplies, catering supplies, janitorial supplies in its sale to one of the largest distribution platforms in North America.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional