C. Joseph DelPapa
Attorney, Attorney at Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton
licensed Certified Public Accountant in North CarolinaWorks with sellers
About
C. Joseph DelPapa represents sellers in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures at Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton. He works with businesses in technology and software, healthcare, and manufacturing. His practice includes equity and debt financings, corporate restructurings, and transaction structuring. He earned a J.D., cum laude, and an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida. He also earned a B.S. in Accounting, summa cum laude, from North Carolina State University. He holds a North Carolina Certified Public Accountant license. He previously practiced at another Raleigh law firm, handling corporate, securities, and tax matters.
Who is a good fit for C. Joseph DelPapa
- Sellers of healthcare businesses seeking counsel on mergers or acquisitions.
- Owners planning divestitures involving manufacturing or distribution businesses.
- Business sellers addressing corporate or partnership tax issues when structuring a transaction.
Education and admissions
- Education
- North Carolina State University, B.S. in Accounting
- University of Florida, J.D.
- University of Florida, LL.M. in Taxation
Recognition
- Listed among The Best Lawyers in America: Corporate Law (2021-2027) and Business Organizations- including LLCs and Partnerships (2026-2027)
- Listed among Business North Carolina Magazine Legal Elite: Young Gun (2018), Business (2022), Tax & Estate Planning (2024-2026)
Specialties
Buy-side M&A representationSell-side M&A representationTransaction tax structuring
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Owners of a dog daycare and boarding business in sale of North Carolina and Tennessee locations to private equity-backed dog daycare and boarding operator. (seller side)
- A premium jet charter company with a de-SPAC transaction and subsequent listing as a publicly traded company on the NYSE.
- A private equity back telecommunications service provider in a series of roll up acquisitions.
- A privately held company in a series of acquisitions consolidating cleaning supply businesses across the U.S.
- A large U.S.-based electronic components manufacturer in an acquisition of wholly owned subsidiaries of a publicly traded company located in Mexico, U.K., Germany, China, Austria, India, Romania and Ukraine. (buyer side)
- A publicly traded Australian company in an acquisition of a SaaS platform. (buyer side)
- A leading manufacturer in the radio and broadcast industry in a series of technology-driven corporate acquisitions across the U.S.
- A private equity fund in a strategic acquisition of 50+ retail stores across the U.S. (buyer side)
- A regional heating and air conditioning company in a stock disposition to a publicly traded private equity company.
- Several international manufacturing companies in equity and asset dispositions to a variety of private equity groups.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional