Carolyn P. Meade
Member, Corporate, Attorney at Moore & Van Allen PLLC
About
Carolyn P. Meade has over 20 years as corporate counsel on mergers, acquisitions, and equity investments. She helps business partners negotiate the terms of their ventures. She guides investments for private equity, high net worth individuals, and sponsors working in real estate, logistics, and manufacturing. She advises founders on daily operations through an exit. She forms, structures, and governs privately held companies. She earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia in 2001 and her B.A. there in 1994. Her clients include serial entrepreneurs, fast-growing technology companies, original equipment manufacturers, and mid-market businesses in retail merchandising, commercial interiors, and bridal boutiques, and she stays with founders from their day-to-day needs through the sale of the company.
Who is a good fit for Carolyn P. Meade
- Private equity firms and high net worth individuals making an equity investment.
- Sponsors investing in a logistics or manufacturing business.
- Founders who want counsel on an exit from the company they run.
- Owners of mid-market businesses in retail merchandising or commercial interiors preparing an exit.
Education and admissions
- Education
- University of Virginia, J.D., 2001
- University of Virginia, B.A., 1994
- Bar admissions
- North Carolina
Recognition
- Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, 2021-2027
- Named to Lawdragon's 500 Leading Dealmakers in America, 2025-2026
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, Mergers & Acquisitions, 2024-2026
- Business North Carolina Legal Elite, Business, 2014-2024; 2026
- IFLR1000, Notable Practitioner - M&A, 2021-2023, 2025
- "50 Most Influential Women," Mecklenburg Times, 2013
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented Southeastern real estate developer in $390 million sale of multifamily, residential, homebuilding, and commercial divisions to U.S. affiliate of Japanese corporation. Continue to serve as outside corporate counsel ($390,000,000)
- Represented web-based investor management platform in $57 million merger with NASDAQ-listed technology solutions company ($57,000,000)
- Represented software platform provider powering off campus housing listings at U.S. universities from founding through expansion to over 130 schools and ultimate sale to apartments.com
- Represented founder owners of lawn care franchisor in Series A financing round purchased by an international strategic buyer
- Represented specialized mold/mildew and air control cleaning franchisor in $40.5 million sale to national provider of home services businesses. Assessed rollover equity terms and benefits ($40,500,000)
- Negotiated “divorce” between business owners, including buy-out, settlement, and restrictive covenants
- Represented owners in decision making process on roll-up vs. sale of southeastern fitness locations. Negotiated transaction documents
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional