Craig Harasimowicz
Partner, Attorney at Holland & Knight LLP
About
Craig Harasimowicz represents independent sponsors and search funds as a partner at Holland & Knight LLP in Boston. He advises buyers and sellers, including private equity and venture capital firms. He represents traditional searchers and self-funded searchers through equity structuring and closing. He evaluates, structures, and negotiates leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments, and recapitalizations. He advises companies on mergers, divestitures, and stock or asset sales. He earned his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law and a B.A. in Political Science from Davidson College, and he practiced in a Charlotte firm's corporate and private equity groups before joining Holland & Knight. He also advises on qualified small business stock under Section 1202, which matters to searchers and sponsors planning both the purchase and the eventual exit.
Who is a good fit for Craig Harasimowicz
- Independent sponsors who need counsel to set the equity and close an acquisition.
- Traditional searchers and self-funded searchers who are buying a company.
- Private equity firms considering a leveraged buyout or a growth equity investment.
- Companies preparing a stock sale, an asset sale, or a divestiture.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D.
- Davidson College, B.A. in Political Science
- Bar admissions
- Massachusetts, North Carolina
Recognition
- Stand-Out Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2026
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Boston Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Ones to Watch, 2025
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Charlotte Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Ones to Watch, 2021-2023; Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2024
- Rising Star, North Carolina Super Lawyers magazine, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2022-2024
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented a dental product manufacturing, sale and distribution company in the strategic acquisition of a dental regenerative product business
- Represented a marketing company in the strategic acquisition of a regional competitive business
- Represented the founders of a rice product manufacturing, sale and distribution business in a sale of the company to a strategic purchaser (seller side)
- Represented the founders of a military and first responder equipment manufacturing, sale and distribution business in a sale of the company to a strategic purchaser (seller side)
- Represented the founders of a coffee and tea product manufacturing, sale and distribution business in a sale of the company to a publicly traded competitor (seller side)
- Represented the founders of a medical equipment refurbishing and distribution business in a sale of the company to a private equity company (seller side)
- Represented the founders of an automotive products company with the divestiture of a line of automotive products to a strategic purchaser (seller side)
- Represented a public bottling company in the purchase and sale of manufacturing and distribution territories with regional bottling companies
- Represented an individual investor in the purchase of a hydration therapy franchise
- Represented a search fund in the acquisition of a street, parking lot and construction sweeping services business, a subsequent add-on acquisition and the sale of the business to a strategic acquirer
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional