About
Edward E. Rhyne represents buyers and sellers in private equity sponsored mergers and other private acquisitions. He represents sponsors, institutional investors, and family offices forming private equity funds and co-investment vehicles. He also represents clients in financing and venture transactions for family-owned and other private firms. He spent more than 30 years as a senior law firm partner and as a member of a private equity firm, and he served as in-house general counsel for two public companies. He earned a J.D. at Cumberland School of Law at Samford University and an LL.M. in Taxation at New York University. From Reed Smith LLP in Houston, he handles acquisitions and sales in energy, manufacturing, and many other industries.
Who is a good fit for Edward E. Rhyne
- Buyers acquiring a company through a private equity sponsored merger.
- Sellers of family-owned businesses pursuing a private company sale.
- Institutional investors and family offices entering a venture transaction.
Education and admissions
- Education
- New York University, LL.M. in Taxation, 1986
- Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, J.D., 1985
- University of Alabama, B.S. in Accounting, 1982
- Bar admissions
- Texas
Recognition
- Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America ® (Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law), 2009–2027; “Lawyer of the Year” for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law in Houston, 2023
- Recognized in The Legal 500 US as a Recommended Lawyer for M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Middle-Market ($500m-999m), 2016
- Recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer, 2004-2005, 2010-2011, 2015-2018
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Representation of a large family office for over 10 years in connection with its investment activities, including M&A, private equity fund commitments, secondary transactions, private equity warehouse commitments and bridge loans, and regulatory compliance and portfolio company governance and management matters
- Representation of family office in connection with developing a tax-efficient multi-family office structure and business plan
- Representation of family in connection with the structuring and formation of a family office
- Representation of sellers of family-owned business in structuring and formation of family office (seller side)
- Representation of project developer in connection with a private equity-backed financing and joint venture formation for the development, construction and operation of a hydrocarbon processing facility
- Representation of water project developer in connection with a private equity-backed financing and joint venture formation for an effluent water pipeline project
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional