About
Guy E. Snyder handles mergers and acquisitions for food and nutritional supplement companies. He acts as outside general counsel for middle-market and upper middle-market companies. He guides entrepreneurs on family office and generational planning. He counsels multinationals based outside the U.S., with operations here and abroad, on their transactions. Guy E. Snyder earned his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1979. He earned a B.S. from Marquette University in 1976. He became a certified public accountant in 1978. He advises clients on financings tied to a merger or acquisition.
Who is a good fit for Guy E. Snyder
- Owners of food and nutritional supplement companies planning a sale or a purchase.
- Owners of middle-market and upper middle-market companies planning a merger.
- Foreign-based multinationals operating in the U.S. and abroad pursuing an acquisition.
- Entrepreneurs using family office planning to arrange a generational business sale.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 1979
- Marquette University, B.S., 1976
- Bar admissions
- Illinois
Recognition
- Leading Lawyers - Closely & Privately Held Business Law; Corporate Finance Law; Publicly Held Corporations Law, Advisory Board (2008-2026)
- Martindale-Hubbell - AV Preeminent®
- Super Lawyers - Mergers & Acquisitions; Securities & Corporate Finance (2010-2021)
Specialties
Buy-side M&A representationSell-side M&A representation
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Negotiated the sale of a family business following the founder’s death. Upon interviewing multiple investment banks, gathering good market intelligence, and implementing some changes with the management team, the company sold for over $100M vs. the valuation range of approximately $40M.
- Aided a client in selling its company that had significant products liability exposure. The client's European parent had excess liability coverage. After coordinating with the parent to provide an indemnity structure, the sale was able to be successfully completed.
- Represented an Irish company on over $1.5B acquisitions of nutritional product businesses in the United States.
- Advised a family business on its successful sale for over $700M.
- Serves as Trustee for client’s trusts and also serves on family office and other boards.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional