Michael L. Seymour
Associate, Attorney at Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
About
Michael L. Seymour, an associate at Troutman Pepper Locke, guides executives and entrepreneurs through mergers and acquisitions. He represents buyers and sellers, including owners of small family owned firms and leaders of billion dollar enterprises. He handles joint ventures and divestitures for clients in automotive, civil construction, and energy. Michael counsels venture capitalists and emerging companies on private placements and capital-raising transactions. Michael earned a J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law in 2017. He earned a B.A. from the University of Georgia in 2014. Best Lawyers in America® named him Ones to Watch for Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2022-2026. Publicly traded businesses, growth equity funds, and sports franchises hire him to negotiate their transactions.
Who is a good fit for Michael L. Seymour
- Owners of small family owned companies who plan to sell or admit an investor.
- Founders of emerging companies raising equity through a private placement.
- Private equity firms buying a company or selling a business they own.
- Sports and entertainment companies negotiating a merger or a sale.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., 2017
- University of Georgia, B.A., 2014
- Bar admissions
- Georgia
Recognition
- Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch: Corporate Law (2022-2026), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2022-2026)
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented an innovative golf software company in its strategic bolt-on acquisitions.
- Represented a leading middle-market private equity fund focused on investments in the health care space in connection with its acquisition of a leading provider of payment integrity solutions in the medical space.
- Represented a Southeastern-based accounting firm in its sale to a private equity buyer as a part of its roll-up blueprint.
- Represented a private equity group in its acquisition of an automobile dealer and a related auto loan financing and servicing business.
- Represented the owners of an industry-leading utility and pipeline services joint venture in its $965 million majority recapitalization involving a private equity firm. ($965,000,000)
- Represented a global strategic software acquirer in its stock and asset acquisitions of market-leading software providers, including a litigation content management and hosting software company. (buyer side)
- Represented an urgent medical care facility in its $53 million asset sale to a financial acquirer. ($53,000,000)
- Represented a general contracting and construction management firm in its $45 million merger with a strategic buyer. ($45,000,000)
- Represented the shareholders of a luxury home builder in a $50 million asset sale to a strategic buyer. ($50,000,000)
- Represented multiple IT companies in connection with: (i) preferred equity financings; (ii) convertible note financings; and (iii) acquisition and disposition transactions.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional