• Corporate
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Corporate Governance
  • Securities
• Private Equity Industry Team
• Securities and Corporate Governance Team
• Startups/Emerging Business

Kevin Chumney has over 10 years of experience counseling companies and individuals in a wide array of corporate and securities transactions. His practice involves all areas of corporate and business law, with an emphasis on middle-market mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, corporate governance and securities regulation. Mr. Chumney also has significant experience in negotiating complex commercial contracts and licensing arrangements. He is a business-minded, trusted advisor who helps his clients accomplish their objectives in a cost-effective and execution-oriented manner.

Mr. Chumney advises growing companies, their founders and investors in:

• Closing private equity, venture capital and debt financings.
• Building or selling businesses through merger and acquisition and recapitalization transactions.
• Organizing and structuring business entities.
• Implementing equity compensation and management succession strategies.
• Developing, licensing and reselling technology and other valuable intellectual property rights.

Mr. Chumney's clients operate in a broad range of industries, including:

• Aviation technology
• Construction
• Entertainment
• Human resources technology
• Health care
• Internet
• Logistics
• Manufacturing and distribution
• Minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises
• Nonprofit organizations
• Oil & gas services
• Payment processing
• Private equity
• Security services
• Telecommunications
• Toll avoidance solutions
• Wind energy

Representative Experience

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Represented Eastman Park Micrographics in its acquisition of Kodak Micrographics, a division of Eastman Kodak Co.
• Represented Trican Well Services in its $46 million acquisition of Vanguard Stimulation Services.
• Represented Statlab Medical Products, a medical supply company, in its sale to an affiliate of Caldera Capital Partners.
• Represented IntegraColor, a printing company, in its acquisition of The Color Place.
• Represented Genesis Networks, a telecommunications company, in (i) its acquisition of Austin Tele-Services, (ii) its joint venture with ATC Technology, a public company, and (iii) its joint venture with Black Box Network Services, a public company.
• Represented franchisee in its acquisition of Kidville franchise.
• Represented TPA in its $170 million acquisition of competitor.
• Represented Linens 'n Things in the sale of its intellectual property assets to Gordon Brothers Brands and Hilco Consumer Capital.
• Represented wind power company in its licensing arrangements with public company.
• Represented aviation technology company in its licensing arrangements with public company.
• Represented the George Group in its sale to Accenture.
• Represented hospital company in its $100 million sale to public company.
• Represented Matador Petroleum in it $388 million sale to Tom Brown Inc.

Private Equity/Venture Capital

• Represented private equity firm in its acquisition of professional indoor football team.
• Represented construction company in minority equity investment and $21 million mezzanine loan from Canadian private equity firm.
• Represented Mordy Haynee Ventures in its acquisition of Forster-Long, a legal publishing company.
• Represented startup company in $3 million private offering.
• Represented private equity firm in acquisition of security alarm company.
• Represented private equity firm in acquisition of oil & gas services company.
• Represented European private equity firm in acquisition of coil manufacturer.
• Represented private equity firm in acquisition of hydraulics company.
• Represented quick-serve restaurant chain in sale to private equity firm.
• Represented NEXQL in $2.5 million debt and equity investment from Crossroads Systems.
• Represented numerous startup companies in initial and subsequent capitalizations and other formation matters.

Corporate Finance and Securities

• Represented construction company in $100 million ABL facility from JPMorgan Chase Bank and Bank of America.
• Represented aviation technology company in $4 million loan from a municipal development corporation.
• Represented Heelys Inc. in its $155 million initial public offering.
• Represented public company in implementation of shareholder rights plan (poison pill).
• Represented payment processing company in divisional merger and recapitalization transaction.
• Represented Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan (as underwriters) in $500 million notes offering by HCA Inc.
• Represented Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan (as underwriters) in $500 million notes offering by HCA Inc.
• Represented various public companies in connection with SEC reporting and disclosure obligations.

• J.D., Cornell Law School (2001)
• B.A., University of Memphis, magna cum laude (1998)
  • English Literature

Publications

• Co-Author with Richard A. Tulli, Issues in Buy-Sell, Push-Pull, Russian Roulette or Texas Shootout Provisions, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP (May 11, 2012).
• Author, Legal Lessons from "The Social Network", Dallas Bus. J. (Feb. 25, 2011).

Speeches

• Co-Presenter with Suzanne Dixon and Jane Fergason, Address at Session Three of the Gardere M&A Toolbox: Legal Due Diligence (Feb. 7, 2012).

• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, Dallas Bar Association
• Member, Association for Corporate Growth
• Member, Commercial Finance Association