• Corporate
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Securities
• Internet, eCommerce and Technology Team

Alan Perkins serves as the lead attorney in approximately five mergers and acquisitions annually, with valuations typically ranging from $20 million to $100 million, but including valuations in the hundreds of millions of dollars. In addition to a strong focus on mergers and acquisitions, Mr. Perkins’ practice involves all areas of corporate and securities transactions, including public financings, private equity and venture capital transactions and hedge funds. Mr. Perkins also frequently represents Board of Directors’ Special Committees in various matters and senior executives in connection with employment and severance arrangements.

Mr. Perkins’ legal expertise has been widely touted in numerous publications. He has been recognized annually as one of The Best Lawyers in America by Woodward/White, as a Texas Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Media Inc. (as published in Texas Monthly magazine), and as one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine. Mr. Perkins was also recognized in the 2012 and 2013 editions of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Mr. Perkins currently represents, among others, Ennis Paint Inc., a world leader in road marking materials manufacturing; Exponent Technologies Inc., a provider of employee benefit outsourcing services; Walls Industries LLC, a work wear clothing manufacturer; TableTop Media LLC, the manufacturer of Ziosk, a pay-at-the-table touchscreen for casual dining restaurants; and Genesis Networks Enterprises LLC, a telecommunications services company.

Examples of Mr. Perkins’ experience in mergers and acquisitions include:

• Trican Well Service Ltd.: $46 million asset acquisition from Vanguard Stimulation Services LLC
• Prescott Pailet Benefits L.P.: asset sale to Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC
• StatLab Medical Products: asset sale to SLMP LLC, an affiliate of Caldera Capital Partners LLC
• Home Interiors & Gifts Inc., at the time the country’s largest direct sales company: $920 million recapitalization by Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Incorporated and related $200 million Rule 144A Senior Subordinated Note offering
• Carter-Crowley Properties Inc.: $300 million asset sale to Crescent Real Estate Equities Ltd.
• Lacerte Software Corporation: $400 million asset sale to Intuit Inc.
• Intuit Inc.: $92 million merger acquisition and a $63 million asset acquisition
• Stockholders of Minyard Food Stores Inc.: sale of stock

Mr. Perkins represented VLPS Lighting Services International Inc., a world leader in lighting products for the entertainment industry, for more than 16 years. He handled VLPS' $24 million initial public offering, its "going private" transaction and its $68 million merger with Production Resource Group LLC.

Mr. Perkins represents clients in a wide variety of industries, including:

• Assisted living
• Business process outsourcing services
• Clothing manufacturing
• Distribution
• On-line human resources and payroll services
• Printing
• Real Estate
• Rent-to-own
• Road markings manufacturing
• Software development
• Telecommunications services

Mr. Perkins has represented issuers in a number of public offerings, including:

• Heelys Inc.: $155 million initial public offering
• Pillowtex Corp., formerly the country’s largest textile manufacturer: $55 million initial public offering
• DF&R Restaurants Inc.: $32 million initial public offering, $27 million secondary offering and $228 million stock merger with Apple South Inc.
• Texas Bottling Group Inc.: $125 million offering of subordinated notes
• The Coca-Cola Bottling Group (Southwest) Inc.: $140 million offering of subordinated notes
• VLPS Lighting Services International Inc.: $24 million initial public offering

• J.D., Emory University School of Law (1978)
  • Board Member, Emory Law Journal
• B.A., Northwestern University (1975)

• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, Dallas Bar Association

• Recognized, The Best Lawyers in America (Steven Naifeh & Gregory White Smith eds., Woodward/White Inc.) (2006-2013)
  • Corporate Law
• Recognized, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, (Tom Wicker ed., Chambers & Partners) (2012, 2013)
  • Corporate/M&A [Texas]
• Recognized, Texas Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Media Inc. as published in Texas Monthly (each year since its first publication in 2003)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
• Recognized, The Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine (2007-2010, 2012, 2013)
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
• Recognized, AV^® Preeminent^™ 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell^® PEER REVIEW RATINGS^™
• Recipient, Certificate of Recognition, America’s Blood Centers (national organization of all independent blood centers)

Mr. Perkins currently serves on the Board of Vogel Alcove. He previously volunteered with the following non-profit organizations:

• American Jewish Committee
  • Board Member
• Carter BloodCare
  • Chairman of the Board
• Carter BloodCare Foundation
  • Chairman of the Board
• Carter BloodCare Jingle Bell Run
  • Chairman of the Board
  • Treasurer
• Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce
  • Board Member
• Greenhill School
  • Board Member
  • Finance and Audit Committees
• Jewish Community Center Endowment Foundation
  • Board Member
  • Secretary
• Jewish Community Center of Dallas
  • Board Member
  • Vice President, Finance and Programming
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Co-Chairman, Annual Golf Tournament
• Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas
  • Board Member
  • Co-Chairman, Pacesetters Division
  • Co-Chairman, Business & Professions Division
  • Co-Chairman, Young Businessmen Division
  • Co-Chairman, Cardozo Society
  • Co-Chairman, Super Sunday Event
  • Vice Chairman, Lawyers Division
• Vogel Alcove
  • Chairman of the Board
  • Executive Committee
  • Vice President Finance