Executive Compensation & Founders

We are the ultimate law firm for senior executives, founders, private clients, private capital and family offices, as well as related businesses, in corporate and transactional matters. We take a holistic approach to the legal and business needs of our clients.

As a firm built for senior executives and founders, Sterlington understands the unique challenges faced by individuals as they build, grow, and eventually exit their companies. We also understand that individual clients are not similarly situated to the financial and other investors with which they often are negotiating. For this reason, we focus not only on the legal aspects of the deal, but on economic and financial aspects. We have sophisticated financial modeling capabilities that help our clients understand and ultimately negotiate the financial and tax aspects of their arrangements.

Recent Representative Matters:

Take Private Transactions

• Represented founder/CEO and management team of $8b cloud-based software firm in connection with take private transaction
• Represented management team of $6.4b satellite company in connection with take private transaction
• Represented management team of $2.6b packaging company in connection with take private transaction
• Represented management team of $5.2b manufacturer of lightweight metals in connection with take private transaction
• Represented management team of $7.1b healthcare company in connection with take private transaction
• Represented founder and management team of $10b data center business in a take private transaction
• Represented founder/CEO and management team of asset manager with an equity value in excess of $7b in connection with take private transaction

Public Companies

• Represented founder/CEO and management team of a $300b global media and tech company in connection with executive compensation design and negotiation
• Represented CEO of $100b global consumer products company in connection with executive compensation design and negotiation
• Represented CEO of $100b healthcare company in connection with separation
• Represented CEO of $50b financial institution in connection with separation

Asset Management Firms

• Represented CEO and co-founder of $3b private equity fund in connection with restructuring of ownership
• Represented founder of $4b private equity fund in connection with dispute with co-founder
• Represented Chief Investment Officer of $500b AUM fund manager in connection with equity arrangements
• Represented 50% owner in joint venture to launch a new $500m AUM commodity fund manager
• Represented founder in connection with separation from and disputes with $40b AUM fund manager

Other Corporate Transactions

• Represented founder/CEO and management team of $2.7b public food company in connection with its acquisition by a strategic acquirer
• Represented management team of $1.2b private foodservice business in connection with merger of equals transaction
• Represented management team of $4.5b digital infrastructure firm in connection with transfer of company ownership to private equity continuation vehicle
• Represented founder and a management team of real estate tech firm in $2b de-SPAC transaction
• Represented management team of data center business in connection with cross-border expansion and $10b in capital raises
• Represented management team of tech firm in $5Bb IPO

Venture Capital-Backed Companies

• Represented founder/CEO and management team in acquisition of $1.75b technology firm by private acquirer
• Represented founder of $4b technology business in connection with a cramdown by its VC investors
• Represented founder and management team in connection with cramdown by owners of a green energy business