Dean Schwartz

About Dean Schwartz

Simply put, I focus on two areas: 1) Providing problem solving and counseling for…

Experience

1. Partner

   Stradley Ronon

   Jan 1981 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

   REPRESENTATIVE TRANSACTIONS-Purchase of a surgical instrumentation repair business for a private equity group in Southeast United States-Private placement of convertible preferred securities for a contract research organization-Acquisition of a contract research organization in Latin America-Mezzanine financing for a services business based on the West Coast-Acquisition of an investment advisor for a holding company which owns several advisors with different strategies-Early stage venture capital financing for a \"Software as a Service\" business-Sale of an investment advisor specializing in “Taft-Hartley” pension plans-Sale of a Pennsylvania-based specialty manufacturing company REPRESENTATIVE ONGOING MATTERS- ongoing advice to high growth tech companies regarding board of director matters, control issues and option programs, as well as capital raising concerns- assistance in restructuring of large sales and services organizations including negotiating with lender and securing of replacement lender- ongoing assistance with large MSA and IT contracts, including negotiation with large in house legal departments in order to finalize sales and avoid time consuming legal delays- long-term strategic planning for the transition of leadership and management of several specialty services businesses to next generation of owners and managers

Skills

• Finance
• Sales
• Corporate Law
• Private Equity
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Corporate Governance
• Securities Regulation
• Venture Capital
• Securities
• Public Speaking
• Joint Ventures
• Mergers
• Start-Ups
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Intellectual Property
• Investments
• Commercial Litigation
• Business Development
• Litigation
• Strategy
• Negotiation
• Due Diligence
• Restructuring