John Berg
Attorney Shareholder m & a Succession Planning Workouts Income Tax @Monroe Moxness Berg PA
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WORK HISTORY
Attorney Shareholder m & a Succession Planning Workouts Income Tax @Monroe Moxness Berg PA
Represented numerous franchisees in acquisitions and financing transactions of numerous locations throughout the United States and Puerto Rico with total transaction value in excess of $500 Million.• Represented various clients in private equity/hedge fund transactions with transaction values of $30-140 Million.• Represented sellers in sale of multi-state business in excess of $50 MM to public company.• Represents numerous clients and outside counsel on corporate, tax and transactional matters.• Represented multi-national clients in connection with federal, state and international income tax issues both in connection with M&A transactions and general day-to-day issues that arise.• Represented clients in connection with acquisitions, dispositions and investments and in structuring and documenting the same.• Represented clients with federal, state and international audit issues.
EDUCATION
Cornell Law School
Juris Doctor
University of Minnesota
Bachelor of Political Sciense
SKILLS
ABOUT JOHN BERG
John counsels buyers and sellers on effectively structuring and documenting transactions involving business combinations, purchases and sales, and financing. John has earned his clients’ trust as a business advisor because he approaches their legal issues with a nuanced understanding of a business owner’s objectives and a comprehensive knowledge of financing sources and techniques a complex transaction demands. John leads the firm’s Multi-Unit Succession and Transition (MUST®) group, working with multi-unit retail business owners to help them solve the unique legal challenges in structuring their exit plans. The process combines his industry experience and business insight with the firm’s strengths in the areas of taxation, estate planning, corporate finance, franchise and mergers and acquisitions to provide targeted and effective exit plans. John has significant experience in large workout transactions and restructuring of borrowers’ financial obligations. His results-driven approach involves evaluating and managing the tax aspects of complex financial transactions, including multi-tiered financing and complex corporate capitalization structures. His goal is always to find the best solution for his clients, one that will save them money and add value to their businesses. He prides himself on not pointing out the problem but instead finding the solution. He assists a number of franchisees and independent business owners with their strategic planning and daily operational issues. For these clients he serves essentially as outsourced general counsel. He also represents clients in the resolution of state and federal tax controversies at the examination, appellate and tax court levels. John works closely with franchisors, lenders and vendors, and is a frequent speaker on exit planning, taxes, and mergers and acquisitions at industry conferences and seminars. He has been honored by Franchise Times as one of franchising’s top 125 “Legal Eagles” (20••••21), selected as a “Minnesota Super Lawyer” (20••••21), and nominated to “Who’s Who Legal: Franchise 2020.” Specialties: Mergers and Acquisitions, M&A, Commercial Law, Finance Corporate Law, Personal Income Tax, Entity Level Tax, Workouts, Franchisee, Franchisor
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