SECURITIES & PRIVATE EQUITY PRACTICE GROUP

Culp Elliott & Carpenter’s Securities & Private Equity practice group is comprised of highly motivated attorneys whose experience in securities and business law enables them to efficiently and effectively meet the securities-related needs of our clients. Our attorneys can effectively structure deals to assist our clients in raising capital while providing sophisticated federal and state securities law counsel in offerings of both debt and equity securities as well as offerings of more specialized securities, such as real estate and other industry-specific ventures. Our attorneys also provide integrated tax, capital markets and securities advice to private business owners seeking to expand their companies.

We strive to achieve three goals in handling securities and private equity matters for our clients: maximize client returns, minimize costs, and protect our clients and their directors and officers by ensuring compliance with federal and state securities laws and regulations. Our experienced attorneys are able to effectively counsel our clients, as well as their officers and directors, in all stages of capital-raising transactions to ensure ongoing compliance with federal and state disclosure and reporting requirements.

The members of our Securities & Private Equity practice group also maintain ongoing involvement in professional activities and legal education to continually stay abreast of trends and developments in the laws that may affect our clients.

The services that Culp Elliott & Carpenter’s Securities & Private Equity practice group provide to our clients include: 

• Structuring, planning and timing public and private securities offerings
• Advising clients on applicable federal and state tax implications of transaction structures and related planning
• Negotiating with broker/dealers, underwriters and purchasers
• Drafting offering materials, registration statements and private placement memoranda
• Drafting, preparing and filing federal and state securities law documentation
• Guidance with respect to the preparation of various reports and filings required under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
• Guidance with respect to compliance with federal securities laws and state Blue Sky laws