Überblick
Gregory (Greg) M. Weigand advises publicly traded companies, closely held businesses, private equity and venture capital funds, real estate funds, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals on the tax aspects of complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, tender offers, financing transactions, real estate transactions, joint ventures, and entity formations. He also counsels international businesses that operate in the United States and those that expand their operations into the US, including on the acquisition and disposition of US-based businesses and other assets, such as real estate.
Greg is experienced in negotiating, drafting, and documenting transactions and advising on the tax aspects of equity purchase agreements; credit agreements; operating agreements; partnership agreements; offering memoranda; and registration statements, prospectuses, proxy statements, and other US Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Greg frequently serves as a speaker on US and international tax issues and authors articles on various tax matters.
Referenzmandate
- Advised Tether Investments on its successful tender offer to acquire common shares of Adecoagro S.A., a leading sustainable production company in South America, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $615.5 million
- Advised a publicly traded energy technology company in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of strategic targets and entry into joint ventures
- Advised RailCube, a global rail freight software provider backed by Main Capital Partners, on its acquisition of US-based software provider Spark TS
- Advised Main Capital Partners on its acquisition of Flexagon, a leading US-based software provider of DevOps solutions for the enterprise sector
- Advised BC Partners on its partnership with Princeton Medspa Partners, one of the leading national medspa acquisition platforms
- Advised a publicly traded technology and communications company in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of numerous strategic target companies
- Advised AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC in connection with its acquisition of Weaver Holdings, LLC, a fourth-generation family-owned manufacturer of popcorn and snacking products
- Advised Destillers United Group S.L., together with certain affiliates in the US, Panama, Venezuela, and Portugal, on the sale of its award-winning super premium Diplomático Rum brand and related assets to Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE: BF.B), the international spirits company best known for its Jack Daniel’s whiskey
- Advised Calendly, LLC, the leading scheduling automation platform, on its acquisition of Prelude, a fast-growing recruiting operations platform designed to build an efficient hiring process
- Advised Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. (NYSE: HTA) on its $18 billion strategic combination with Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE: HR), as well as on a series of related transactions
Auszeichnungen
- Turnaround & Workouts, Bankruptcy Tax Specialists in the Nation’s Major Law Firms, 2022-2024
- Daily Business Review, Most Effective Lawyers Tax, 2020
- Super Lawyers Florida “Rising Stars”, 2017-2018
- The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 40 Under 40 Outstanding Lawyers of South Florida, 2016
Mitgliedschaften
- Miami-Dade FAWL Foundation, Inc., board of directors member
- American Bar Association, Tax and Business Law Sections, member
- Florida Bar Association, Tax and Business Law Section, member
- New York State Bar Association, Tax and Business Law Section, member
- State Bar of Arizona, member
- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, member
Qualifikation
Education
University of Miami, MBA, 2004
University of Miami School of Law, JD, cum laude, 2003
Niagara University, BBA, magna cum laude, 2000
Courts/Agencies
US Tax Court
US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Admissions
Arizona
District of Columbia
Florida
New York
