About F. Reid
F. Reid Avett advises public companies and their boards of directors on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions and the governance and disclosure questions that come with them. Clients rely on him as a practical advisor who understands both the deal and the business behind it.
Reid represents public and private companies in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and other strategic transactions. He counsels management and boards on fiduciary duties, deal process and stakeholder communications, from early strategy through closing. He also has extensive experience representing issuers and underwriters in capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on and shelf offerings, private investment in public equity (PIPEs), de‑special purpose acquisition company (de-SPAC) transactions and public and private debt offerings and exchange offers.
Between transactions, Reid counsels public companies on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting and disclosure, stock exchange listing requirements, beneficial ownership reporting and proxy matters. He advises boards on shareholder activism and engagement, executive compensation and governance policies, helping them anticipate scrutiny from investors, proxy advisors and regulators.
Experience
Representing a private aviation company in a NYSE American-listed de-SPAC transaction valued at US$29 million.*
Representing a Nasdaq-listed biotech company in a series of capital markets transactions, raising an aggregate of US$75 million.*
Representing a NYSE-listed owner and operator of cemeteries and funeral homes in its US$355 million exchange of non-registered securities for registered securities.*
Representing a furniture maker and marketer in its US$64.4 million IPO on the Nasdaq.*
Representing a Nasdaq technology company in a reverse triangular merger with a privately-owned company including an exchange offer valuing the target company at approximately US$35 million.*
Representing a Nasdaq-listed developer and operator of water supply and treatment plants in its acquisition of a water infrastructure company for US$4.1 million.*
Representing a Nasdaq-listed biotechnology company in a reverse triangular merger with a clinical-stage oncology company.*
Representing an Australian solar energy company in its US$7.3 million IPO on the Nasdaq.*
Representing a gas station operator and marketer in its US$120 million IPO on NYSE.*
Representing a privately-owned fragrance and flavor company in its acquisition of a Nasdaq listed developer and marketer of flavor ingredients for approximately US$61.1 million.*
Representing a NYSE-listed construction management firm with its US$147 million spin-off of a major division.*
Representing a private biotechnology company in a reverse triangular merger with Nasdaq-listed company with a contemporaneous PIPE raising approximately US$25 million.*
* Matter handled prior to joining the firm.
Credentials
Education
- Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2005
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, M. Acct, 1998
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.S., Business Administration, 1997
Admissions
- Washington DC, 2006
- Maryland, 2005
Memberships & Affiliations
Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
Member, Maryland Bar Association
North Carolina Certified Public Accountant
Expertise
Services
- Corporate