$ 1095-1095 per hour
Rhys T. Wilson
About Rhys
Biography
Rhys is Co-Chair of his firm's national M&A Practice Group and has been selected by his peers as for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® for both Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Law. He focuses on the buying and selling of private companies.
Experience includes: 35+ years as an Atlanta M&A attorney, including 150+ M&A transactions; LL.M. in Taxation; Senior VP and General Counsel to a private equity group; President of a healthcare staffing company; Director of a public technology company; Vistage International Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. For more information, you can view his full bio at or at .
Rhys currently serves as Board Chair of The Atlanta Opera and is a past member of the Board of CURE Childhood Cancer, Inc.
Rhys earned an LL.M. in Taxation from Emory University School of Law in 1985. He earned a J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1979. While in law school, he was named to the Order of the Coif and Phi Kappa Phi, and served on the Editorial Board and as a Senior Editor of the Georgia Law Review. Rhys earned an A.B. degree from Duke University in 1976, where he was an A.J. Fletcher Scholar and a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society.
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Mergers and Acquisitions
100%
44 years | 150 cases
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Licensed in Georgia for 46 years
State: Georgia
Acquired: 1979
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Location
Nelson Mullins
201 17th St. NW, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA, 30363-1099
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Experience
Honors
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Georgia M&A Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
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Recognized, Marquis Who's Who in America
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AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
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Legal Elite, Georgia Trend Magazine
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The Best Lawyers in America©, Best Lawyers®
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Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer – independently rated lawyers, The Thomson Reuters Institute
Work Experience
2006 - Present
Partner & Co-Chair M&A Practice Group, Nelson Mullins
Associations
2006 - Present
American Bar Association, Business Law SectionMember
2003 - Present
Professional organizations and associationsMember
1996 - Present
Association for Corporate GrowthMember
1996 - Present
Vistage InternationalCEO Group Member
Sample of Legal Cases
Halma plc acquires Infinite Leap for up to $47 million
Sale of a business (S corp.) that is a healthcare solutions provider for Internet of Things (IoT) and Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) to a US subsidiary of a UK public company
Lykins Energy Solutions sells 3 divisions to 3 strategic buyers
Sale of the assets of 3 divisions of a private company to 3 separate strategic buyers
CivicPlus® Acquires Municode
Sale of a business (S corp.) to a private-equity backed strategic buyer
Creative Bus Sales Acquires Alliance Bus Group
Sale of assets of private company to strategic buyer
Hillman Acquires OZCO Building Products
Sale of the assets of a private company (LLC) to a private-equity backed strategic buyer
Pride Utility Construction Co. sold to Future Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
Sale of a private company to a private-equity backed strategic buyer
Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) invests $26 million in Superior Rigging & Erecting Co.
Minority Recapitalization Funded by Publicly Traded Business Development Company
ScanSTAT and DataFile Merge to Expand Health Information Services
Acquisition by Merger
Century Park Invests in MCCi
Management Led Majority Recapitalization by a Private Equity Group
CapStreet Partners Invests in Incentive Solutions
Management Led Majority Recapitalization by a Private Equity Group
Château Élan Winery & Resort sold to Wheelock Street Capital
Sale of a Private Business to a Private Equity Group
Northlane Capital Partners Invests in List Partners, LLC
Management Led Leveraged Recapitalization
On Assignment Acquires StratAcuity Staffing Partners
Public company acquires a private staffing company
Premier Surfaces, Inc. sold to Clio Holdings, LLC
Sale of a Private Company to a Private-Equity Backed Strategic Buyer
On Assignment sells its physician staffing subsidiary for $123 million
Divestiture of a subsidiary by a public company
Continuous Health Assets Sold to Hodges-Mace
Asset Sale of Software Company to a Private-Equity Backed Strategic Buyer
Riverside Manufacturing sells its operating assets to private-equity backed strategic buyer
Asset Sale to Strategic Buyer
Dodson Global sold for $110 million
Stock sale of private company to a strategic buyer
On Assignment (NYSE: ASGN) sells its Allied Healthcare Division for $28.7 million
Divestiture of a division by a public company
On Assignment (NYSE: ASGN) buys Physician Staffing Company for $17.1 million in cash and an earn-out opportunity of $5 million
Acquisition of a private healthcare staffing firm by a public company
On Assignment (NYSE: ASGN) Sells Nurse Travel Division
Divestiture of division of a public company
Connolly Acquired by Advent International
Sale of family business to private equity group
TayMac Corporation Sells to Hubbell Incorporated
Sale of private business to public company
On Assignment Acquires HealthCare Partners
Sale of private business to public company
Recapitalization of Onepath Systems, LLC by Trivest Partners
Recapitalization of Onepath Systems, LLC by Trivest Partners
Videolarm, Inc. Acquired by Moog Inc.
Sale of private business to public company
GranQuartz Acquired by Harbour Group
GranQuartz Holdings, LLC sold to Harbour Group
Hillman Acquires OZCO Building Products
Asset sale to a private-equity backed strategic buyer
CivicPlus Acquires Municode
Private company sold to private-equity backed strategic buyer
Halma plc acquires Infinite Leap for up to $47 million
US private company sold to portfolio company of UK private equity group
Lykins Energy Solutions sells 3 divisions to 3 buyers
Sale of assets of private company to 3 strategic buyers
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Education
1985
Emory University School of Law
LL.M - Master of Laws
1979
University of Georgia School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1976
Duke University
A.B.
Speaking Engagements
2022
2022 CEO Strategy Summit
Why the Time to Sell Your Business Is NOW!
2020
2020 CEO Strategy Summit
Biggest Mistakes Business Owners Make When Selling Their Businesses
2019
2019 CEO Strategy Summit
Selling Your Business: M&A Deal Killers and How to Avoid Them
2018
2018 CEO Strategy Summit
M&A Market Update - Will the Seller’s Market Continue in 2018?
2013
Nov. 2013 Virtualboard Meeting
How to Get the Top Price for Your Business
2013
2013 Vistage Atlanta All-City Event
Getting Yours: What To Do Now To Maximize Your Business Value Upon Exit
2013
2013 CEO Strategy Summit
Death & Taxes: the Post-Election Outlook for Income and Estate Taxes
2012
2012 CEO Strategy Summit
Is 2012 the Year to Sell Your Business? Tax Considerations
2011
2011 CEO Strategy Summit
The New Georgia Non-Compete Law
2010
2010 CEO Strategy Summit
Exit Planning: Tax Considerations
2009
The Art of the Deal: Mergers & Acquisitions
Understanding Accounting Principles, Financial Statements and Business Valuation in M&A Transactions
2009
Client Lunch Briefing
Business Exit & Succession Planning
2009
2009 CEO Strategy Summit
How to Increase the Value of Your Business
2008
Client Lunch Briefing
How to Negotiate the Purchase or Sale of a Business
2008
CEO Meeting
Entrepreneur to Millionaire
2008
Business Builders
Reducing the Risk & Increasing the Value of Your Business
2008
2008 CEO Strategy Summit
How to Reduce the Risk — and Increase the Value -- of Your Business
2007
Atlanta CEO Summit
How to Reduce the Risk - and Increase the Value - of Your Business
2006
Atlanta CEO Summit
How to Exit Your Business Successfully
2005
GSU Society of Entrepreneurs
Moving from No-Man’s Land to the Promised Land — How to Reduce Investor and Lender Risk
2005
Atlanta CEO Summit
How to Negotiate the Purchase or Sale of a Business
2004
Atlanta CEO Summit
Tip and Tactics in M&A Transactions
2003
Atlanta CEO Summit
Protecting Your Company’s “Crown Jewels”
2002
Atlanta CEO Summit
Exit Strategies for Your Business
Publications
2016
Industry Today
How to Prepare Your Business for Sale
2012
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Vistage Voice
Is Your Industry Ripe for a Roll-Up?
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Deal Points (ABA Negotiated Acquisitions Committee)
Roll-Ups and Other Consolidation Plays
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Guides