Bidding Strategies in M&A Auctions: Planning and Executing Winning Bids, Minimizing Costs of Losing Bids

Mr. Crofton’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions. He has experience in all aspects of advising boards of directors, special committees and management of public and private companies in a wide variety of domestic and international strategic transactions. He is also involved in counseling clients on corporate governance matters, stockholder activist situations and unsolicited takeover proposals.

Mr. Radtke's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, commercial transactions and general corporate counseling. He also co-leads the firm’s corporate group. Mr. Radtke represents buyers, sellers and institutional investors in strategic and private equity M&A transactions, strategic investments and joint ventures. He also represents owners of privately held companies in selling their businesses. Mr. Radtke also represents many of the leading private equity firms in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, including spearheading the overall transaction process, negotiating the acquisition-related aspects, and structuring and negotiating equity arrangements. In addition, Mr. Radtke represents privately held companies, portfolio companies of private equity firms and other emerging private companies in connection with corporate governance matters, key contracts and other corporate matters. He also acts as outside counsel to privately held companies, helping them analyze and solve day-to-day legal issues.