Bradley J. Wyatt

•  8th Annual MiBiz M&A Deals & Dealmakers
  • Banking/Finance Deal of the Year, Advisor, 2021
• Michigan Super Lawyers®
  • "Rising Star," Securities & Corporate Finance, 2011-2012, 2015-2017
• Angel of Freedom Award
  • Pro Bono Service in Immigration Matter, 2005

Mr. Wyatt's representative experience includes:

Public Securities

• Represents publically-traded companies in regular ’34 Act filings and compliance , including Annual, Quarterly and Current Reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K 
• Represents issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings and follow-on offerings ranging in size from $10 million to over $100 million
• Represents publically-traded companies in mergers and acquisitions and related filings and registration statements, including representation of private Michigan corporation in acquisition of publically-traded company through reverse merger
• Represents domestic and foreign shareholders in Section 16 compliance, including Form 3, 4 and 5 filings 

Private Securities 

• Represents issuers in private securities offerings under Regulation D and nonprofit exemptions 
• Represents private equity and venture capital funds in fund formation, capital raising, and acquisition and disposition of portfolio companies 
• Counsels private equity and venture capital fund managers with regard to securities compliance and registration requirements under the Dodd-Frank Act, Investment Advisors Act and related SEC Rules 
• Experience in Blue-Sky compliance 
• Represents public bond issuers and underwriters in Blue Sky compliance matters

Corporate Law and Governance

• Advises a variety of for-profit and non-profit entities, including corporations, limited liability companies, non-profit corporations, and limited partnerships, in entity choice, formation, dissolution and governance 
• Regularly advises public and private boards of directors regarding governance questions

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Represented hospitals in multiple large, multi-party merger transactions
• Represented Sellers in $100 million stock sale of software company 
• Represented Purchaser in $30 million acquisition of private health care company 
• Represented software company in reverse acquisition of publically-traded company 
• Represented construction company in acquiring assets in bankruptcy sale
• Represented restaurant holding company in multiple acquisitions of additional restaurants 
• Represented both buyers and sellers in stock and asset deals of varying size and complexity; ability to “right-size” for smaller transactions

Contracts

• Experience drafting a wide variety of contracts, including confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, non-competition agreements, service agreements, equipment leases and manufacturing agreements
• Represents auto suppliers in drafting standard terms and conditions 
• Represents tier 1 auto supplier with purchase and supply agreements 

International

• Represented manufacturers in establishing maquiladora operations in Mexico
• Represented Colombian and Chinese corporations in acquisition of equipment and other assets in the United States 
• Represented U.S. lender in consolidating and selling loan portfolios of Mexican subsidiaries 
• Represented international software company in dissolution of foreign subsidiaries
• Cross-border placement of securities

• Co-Author, "Reforming the “Gray Market”: A Proposal to Update “Finder” Regulation in Michigan,” The Michigan Business Law Journal, State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section, May 2023
• Co-Author, “Congress Provides M&A Brokers a Statutory Exemption from Exchange Act Registration," Dickinson Wright Client Alert, Feb 2023
• Co-Author, " New Disclosure Requirements for the 2023 Proxy Season," Dickinson Wright Client Alert, October 2022
• Co-Author, “SPAC Transactions Continue to Draw SEC’s Attention,” Dickinson Wright Client Alert, April 2021 
• Co-Author, “Dealing with Your Obligations to Clients During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Dickinson Wright Client Alert, April 2020