Parker Poe

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Represented Sonic Financial Corporation in its deal to acquire all outstanding shares of Speedway Motorsports Inc., a publicly traded company that is a national leader in motorsports entertainment, with an enterprise value of more than $1 billion.
• Represented a private equity firm in the recapitalization and acquisition of a majority stake in a large multi-location automotive dealership group.
• Advised a publicly traded energy company in the $150 million stock sale of its fiber optic communications business.
• Advised an international retailer in the platform acquisition of a streetwear and sports footwear retailer with more than 60 locations in the United States.
• Represented one of North America's top food service companies in multiple add-on acquisitions totaling more than $275 million.
• Advised a publicly traded software company in the $50 million stock acquisition of a company that provides scholarship management software to higher education and K-12 institutions, foundations, and grant making institutions.
• Represented a manufacturing company in the $100 million sale of its foam manufacturing assets.
• Assisted a publicly traded automotive retailer in multiple asset acquisitions and dispositions involving the sale and purchase of automotive dealerships totaling more than $135 million.
• Represented a fintech company in the sale of substantially all of its assets to a publicly traded and leading online lender for up to $21 million.

Public & Private Offerings of Securities

• Represented a publicly traded natural gas company in multiple registered offerings, including a $170 million at-the-market equity program, a $300 million offering of investment grade senior notes, a $250 million offering of investment grade senior notes, and a $150 million offering of investment grade senior notes.
• Advised a publicly traded sports entertainment company in a $200 million Rule 144A/Regulation S exchange offer of high-yield senior notes.
• Advised a private equity sponsor in the formation of a $50 million fund focused on multifamily real estate investments.
• Represented an early stage pharmaceutical company in raising more than $60 million through private issuances of Series B and Series C preferred stock in multiple financing rounds.
• Represented a real estate investment company in a $14.5 million private equity raise in connection with the purchase of a commercial mixed-use property.
• Advised a hospitality management company in a $16 million private equity raise in connection with the construction and development of a hotel.

Startup & Emerging Company Investments

• Represented the venture capital division of a global automotive supplier in its debt and equity investment in a high-growth clean fuel company and the investment also included a long-term supply agreement.
• Represented the venture capital division of a multinational lighting manufacturer in its acquisition of a distressed lighting technology company.
• Advised various angel investors in debt and equity investments in early stage companies in the medical, biotechnology, energy, food and beverage, and technology industries.

• The Best Lawyers in America "Ones to Watch" in Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, 2021-2023; Corporate Law, 2021-2023; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2021-2023
• North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2018-2023
• Order of the Coif