Profile
Brian J. Landau advises businesses, investment funds, and financial institutions on a broad range of complex transactions. His practice primarily centers on mergers and acquisitions, with additional experience in venture capital, corporate governance, and general corporate matters. Leveraging deep industry knowledge across diverse sectors and a strategic, results-oriented approach, Brian helps clients navigate high-stakes deals and corporate challenges to pursue their long-term objectives.
Concentrations
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate
- Banking and finance
Capabilities
Experience
- Represented a private equity fund in their acquisition of a contract research organization and multiple subsequent acquisition and joint venture transactions.
- Represented a private equity-backed physician practice management platform in numerous acquisitions, strategically advancing their growth objectives and significantly expanding their market footprint.
- Represented a private equity fund in multiple acquisitions of agricultural software companies.
- Represented the country’s premier public adjusting firm in its sale to a private equity-back platform.
- Represented Tripwire Interactive, a video game publisher and developer in its sale to the Embracer Group, a global leader in the gaming and entertainment industry.
- Represented Barry’s, a global leader in boutique fitness, and North Castle Partners in connection with North Castle’s sale of Barry’s to Princeton Equity Group.
- Represented a publicly traded company and leading provider of home health care services in its acquisition of multiple bolt-on acquisitions.
- Represented a German publicly traded biotechnology company in its $286 million sale of its U.S. blood plasma collection business through a competitive auction process.
- Represented an UK-based publicly traded business in its strategic acquisition of a Georgia-based manufacturer of HVAC components.
- Represented a restaurant chain in its tax free reorganization and disposition to a strategic buyer.
- Represented the nation’s largest franchisee of a boutique fitness studio in multiple acquisitions of additional franchises.
- Represented a leading construction company in the Southeast in its acquisition of a regional competitor, strategically expanding its market position and capabilities.
- Represented a technology start-up through multiple equity fundraising rounds and provided counsel on a range of general corporate matters, supporting their growth and strategic objectives.
- Represented a financial technology start-up in its acquisition by a strategic technology platform, ensuring a seamless transaction.
- Represented a newly developed franchisor in the health and wellness industry in connection with a growth capital investment, helping to fuel their expansion and franchise platform.
- Represented a quick-service restaurant chain in the sale of a controlling interest to a private equity fund, facilitating the company’s future growth.
- Represented a family owned promotional merchandise and apparel business in its sale to a strategic buyer.
- Extern, Federal Trade Commission
- Student Attorney, Turner Environmental Law Clinic
- Intern, Hon. Dean C. Bucci, Paulding County Superior Court
- Intern, Cobb County District Attorney’s Office, Appellate Division
Credentials
Education
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J.D., with high honors, Emory University School of Law, 2020
- Order of the Coif
- Managing Editor, Emory Law Journal
- James J. and Frances Wilson Scholar
- Georgia Tax Conference Award
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B.B.A., magna cum laude, University of West Georgia, 2017
- William Tracey Gould Award
Admissions
- Georgia