Asher J.

Friend

Position: Partner
Office: New Orleans

Asher Friend is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group and a member of the firm's M&A and private equity and corporate and securities and executive compensation teams.

Asher focuses his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securities, and general corporate law.

Asher has developed significant experience in the hospitality, healthcare, energy, and technology industries, including representing clients in myriad acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and related corporate transactions involving hotels, casinos, bars, restaurants, nightclubs, food service businesses and retail products, healthcare systems, practices and ancillary assets, energy and oil-field service assets, and other related core intellectual property assets.

Throughout the course of his professional career, Asher has represented clients at each stage of the growth cycle: from emerging, start-up, privately owned companies to mature, publicly traded companies, with a concentration in M&A transactions, public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, and advising and assisting clients through the entire spectrum of related corporate and transactional matters.

Asher speaks frequently to business, legal, and industry groups, and partners with local and national organizations to deliver presentations on a variety of topics ranging from recently passed legislation to the growth and development of businesses, to the promotion and enhancement of the New Orleans entrepreneurial community.

Noteworthy

Experience

M&A Transactions:

Represented a privately held gaming and hospitality conglomerate in the strategic acquisition of multiple international casino/resort assets and operations
Represented a privately held hospitality and management company in the acquisition of nationally and internationally branded restaurant, bar and nightclub assets
Represented a private equity firm in its portfolio acquisition of a commercial manufacturer and co-packer of consumer products in the coffee and tea industry
Represented a privately held food product and service company in the sale of tangible and intangible assets of its water bottling and distribution business
Represented a privately held food product and service company in the acquisition of tangible and intangible assets related to the production and distribution of selected business segments from affiliates of a publicly traded food and beverage company
Represented selling stockholders in a stock sale to a publicly traded electric distribution and transmission services company
Represented a private equity firm in its portfolio acquisition of an oilfield service provider specializing in offshore well completion and intervention equipment and technical services
Represented a privately held surgical suite directed sales company in a stock sale to a Japan-based international product distribution company
Represented the existing management of an energy investment boutique in the acquisition of its common stock from a publicly traded diversified global financial services holding company
Represented privately held technology company in the sale of its satellite and radio frequency-based assets to strategic publicly traded purchaser
Represented publicly traded national provider of home health and hospice services in multiple acquisitions of privately held home health and hospice organizations throughout North America

Securities Offerings:

Represented a publicly traded offshore exploration and production company in the simultaneous public offerings of common stock, preferred stock, and senior notes
Represented a publicly traded oilfield services company in a public offering of common stock and the simultaneous repurchase of common stock
Represented a publicly traded oilfield services company in a tender offer for outstanding senior notes and the follow-on issuance and exchange of senior notes
Represented a publicly traded death care service provider in a tender offer for outstanding senior subordinated notes and the follow-on issuance and exchange of senior notes
Represented a publicly traded community bank holding company in a private placement of common stock
Represented a publicly traded marine construction services company in a private placement of common stock and a public offering of common stock
Represented publicly traded diving and offshore construction company in secondary offerings of common stock owned by its former parent corporation