Practice Expertise

  • Business Law
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Areas of Practice

  • Business Law
  • Corporate Finance and Securities
  • Corporate Finance/Securities
  • Corporate Governance & Compliance
  • Corporate Venturing
  • Emerging Growth Companies and Venture Capital
  • General Corporate and Outside General ...
  • Investor Services
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Private Equity
  • Privately Held Businesses
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Profile

Driving middle-market private company M&A forward

Ryan Van Den Elzen concentrates on middle-market private company mergers and acquisitions (M&A) with a heavy focus on private equity. He leverages his extensive transactional experience to:

  • Focus on what matters both in deal terms and diligence.
  • Help clients understand the practical implications of legal risks and deal terms.
  • Understand how and where the market is moving to provide practical guidance with a view to efficiently closing deals.
  • Develop a streamlined process and small but dedicated team of lawyers for each transaction, all pulling in the same direction with a common goal of getting the deal done.

As an important aspect in private equity transactions, Ryan also helps clients draft and implement a full suite of equity documents, addressing the needs of the lead private equity group, institutional co-investors, financing sources and management. 

Bar Admissions

  • Wisconsin

Education

  • University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002)
    • Notre Dame Law Review, assistant managing editor (2001-2002)
  • University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business (Certificate of Executive Management, 2013)
  • University of Wisconsin - Madison (B.S., 1999)

Areas of Practice

  • Business Law
  • Corporate Finance and Securities
  • Corporate Finance/Securities
  • Corporate Governance & Compliance
  • Corporate Venturing
  • Emerging Growth Companies and Venture Capital
  • General Corporate and Outside General Counsel Services
  • Investor Services
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Private Equity
  • Privately Held Businesses

Professional Career



Articles

  • "Business Law Training: Current State of Middle Market M&A and A Look Ahead: What You Need to Know"
  • "Mergers, Statutory Share Exchanges, and Asset Transfers"
  • New Statutory Rules for Wisconsin LLCs Effective 1/1/23
  • Wisconsin Department of Health Services Releases Emergency Order 28
  • “Corporate Venturing: Investing in Innovation”

Seminar

  • Business Law Training: Current State of Middle Market M&A and A Look Ahead: What You Need to Know

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