Michael F. Meskill

Partner, Austin
512.236.2253
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Biography

Michael F. Meskill’s practice focuses on securities, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance matters, and general corporate law. Michael represents buyers and sellers in public and private M&A transactions, issuers, underwriters, and investors in public and private debt and equity offerings, and companies and special board committees in corporate governance matters.

Michael is a certified public accountant in the State of Texas. He was an auditor in the audit department of KPMG LLP from 1989 to 1993, where he was the “in-charge” auditor on numerous public and private company audit engagements.

Education

B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin
J.D., cum laude, SMU Dedman School of Law

  • Articles Editor, The International Lawyer

Bar Admissions

Texas, 1996

Representative Matters Publications & Speeches Community Involvement Client Results
  • Served as counsel to a Texas-based bank holding company in connection with its initial public offering for gross proceeds of approximately $48 million, before underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.
  • Represented a public healthcare services company in acquiring its largest competitor, a public healthcare services company, as part of its expansion effort
  • Represented a public healthcare and manufacturing company in multiple acquisitions of public and private urology services companies
  • Represented a public company in the sale of its specialty vehicle manufacturing division
  • Represented a public healthcare and manufacturing company in the sale of one of its healthcare services divisions
  • Represented a software development and outsourcing services company in an initial public offering and a follow-on public offering and in multiple acquisitions of software development companies
  • Represented investment funds in their preferred return investments in high technology companies (multiple investments ranging up to $40 million per investment)
  • Represented a nanotechnology company in a strategic joint venture transaction with a public chemicals company designed to monetize significant intellectual property assets
  • Represented a public healthcare and manufacturing company in its acquisitions of publicly-traded competitors
  • Represented a public bank holding company in a going-private transaction
  • Represented a public bank holding company in multiple public exchange offerings to acquire banks
  • Represented a public financial services company in multiple acquisitions of consumer finance companies
  • Represented an investor in its acquisition of a significant stake in a public company and a related publicly-traded master limited partnership
  • Represented an underwriter in the public stock offering of a defense contractor
  • Represented a public energy company in its public spin-off of its exploration and production operations
  • Represented Native American tribal gaming corporations in Rule 144A bond offerings to raise proceeds to build hotels and casinos
  • Represented various public and private companies in their capacity as borrowers under credit facilities
  • Represented special committees of boards of directors of high-tech companies in their consideration of private equity offerings
  • Advised a public company on its response to dissident shareholders seeking board declassification, majority vote for director elections, and termination of poison pill

Publications

  • “Public Benefit Corporations Have Arrived in Texas,” September 27, 2017
  • “Texas Adopts Intrastate M&A Dealer Exemption,” March 4, 2015
  • “SEC Issues No-Action Letter Regarding Treatment of Certain Unregistered M&A Broker-Dealers,” April 29, 2014
  • “Gearing up for 2012 Annual Reporting Season: Has Your Public Company Board Addressed Cybersecurity Risk?,” January 23, 2012
  • “SEC Adopts New Net Worth Standard for Accredited Investors,” January 9, 2012

Speeches

  • “Top 10 Legal Mistakes of Startup Entrepreneurs,” Ignite Startup Workshop, Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at Austin, April 5, 2017
  • “Navigating the IPO Process from a Legal Perspective,” KPMG IPO Bootcamp, Dallas, Texas, September 10, 2014
  • Panelist, “Beyond Video Game Development and Business: Legal Issues Every Startup Should Know,” Captivate Conference for Digital Entertainment, Austin, Texas, October 26, 2014
  • “SEC Update — Dodd Frank Act,” Dallas CPA Society Education Conference, Dallas, Texas, May 26, 2011
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Four Points Basketball Association
    • Secretary
    • Director
  • Open Door Preschools
    • Former Treasurer
    • Former Director
  • St. Theresa Catholic Church
    • Former Member, Finance Council