Lauren W. Anderson, of counsel in the Nashville office, concentrates her practice in the areas of corporate securities and mergers and acquisitions. Specifically, her experience includes venture capital, private placements, mezzanine and other equity and debt financings, mergers, acquisitions, initial public and secondary offerings, and operational contracts. Ms. Anderson is a member of the Baker Solar Team and the Firm's Emerging Company Institute. Before joining Baker Donelson, Ms. Anderson was a shareholder at a Nashville law firm, a solo practitioner focusing on private offerings and start-up ventures, and general counsel to Superior Renal Care, Inc.
- Merger of public and private health care companies with initial price of $40 million and additional earnouts of up to $25 million.
- Recent private placement transactions include representing issuers in independent film, financial consulting, commercial real estate and manufacturing industries.
- Local counsel to public company regarding $150 million line of credit.
- Represented health care company in a corporate restructuring that included management re-shuffle, re-negotiation of debt, and sales of certain subsidiary operations.
- Prepared operating contracts for a 1 MW solar array at Smyrna, Tennessee airport.
- Represented solar manufacturer/installer in acquisition of multiple limited liability companies.
- Local counsel for wireless communication operator in connection with a $250 million private placement of debt.
- Represented American engineering company in sale of stock to Italian conglomerate.
- Business advisor to American manufacturer with operations based in China.
- Represented health care borrower in $42.5 million private debt transaction.
- Represented nationally known insurance company in an intellectual property analysis.
- Represented publicly-traded restaurant company in connection with a subsidiary spin-off.
- Oversaw acquisition program of publicly-traded home health company which, at its peak, completed approximately 40 acquisitions annually.
- Represented various companies in creation, implementation and auditing of compliance programs.
- Formation, strategic development and initial financing of multiple start-up companies.
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Corporate Law since 2007
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Adjunct Professor, Belmont School of Business
- Past President and Director, Breakfast Club of Nashville
- Women on Boards Committee, CABLE
- Legal Advisor to CABLE
- Former Director and Vice President of CABLE
- Duke University, J.D., 1985, with honors
- University of Tennessee, B.A., 1980, summa cum laude
- Université de Metz (non-degree program)