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When clients are buying or selling a business, Holly is an integral member of their team. She has extensive experience leading mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures. She keeps the business objectives of the transaction at the forefront and brings a positive and forward-looking approach to helping her clients accomplish their goals. Her clients include private equity portfolio companies, large publicly-traded corporations and individual entrepreneurs who appreciate her creative problem-solving and strategic counsel. Aside from regularly handling M&A matters, she frequently advises clients in connection with business structure, contract negotiations, shareholder and operating agreements, financing and a variety of other business matters.

Other Info About Holly

Experience

Legal Work Highlights

Represent PE portfolio company in the material handling industry in connection with multiple acquisitions

Represent seller in connection with the sale of a manufacturer of medical implants and instruments

Acquisitions and dispositions of technology companies ranging from $9 million to $25 million

Acquisition of manufacturing and service companies for over $30 million

Acquisition of a global provider of customer management services for $820 million

Acquisitions, dispositions and financing of coal properties and operations ranging from $2 million to $600 million

Represent family office private equity group with the purchase and subsequent sale of a furniture manufacturer

Sale of a division of a publicly traded pharmaceutical company

Acquisitions and dispositions of equine operations and interests, including a syndication of a stallion for over $8 million

Acquisition of international resort company

Sales of gasoline distribution businesses

Acquisitions of dental practices

Acquisition of pharmaceutical businesses

Education

Law School

University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., 2007, magna cum laude
Kentucky Law Journal
Order of the Coif
CALI Awards for Contracts & Sales, Securities Regulation and Employment Law

Graduate School

University of Kentucky, M.B.A., 2007

Undergraduate School

University of Kentucky, B.S. in Accounting, 2003, summa cum laude

Bar Membership

Holly is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

Kentucky

Recognition

Local & National Recognition

Selected for inclusion in Kentucky Rising Stars, Business/Corporate Law, 2016-2017

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

American Bar Association

Kentucky Bar Association

Fayette County Bar Association

Civic Activities

Civic & Charitable Organizations

American Quarter Horse Association

United States Equestrian Federation

Kentucky Hunter Jumper Association

Presentations

Holly was invited to speak at the following events:

Panel Member: 2019 Mid-South ACG Capital Connection, “What’s Up and Coming in MedTech: Connecting Healthcare Innovation & Private Equity”

Major Publications

Holly is an author of the following publications:

Co-Author: “Limited Liability Companies in Kentucky,” 4th ed. (UK/CLE) (2019)

Firm Committees

Holly serves on the following committee(s) at Frost Brown Todd:

Recruiting Committee, Member

Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Past Member