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Wes Scott
Partner
Nashville, TN
Partner
Nashville, TN
Wes focuses on both buy- and sell-side middle-market transactions in the manufacturing, essential services, medical technology, business services and distribution verticals.
He regularly counsels private equity sponsors, independent sponsors, portfolio companies, investors, management teams, and founders as they buy, sell, and partner with businesses through mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and joint ventures. Clients also seek his assistance as they raise equity and debt capital to fund their working capital needs and ongoing operations.
In addition to his transactional practice, Wes also provides outside general counsel services to various companies that do not have internal legal departments.
Clients value the practical, problem-solving mindset that Wes brings to any representation, as well as his responsiveness, his ability to get complex deals done efficiently and effectively, and his ability to deliver legal advice in a clear and concise manner.
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures
Represented a private equity-backed label printing and packaging company in multiple tuck-in and add-on acquisitions.
Represented a private equity-backed HVAC company in multiple tuck-in and add-on acquisitions.
Represented a private equity-backed financial wealth management company in multiple tuck-in acquisitions.
Represented a health care management company in connection with multiple acquisitions of home health and hospice facilities.
Represented a private equity-backed medical, cosmetic and surgical dermatology company in multiple add-on acquisitions.
Represented a fertility and reproductive health company in its strategic acquisition of a network of fertility clinics.
Represented multiple furniture manufacturers in their acquisitions of furniture manufacturing businesses.
Represented a health care IT company in its sale to a strategic acquiror.
Represented a medical device company in its sale to a private equity-backed buyer.
Represented multiple clinical trial sites in their sales to various private equity-backed buyers.
Represented multiple ophthalmology practices in their sales to various private equity-backed buyers
Represented multiple radiology practices in their sales to various private equity-backed buyers.
Represented multiple emergency medical practices in their sales to various private equity-backed buyers.
Public and Private Equity and Debt Financings
Represented a Nasdaq-listed bank holding company in a public, underwritten offering of $85 million of subordinated notes.
Represented a bank holding company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in a private placement of $100 million of subordinated notes.
Represented an NYSE-listed bank in public, underwritten offerings of $300 million of subordinated notes and $172.5 million of preferred stock.
Represented an NYSE-listed bank holding company in connection with a secondary offering, involving aggregate proceeds of approximately $152 million.
Represented a Nasdaq-listed bank in connection with its IPO, involving aggregate proceeds of approximately $44 million.
Represented various NYSE- and Nasdaq-listed real estate investment trusts in multiple initial and follow-on securities offerings.
Represented various venture and emerging-growth companies in multiple pre-seed, seed, and priced-equity round financings.
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
University of Mississippi, M.Tax
University of Mississippi, B.Accy., summa cum laude
The Best Lawyers in America®, Corporate Compliance Law (2023 to 2024), Corporate Governance Law (2020 to 2025), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2020 to 2025), and Securities/Capital Markets Law (2023 to 2025)
National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame, Scholar-Athlete Award
SBC Cotton Bowl Classic, Scholar-Athlete Award