Profile
Richard Dusenbury has deep experience representing both buyers and sellers in private merger and acquisition transactions in a wide variety of industries, including software and technology, healthcare, manufacturing, engineering, and personal merchandise. Richard prides himself on providing commercial-oriented legal strategies for real-world problems arising throughout the deal process.
In addition, Richard handles a broad range of other matters, such as venture capital investments, corporate governance, and private placements of securities, federal and state securities law compliance, entity formation, and general commercial transactions.
Concentrations
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity
- Technology transactions
- Search funds
Capabilities
Experience
- Represented founder of HVAC business in its sale to an international private equity firm.
- Represented issuer in its receipt of an investment by an international private-equity firm.
- Represented private equity firm in its acquisition of several software-as-a-service businesses operating in the education and marketing/sales industries.
- Represented private equity firm in its significant investment in a well-known online clothing marketplace.
- Represented one of the largest health care group purchasing organizations in its acquisition of several supplemental businesses.
- Represented private equity firm in its acquisition of land surveying company and the creation of an accompanying credit facility.
- Represented financial management services company in its sale to a strategic acquirer.
- Represented national fast-food retailer in acquisition of multiple franchisees.
- Represented NYSE-listed technology company in a $185.0 million strategic acquisition of a federally-focused government technology service provider.°
- Represented private equity-backed radio broadcaster in a sale of substantially all of its assets to a NASDAQ-listed telecommunications conglomerate.°
- Represented private equity firm in its acquisition of an athletic retailer in bankruptcy.°
- Represented whiskey distillery in private offering of issuer convertible debt.°
- Represented a hedge fund in its formation, federal and state registrations, and private offering of issuer in regular and special equity.°
- Represented NYSE-listed commercial real estate services company in the creation and implementation of a program to offer vendor services through online application.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Dusenbury prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- Financial Analyst, GE, 2011-2012
- Summer Legal Intern, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, 2014
- Judicial Intern, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Judicial Intern Program, 2013
- Legal Intern, Chesapeake Energy, 2013
- Finance Intern, GE, 2011
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch," Corporate Law, 2021-2024
- Listed, Super Lawyers Magazine, Texas Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2022-2023
Credentials
Education
- J.D., with distinction, University of Oklahoma College of Law, 2015
- B.B.A., Finance, Texas A&M University, 2011
Admissions
- Texas