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T. Richard Giovannelli

Partner
Charlotte
+1.704.331.7484
Fax +1.704.353.3184

Primary Practice

Secondary Practices

Education

  • J.D., William and Mary School of Law, 1996, (William and Mary Law Review; Order of the Coif)
  • B.A., University of Virginia, 1990

Admissions

  • Bar of North Carolina
  • Biography Overview
  • Additional Background
  • Representative Work
Mr. Giovannelli is a partner in the Charlotte office and focuses his practice on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, including senior debt, mezzanine debt and growth equity, and general corporate matters.

Mr. Giovannelli regularly represents equity sponsors, mezzanine debt and growth equity investors and other participants in complex buyout, recapitalization and financing transactions. He also represents other companies on a variety of strategic, financing, and corporate matters.

Mr. Giovannelli has extensive experience in transactions involving companies in many industries, including telecommunications, health care, financial services, technology, manufacturing, distribution, media, retail, and services.

Professional Background

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Giovannelli worked for VNU Business Information Services, Inc. in Alexandria, Va., and in New York.

Achievements

  • Charlotte Best Lawyers Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Lawyer of the Year’ for 2012
  • Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisition Law, Venture Capital Law, 2007-2012
  • "Mover and Shaker" award from Business Leader Magazine, 2008
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers, Business/Corporate Law, 2006-2012
  • "40 Under 40" award from Charlotte Business Journal for outstanding achievements in both business and community involvement, 2004

Professional/Civic Activities

  • Association for Corporate Growth (Carolinas Chapter, Board Member, 2003-2008; President, 2006-2007)
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (Charlotte Chapter, Board Member)

Speaking Engagements

  • Private Equity and Mezzanine Finance Annual Conference, Conference Co-Chair and Moderator of State of the Private Equity Market Panel, 2002-2011
  • “Mezzanine Investments: The View from the Balcony,” Annual Seminar, 2000-2011
  • “Private Equity Activities of Leading Money-Center Banks,” November 2007
  • “Fiduciary Duties of Corporate Directors,” CLE presentation with Andre Rose, October 2007
  • “Private Equity 101,” Series of Annual Training Presentations to associates, analysts, principals and partners of several private equity, strategic investing and investment banking clients, 1998-2011
  • Business Innovation and Growth Council Annual Conference, Moderator of Growth Capital and Restructurings Panel, January 2004
  • “Financial Due Diligence for Business Lawyers,” CLE Presentation, May 2002
  • “Duties of Investors Serving as Directors of Venture Backed Companies,” Research Triangle Park Conference on Venture Capital Financing, February 2002
  • “Investors in the Boardroom,” Spring Venture Conference, May 2000
  • Represented lead equity sponsors in the acquisition of a national group of insurance companies and the subsequent initial public offering for that company.
  • Represented lead equity sponsor in the leveraged buy out of a leading truck parts distribution company.
  • Represented private equity fund in connection with the leveraged buy out of a fuel management and delivery company.
  • Represented a private equity fund in the spin out from a national bank via a secondary transfer of portfolio company interests.
  • Represented mezzanine debt fund in the financing of more than twenty companies in the telecommunications, media and tech-enabled business services industries.
  • Represented national bank in its strategic debt and equity finance of a commercial mortgage servicing software company.
  • Represented a leading peer-to-peer payment services company in connection with its formation as a joint venture between leading national banks.
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