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Megan Valent

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Miami

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Megan focuses her practice on a broad range of domestic and cross-border corporate transactions. 

Megan represents public and private companies on a broad range of domestic and cross-border transactions with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and venture capital investments.  She regularly advises clients on legal and business considerations in corporate and commercial transactions and other strategic matters.

Beyond her corporate expertise, Megan has extensive experience in the blockchain and digital asset space. She has successfully counseled clients on the structuring of bitcoin mining joint ventures globally, negotiated key commercial agreements with cryptocurrency exchanges, and advised on blockchain token sales. Megan also provides insightful guidance on the legal and regulatory landscape surrounding the issuance of stablecoins and has experience addressing complex privacy and open-source issues related to Web3 technologies.

Key Matters

Megan has represented:

Corporate Matters

  • A B. Riley Financial Inc. portfolio company in its acquisition of providers of landscape maintenance services to commercial and residential customers throughout Florida. 
  • A B. Riley Financial Inc. portfolio company in its acquisition of an ownership stake in a provider of landscape maintenance services to commercial and residential customers throughout Georgia. 
  • A B. Riley Financial Inc. portfolio company in its sale to a leading landscape services provider in the Southeast and a platform of Centre Partners and LP First Capital. 
  • A global investment banking boutique in its sale to Stifel Financial Corporation (NYSE: SF), a Missouri-based full-service and brokerage investment banking firm. 
  • A private equity firm in its acquisition of a leading New-Jersey-based provider of employee benefits and retirement planning services. 
  • A FinTech in its acquisition of the assets of a leading Spanish-based provider of infrastructure for card-issuing processors and third-party payment vendors. 
  • A privately held company in its acquisition of a majority ownership stake in a manufacturer of custom-made, high-performance powerboats serving the South Florida region. 
  • A private investment company in connection with the offering of Series C limited partnership interests in an open-ended fund that focuses on home equity investments. 
  • A national leader in homebuilding services as a borrower in connection with an increase in and amendment to a credit facility arranged and led by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.  

Digital Assets Matters

  • A leading international blockchain company in:
    • an extension round in a Cayman Islands-based TradeTech company that serves cross-border businesses in emerging economies using blockchain.
    • a financing round in a Paraguay-based hydro-powered Bitcoin mining venture. 
    • a financing round in a British Virgin Islands-based Bitcoin mining venture. 
    • an investment in a fund of Abraxas Capital Management, a London-based asset management firm that specializes in digital assets investments. 
  • A real estate development company in connection with its issuance of tokens backed by real estate. 
  • A private fund holding digital assets and investing in digital assets businesses. 
Recent Experience
Winston Represents Ferrovial Airports Holdings US Corp in the Sale of its Membership Interest in Ferrovial Vertiports US LLC and its Subsidiary to Atlantic Aviation Infrastructure Corporation
Winston Represented OneOutdoor Holdings in the Sale of Benchmark Landscaping and Georgia Scapes to United Land Services
US$300M Credit Facility for Minto Communities, LLC
Torreya Partners's Sale to Stifel Financial Corp.

Capabilities

Transactions
Corporate Governance
Private Equity
Mergers & Acquisitions
Cryptocurrencies, Digital Assets & Blockchain Technology
Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Key Matters

Megan has represented:

Corporate Matters

  • A B. Riley Financial Inc. portfolio company in its acquisition of providers of landscape maintenance services to commercial and residential customers throughout Florida. 
  • A B. Riley Financial Inc. portfolio company in its acquisition of an ownership stake in a provider of landscape maintenance services to commercial and residential customers throughout Georgia. 
  • A B. Riley Financial Inc. portfolio company in its sale to a leading landscape services provider in the Southeast and a platform of Centre Partners and LP First Capital. 
  • A global investment banking boutique in its sale to Stifel Financial Corporation (NYSE: SF), a Missouri-based full-service and brokerage investment banking firm. 
  • A private equity firm in its acquisition of a leading New-Jersey-based provider of employee benefits and retirement planning services. 
  • A FinTech in its acquisition of the assets of a leading Spanish-based provider of infrastructure for card-issuing processors and third-party payment vendors. 
  • A privately held company in its acquisition of a majority ownership stake in a manufacturer of custom-made, high-performance powerboats serving the South Florida region. 
  • A private investment company in connection with the offering of Series C limited partnership interests in an open-ended fund that focuses on home equity investments. 
  • A national leader in homebuilding services as a borrower in connection with an increase in and amendment to a credit facility arranged and led by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.  

Digital Assets Matters

  • A leading international blockchain company in:
    • an extension round in a Cayman Islands-based TradeTech company that serves cross-border businesses in emerging economies using blockchain.
    • a financing round in a Paraguay-based hydro-powered Bitcoin mining venture. 
    • a financing round in a British Virgin Islands-based Bitcoin mining venture. 
    • an investment in a fund of Abraxas Capital Management, a London-based asset management firm that specializes in digital assets investments. 
  • A real estate development company in connection with its issuance of tokens backed by real estate. 
  • A private fund holding digital assets and investing in digital assets businesses. 
Recent Experience
Winston Represents Ferrovial Airports Holdings US Corp in the Sale of its Membership Interest in Ferrovial Vertiports US LLC and its Subsidiary to Atlantic Aviation Infrastructure Corporation
Winston Represented OneOutdoor Holdings in the Sale of Benchmark Landscaping and Georgia Scapes to United Land Services
US$300M Credit Facility for Minto Communities, LLC
Torreya Partners's Sale to Stifel Financial Corp.

Credentials

Education

Megan received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law, where she was a member of the University of Miami Business Law Review. She received her B.S. from Florida State University.

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