Habeeb 'Hobbs' Gnaim named Legal Advisor of the Year finalist; eight firm-led transactions recognized in 14 Deal of the Year categories
Chamberlain Hrdlicka has been named a finalist in 16 categories for the upcoming 23rd Annual M&A Advisor Awards, which will be held during the 2024 Future of Dealmaking Summit on November 19-20 in New York City. The firm is a finalist for Law Firm of the Year, while Habeeb ‘Hobbs’ Gnaim was named a finalist in the Legal Advisor of the Year category. Additionally, eight transactions handled by the firm’s attorneys are finalists across 14 Deal of the Year categories, including:
- Acquisition of Exceptional Emergency Center by Altus Community Healthcare, a portfolio company of ZT Corporate – led by Habeeb ‘Hobbs’ Gnaim and David Pierson
- Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of The Year
- Corporate/Strategic Deal of The Year
- Private Equity Deal of The Year
- M&A Deal of The Year
- Portfolio Investment by Main Street Capital Corporation to Facilitate the Recapitalization of Pinnacle Plastics, Inc. and Integrity Plastics, Inc. – led by Habeeb ‘Hobbs’ Gnaim
- Industrials Deal of The Year
- Corporate/Strategic Deal of The Year
- Acquisition Of Davis Brody Bond LLP by Page – led by Habeeb ‘Hobbs’ Gnaim and Jack Najarian
- Professional Services Deal of The Year
- Corporate/Strategic Deal of The Year
- Acquisition of DermaTouch RN, LLC by Empower Aesthetics, a portfolio company of Shore Capital Partners – led by Habeeb ‘Hobbs’ Gnaim
- Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of The Year
- Corporate/Strategic Deal of The Year
- Acquisition of The Tarp Depot by Impact Environmental Group – led by Habeeb ‘Hobbs’ Gnaim
- Materials Deal of The Year
- Acquisition of Timewise from Landmark Industries, LLC By Spring Partners Retail, a Joint Venture of ExxonMobil Corp. and Global Partners, LLP – led by Habeeb ‘Hobbs’ Gnaim
- Energy Deal of The Year
- Acquisition Of Republic Tube LLC By Tenaris – led by Habeeb ‘Hobbs’ Gnaim
- Energy Deal of The Year
- Acquisition of Jantech Services, Inc. by Concentric, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. – led by Amy Moss
- Industrials Deal of The Year
- M&A Deal of The Year
"This achievement highlights the extensive expertise our multidisciplinary M&A team brings to handling a high volume of complex transactions annually, consistently driving value and success for our clients," said Larry Campagna, managing shareholder at Chamberlain Hrdlicka.
Gnaim serves as the head of the Tax Planning & Business Transactions group. He focuses his practice on tax and corporate matters and has significant experience in all aspects of structuring, negotiating, and implementing business acquisitions and dispositions, corporate reorganizations, mergers, conversions, recapitalizations, deferred recognition transactions, admissions of and providing equity incentives for management and key employees, as well as choice of entity considerations, and state tax planning. Known for a high volume of transactions, Gnaim has built a reputation as a go-to tax and corporate counsel for middle-market transactions. Several of his recent deals have garnered recognition, including two Deal of the Year Awards by the Association for Corporate Growth (Houston), as well as the Global M&A Network’s USA Atlas Awards, where Gnaim was named Lawyer of the Year and two of his deals won Deal of the Year Awards.
Moss, shareholder in Chamberlain Hrdlicka’s Corporate, Securities & Finance group represents public and private companies in a broad spectrum of corporate transactions, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, private placements, public offerings, and the cost-effective representation of venture capitalists, private equity funds, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and emerging technology companies. She has served as an advisor to clients in all types of M&A transactions, including mergers for cash and stock, forward and reverse triangular mergers, sales of assets, sales of stock, joint ventures, recapitalizations, roll-up transactions, exchange offers, and restructuring transactions. Moss’s deals have been previously named finalists and winners of the A&M Advisor Awards in 2019 and 2022.
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