Mr. Ryan is involved in structuring, negotiating and preparing the documentation for the acquisition, disposition, merger, financing or recapitalization of business entities. He has extensive experience in representing:

• public and private corporations in their purchase and sale of corporations and businesses throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America and Europe.
• mezzanine lenders and private equity investors in their financing and investment activities.
• private and public companies in their debt and equity financings.

Mr.  Ryan was profiled in the February 1991 Houston Business Journal in the article, “Who's Who in Houston Law?” and in the Law Industry Section of the February 1992 Houston Business Journal's “Who's Who in Houston Business?”

Representative Experience

• Representation of MedServe, Inc. in its sale to Stericycle, Inc. (NASDAQ).
• Representation of Federal Flange, Ltd., in its sale/majority recapitalization with KRG Capital Partners, a large private equity firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
• Representation of Main Street Capital Corporation (NASDAQ) and its subsidiaries and affiliates, Main Street Mezzanine Fund, LP and Main Street Capital II, LP in their financing transactions.
• Representation of Southwest Mezzanine Investments, L.P. (Growth Capital Partners) in its financing transactions.
• Representation of Madison Benefits Group, Inc. in its sale to Higginbotham Insurance Agency.
• Representation of Parker School Uniforms, L.P. in its sale/majority recapitalization with Blue Sage Capital, L.P.
• Representation of Prescott Legal Search, Inc. in its add on acquisitions and its subsequent sale to MPS Group, Inc. (Special Counsel).
• Representation of MedServe, Inc./Enserv, LLC in their acquisitions of medical waste disposal companies throughout the United States.
• Representation of MedServe, Inc. in its formation, financing and simultaneous acquisitions of Enserv, LLC and Med-Shred, Inc. and Round C venture capital financing.
• Representation of MedShred, Inc. in its Round B venture capital financing.
• Representation of Enserv, LLC in its organization, formation, financing and platform acquisitions.
• Representation of Enpro Systems, Ltd. in the sale of its business to Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
• Representation of BNC Environmental Services, Inc. in the sale of its business.
• Representation of Parker School Uniforms, Inc. in its add on acquisitions.
• Representation of Technical Innovations, Inc.
• Representation of Houston Plating Company.
• Representation of Quest Design & Production.
• Representation of Integrated Electrical Services, Inc., a NYSE company in its acquisition of a subsidiary of Encompass Services Corp. in its Chapter 11 proceeding.
• Representation of Main Street Equity Ventures II, L.P. in its leveraged management buyouts of Environmental Infrastructures, Inc. (a former division of Insituform Industries) and Avail Consultants, LLC (the former valuation group of the Houston office of Arthur Andersen, LLP).
• Representation of the Snyder Family Partnership, Ltd. and Management in the leveraged management buyout of Atlas Castings & Technology, out of its parent company's Chapter 11 proceeding.
• Representation of FSV Payment Systems, Inc. in its Round B venture capital financing.
• Representation of Everest Funeral Package, LLC in its equity financings.
• Representation of Sanders Morris Harris Inc. (formerly Pinnacle Global Group, Inc.), a NASDAQ company, in reverse public shell merger and the subsequent acquisition of a New York brokerage firm.
• Representation of Carriage Services, Inc., a NYSE company, in 24 acquisitions.
• Representation of Sovereign Business Forms, Inc., a private consolidator, in its eight acquisitions and related commercial and equity financings.
• Representation of owners of four companies in separate purchases by Quanta Services, Inc., a NYSE company.
• Asset sale of Temporary Connection, Inc., a temporary personnel firm.
• Merger transaction of WMW Industries, Inc. with Filtration Products, Inc. a NYSE company.
• Merger transaction of Surpas Resource Corp., a collections firm.
• Asset sale of Regal Interests, Inc., a food catering business.
• Representation of financial purchaser in the Parker School Uniforms, Inc. acquisition.
• Asset sale of Houston Kidney Center to Total Renal Care, a NYSE company.
• Asset sale of Hahn & Clay.
• Purchase and subsequent sale of Med Center Bank.
• Representation of stockholders in sale of Guardian Bank.
• Rollup and consolidation of Smith Group/Group 1, a NYSE company.
• Representation of Smith Group in acquisitions and sales of dealerships throughout the state of Texas.

Professional / Civic Affiliations

• Martindale Hubbell AV Rated Attorney
• Member of the State Bar of Texas, including its Corporate Counsel and Business Law Sections and its merger and acquisition sub-committee
• Member of the Houston Bar Association, including its merger and acquisition subsection.
• Member of the American Bar Association, including the Business Law section, and the Merger and Acquisition subsection.
  

News

• Porter & Hedges Represents MedServe, Inc. in Acquisition Transaction (5/19/2009)
• Porter & Hedges Represents Federal Flange, Ltd. in Sale/Majority Recapitalization (2/17/2009)

Publications

• Co-Author, Due Diligence Techniques and Analysis, Quorum Books (1/1/1996)
• Due Diligence in Corporate Transactions (5/1/1995)
• To Register or Not to Register: Is Broker/Dealer Registration for You? (6/1/1992)
• Asset Acquisitions: Caveat Emptor (11/1/1990)

Events

• Speaker, "Professional Synergies to Complete the Transaction," M&A Source Workshop/International Business Brokers Association Conference, 33rd Annual Conference and Educational Program, Baltimore, Maryland (6/1/2001)