Gregory R. Bishop

Greg Bishop advises companies at critical junctures in their life cycles, including formation, raising funds from private equity and venture capitalists, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other typical and unusual issues faced by business organizations. Mr. Bishop regularly counsels public and privately-held entities in a variety of industries, including insurance and financial services, retail, federal government contracts, manufacturing and distribution as well as information technology, e-commerce and software development. He also provides clients with general corporate and securities advice. As a certified public accountant (formerly with KPMG), Mr. Bishop incorporates strategic finance and tax knowledge into his practice tailored specifically to the needs of corporate clients.

Greg Bishop advises companies at critical junctures in their life cycles, including formation, raising funds from private equity and venture capitalists, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other typical and unusual issues faced by business organizations. Mr. Bishop regularly counsels public and privately-held entities in a variety of industries, including insurance and financial services, retail, federal government contracts, manufacturing and distribution as well as information technology, e-commerce and software development. He also provides clients with general corporate and securities advice. As a certified public accountant (formerly with KPMG), Mr. Bishop incorporates strategic finance and tax knowledge into his practice tailored specifically to the needs of corporate clients.

Mr. Bishop is an executive committee member and secretary of the Richmond Bar Association's Business Law Section. Additionally, he is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is the author of “Corporate and Business Law,” published in the University of Richmond Law Review (2007), as well as “Changed circumstances or buyer’s remorse? Delaware says the deal stands,” published in the American Bar Association’s Business Law Today (2002). Mr. Bishop has been recognized by Virginia Business magazine as one of Virginia’s “Legal Elite” and was named a “Rising Star” and “Super Lawyer” by Virginia Super Lawyers magazine. He regularly speaks at corporate and mergers and acquisitions seminars, including programs sponsored by ALI-ABA and the Virginia State Bar.

Mr. Bishop is currently chairman of the board of trustees of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Central Virginia Chapter. He serves on the board of the Weinstein Jewish Community Center (also serving as its treasurer and chairman of the budget and finance committee) and on the advisory board of the Richmond SPCA. He is a graduate of Leadership Metro Richmond.

He received his bachelor of business administration degree in accounting from James Madison University and his law degree from the T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond. While in law school, he served as managing editor of the University of Richmond Law Review.


Representative M&A Engagements

• Served as co-counsel in the sale of an insurance and risk management company to a global insurance broker at over $2 billion;
• Represented an off-shore financial institution in its acquisition of a US bank in a transaction valued at over $400 million;
• Represented a financial and real estate transaction services provider in its acquisition of an insurance services company in a transaction valued at over $250 million;
• Represented an insurance and risk management company in its acquisition of an insurance provider in a transaction valued at over $240 million;
• Represented a real estate transaction service provider in its sale to a title insurance company in a transaction valued at over $230 million;
• Represented a regional bank in the sale of a computer software designer to a government contractor manufacturing company in a transaction valued at over $230 million;
• Represented a financial and real estate transaction services provider in its acquisition of a tax and flood service provider in a transaction valued at over $200 million;
• Represented a multi-bank holding company in its sale to a community bank in a transaction valued at over $200 million;
• Represented an insurance and risk management company in its acquisition of an insurance intermediary;
• Represented a regional financial institution in its acquisition of a bank in a transaction valued at over $130 million;
• Represented a real estate investment trust company in its sale of certain mortgage-backed securities to an off-shore company;
• Served as local counsel to a pharmaceutical company in its acquisition of certain manufacturing facility assets in a transaction valued at over $130 million;
• Represented an insurance and risk management company in its acquisition of middle market insurance intermediary in a transaction valued at over $130 million;
• Represented a software company in its sale to an international software and systems manufacturer and supplier;
• Represented a financial and real estate transaction services provider in its acquisition of an insurance underwriter in a transaction valued at over $100 million;
• Represented a technology consulting company in its sale to an international management and technology consulting company in a transaction valued at $100 million;
• Represented an insurance and risk management company in its acquisition of an insurance subsidiary in a transaction valued at over $90 million;
• Represented the management team of a consumer and electronic products provider in its acquisition from an international office equipment manufacturer;
• Represented an industrial parts distributor in its sale to a wholesale parts distributor in a transaction valued at over $60 million;
• Represented an energy management company in its sale to a private equity group;
• Represented a bank holding company in its acquisition of a financial corporation in a transaction valued at over $50 million;
• Represented a community bank holding company in its sale to a bank holding company in a transaction valued at over $40 million;
• Represented a university in its acquisition of an aviation company;
• Represented a national retail company in its bid to acquire an on-line catalogue company in a transaction valued at over $40 million;
• Represented a national retail company in its acquisition of two software companies during 2011;
• Represented a multi-bank holding company in its acquisition of a community bank in a transaction valued at over $30 million;
• Represented a community bank in its sale to a community bank holding company in a transaction valued at over $20 million;
• Represented a regional foodservice distributor in its acquisition of an independent food distributor;
• Represented an insurance agency in its acquisition of an employee benefits service company;
• Assisted a leading internet company with its divestiture of an on-line search engine division;
• Represented a government contractor specializing in engineering, design and manufacturing services in its acquisition of a software development company;
• Represented an information service provider in its acquisition of a provider of student information software;
• Represented a building materials company in its sale to a large building materials distributor;
• Represented a manufacturing company in its acquisition of a specialty manufacturer;
• Represented an automotive parts distributor in its sale to a private equity firm in a transaction valued at over $50 million; and
• Represented a biotech commercialization and investment company in its acquisition of a manufacturing company.