Laurence V. Parker, Jr.

Larry Parker focuses his practice primarily on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures involving public and private companies and strategic and financial buyers and sellers. In addition, Mr. Parker provides general business counsel, and counsel on corporate governance, private debt and equity financing and other complex commercial contracts. Mr. Parker also advises businesses, business owners, family businesses and investors on the organization and use of joint ventures, limited liability companies, Subchapter S corporations and partnerships.

Larry Parker focuses his practice primarily on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures involving public and private companies and strategic and financial buyers and sellers. In addition, Mr. Parker provides general business counsel, and counsel on corporate governance, private debt and equity financing and other complex commercial contracts. Mr. Parker also advises businesses, business owners, family businesses and investors on the organization and use of joint ventures, limited liability companies, Subchapter S corporations and partnerships.

Mr. Parker provides transactional assistance, primarily in mergers and acquisitions, and compliance advice to public and privately held clients in the insurance and financial services industries including community banks. Mr. Parker also provides compliance advice and assistance to registered investment advisors and broker-dealers. In addition, he provides counsel to manufacturing and distribution companies on significant sales, distribution and manufacturing agreements.

Mr. Parker is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the American Bar Association. He has been recognized in Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars magazine for Business and Corporate Law. Mr. Parker is a member of the Innsbrook Rotary Club and serves on the board of directors for the Venture Forum.

Before joining Williams Mullen, Mr. Parker was a logistics officer with the U.S. Marine Corps in Camp Pendleton, Calif. Mr. Parker received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Virginia. He received his juris doctor and master of business administration degrees from the University of Richmond, where he was a member of the McNeill Law Society and editor-in-chief of the University of Richmond Law Review.

Representative M&A Engagements:

• Served as co-counsel in the sale of an insurance, risk management and insurance brokerage company to a global insurance broker at over $2 billion;
• 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 beverage distributor in its sale to a national beverage distributor in a transaction valued at over $150 million;
• Represented a bank holding company in its acquisition of a community bank in a transaction valued at over $50 million;
• Represented a bank holding company in its sale to a bank holding company in a transaction valued at over $40 million;
• Served as local counsel to a pharmaceutical company in its acquisition of certain intellectual property assets in a transaction valued at over $40 million;
• Represented an insurance holding company in its acquisition of an insurance underwriter in a transaction valued at over $24 million;
• Represented a software company in its acquisition of certain software assets out of bankruptcy;
• Represented a property & casualty and benefits insurance brokerage company in multiple roll up acquisitions;
• Represented an insurance brokerage company in a roll up acquisition of a regional insurance brokerage company;
• Represented a broker-dealer and an investment adviser in its divestiture of broker-dealer and investment advisory assets;
• Represented the management team of a consumer and electronic products provider in its acquisition from an international office equipment manufacturer;
• Represented a bank holding company and its subsidiary bank in their acquisition of an investment adviser;
• 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 a closely held food manufacturer in its divestiture of a division;
• Represented a government contractor specializing in government services in multiple divestitures of certain non-core assets; and
• Represented a building materials company in its sale to a large building materials distributor.