David M. Calhoun is a Partner in and serves as chair of the firm’s Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Practice.  He also is in the firm’s Securities Practice.

Mr. Calhoun practices in the areas of corporate finance, securities, private equity and mergers and acquisitions. He has significant experience in public and private securities and corporate finance, including representation of issuers, underwriters, and investors. Representative transactions include debt and equity offerings (public and private), going private transactions, venture capital financings, IPOs, secondary offerings of common and preferred securities, PIPEs (private investments in public equity), and tender offers. Mr. Calhoun has been active in mergers and acquisitions for public and private companies, including acting as counsel in transactions ranging in size from less than $100,000 to over $1 billion. Representative M&A transactions include representation of both buyers and sellers in mergers, asset sales, stock sales, international and cross-border transactions, and leveraged buy-outs.  He has represented companies in numerous industries, including technology, financial technology, green tech, logistics/freight forwarding, medical devices, business process outsourcing, manufacturing, and financial institutions. Mr. Calhoun’s practice also includes general corporate counseling, corporate governance, audit and special committee representation, and securities law compliance matters.

• Selected, Chambers USA, Corporate M&A, 2020
• Honored, Most Effective Deal Maker, Georgia Legal Awards, 2020
• Top Ranked Leading Individual, Chambers USA 2013-2020
• Listed, Legal 500, M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A - middle-market (sub-$500m), 2018
• Listed, Legal 500, Venture Capital and Emerging Companies, 2010-2011