Matthew D. Resch focuses his practice on representing business owners, senior management teams, family offices, independent sponsors, and early-stage development companies in navigating the intricacies of acquisitions, mergers, private offerings, corporate funds, investments, leveraged buyouts, shareholder rights, and securities compliance.
Matt also advises clients in distribution and manufacturing, technology (including SaaS, licensing, and web3), and real estate, along with general corporate affairs.
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures
- Represented retail technology company in sale $300MM sale to private equity.
- Assisted manufacturing company in $80MM sale of US subsidiary to strategic buyer.
- Led $65MM sale to private equity on behalf of privately held retail products company.
- Counseled B2B distribution company in $11MM stock sale to German strategic buyer.
- Advised aerospace company in $8MM sale to private equity.
- Guided US equipment manufacturer in $8MM strategic acquisition of UK target.
- Assisted medical provider in $3MM acquisition of multi-location practice.
- Helped seller in $1MM asset sale of retail food company to strategic buyer.
Securities
- Represented promoter on securities matters involving multi-jurisdictional raise with a total fund value of $25MM.
- Assisted residential apartment company in $10MM raise.
- Guided founders of oil and gas startup in successful raise of $5MM with a $5MM joint venture investment.
- Counseled bank holding company in follow-on securities offering to existing investors.
- Developed compliance strategy for medical technology company in private placement involving solicitation of multiple US and foreign investors.
SaaS, Crypto, Web 3, and Blockchain Technology
- Represented privately held SaaS company in drafting and negotiation of master service agreement, cloud hosting agreement, statements of work, general terms and conditions, cloud licensing agreement, and ancillary documentation.
- Guided publicly held corporation through negotiating key SaaS agreement with customers and master service agreements with key vendors.
- Counseled crypto-adjacent company with recovery of frozen blockchain investment.
- Advised publicly traded company on securities implications of whitelist offering of non-fungible tokens to general public.
- St. Olaf College (B.A.)
- Mitchell Hamline School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008)
- Minnesota
- Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch, 2024 - Present
