Brian Raynor
Partner, Corporate & Financial Services
Brian Raynor is a partner in Willkie’s Corporate & Financial Services Department and a member of the Private Equity Practice Group. He is based in the Firm’s San Francisco office.
Brian advises private equity funds, portfolio companies, entrepreneurs and corporate clients on a variety of transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, minority and growth equity investments and joint ventures and general corporate matters. His work has spanned a range of industries, most notably the technology, software, manufacturing and healthcare sectors.
Brian advises private equity funds, portfolio companies, entrepreneurs and corporate clients on a variety of transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, minority and growth equity investments and joint ventures and general corporate matters. His work has spanned a range of industries, most notably the technology, software, manufacturing and healthcare sectors.
Experience
- Recognized by Best Lawyers as “One to Watch” (2023-2024)
- Contributor, “Dealmaking In A Pandemic,” Corporate Board Member Magazine, January 2021
- Co-Author, “What M&A Dealmakers Can Expect in Light of COVID-19,” Law360, March 2020
- A private equity fund in a joint acquisition bid together with a European private equity fund for a cross-border take private transaction of a media, social and consumer intelligence provider
- A private equity fund in the simultaneous acquisition and combination of two companies in the market data and electronic trading execution industries
- A private equity fund in an acquisition of a medical billing automation software provider
- A private equity fund in an acquisition of a digital loyalty services business
- A private equity fund in an add-on acquisition of a digital consumer engagement platform
- A private equity fund in a sale of a workforce management platform
- A private equity fund in a sale of a drivetrain remanufacturing company
- A private equity fund in an acquisition of a life sciences industry manufacturing company
- A private equity fund in an acquisition of a direct marketing company oriented to senior citizens
- A growth equity fund and its portfolio companies in numerous growth stage financings and sales of the companies to public and private buyers
- A private equity fund in its sale of a child care management software provider to another private equity firm
- A French digital services and software engineering access company in its sale to a NYSE listed buyer
- A founder in the sale of a fiber optic and copper cable company to a publicly-traded buyer
- Founders and management in the sale of a branding and narrative design business to a publicly-traded company
*Brian advised on some of these matters prior to joining Willkie.
Credentials
Education
University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2012 Long Island University, B.A., 2005