Structuring Global Investment and Cross-Border Transactions
Lucosky Brookman’s Foreign Direct Investment Practice Group advises international companies entering the U.S. market and domestic clients expanding abroad. We deliver sophisticated, commercially focused counsel across complex cross-border transactions, regulatory regimes, and capital-raising strategies, with a particular emphasis on Asia-based enterprises.
Our team represents foreign issuers, investors, and sponsors at every stage of the investment lifecycle, from initial market entry and capital formation through growth, restructuring, and exit, providing practical guidance grounded in regulatory fluency and market experience.
Integrated Foreign Direct Investment and Cross-Border Expertise
We combine deep knowledge of U.S. securities, corporate, and regulatory frameworks with cultural fluency and on-the-ground experience advising Asia-based clients. Our attorneys understand the legal, operational, and strategic considerations that shape cross-border transactions and tailor solutions to align with client objectives and jurisdictional realities.
With attorneys fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese, and longstanding experience advising clients throughout Asia, we bridge cultural and regulatory gaps to facilitate efficient deal execution and risk management. We routinely collaborate with an extensive network of domestic and international affiliates to deliver seamless, end-to-end legal solutions.
We advise Asia-based companies and global investors on U.S. capital markets transactions, including:
- Alternative public offerings, including Form 10 shell mergers
- Uplisting to the Nasdaq or NYSE
- Initial public offerings and follow-on offerings
- Corporate governance and ongoing public company compliance
- Secondary offerings and private placements
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Structured financings, including PIPE transactions
Our team represents buyers, sellers, issuers, and financial sponsors in complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including:
Representing Clients in Public and Private Offerings
Our attorneys have represented issuers (including foreign private issuers), underwriters, placement agents, private equity investors, and venture funds in public and private offerings of equity, debt, and asset-backed securities, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings, 144A transactions, ADRs and tender offers.
Advising Clients on Business Acquisitions and Sales
We are also experienced in the purchase, sale, and combination of a variety of public and privately-owned businesses. We have advised companies, management, and financial sponsors in privatization and “going dark” transactions, employee stock ownership plan acquisition transactions, friendly and hostile takeovers, making of acquisition offers, responding to acquisition offers, restructurings and workouts, and spin-offs of company divisions.
We provide coordinated counsel on regulatory and compliance matters impacting foreign investment and international operations, including:
- Foreign direct investment regulatory analysis
- International trade and import/export matters
- FCPA and anti-corruption compliance
- Bank lending and cross-border financing transactions
- Regulatory and commercial litigation support
