Fareed Kaisani
With a career built at the intersection of high-stakes transactions and financial complexity, Fareed Kaisani serves entrepreneurs and businesses navigating their most critical moments: the acquisition that transforms a portfolio, the joint venture that unlocks new markets, or the financing that fuels the next chapter.
His practice spans the full spectrum of corporate complexity: mergers and acquisitions, private equity financings, securities offerings, entity structuring, and commercial negotiations.
Fareed knows that corporate strategy isn't just about growth, but about resilience. The ability to see around corners. To structure transactions that withstand stress. To negotiate agreements that protect what matters most when markets shift and circumstances change.
Before joining MW Law, Fareed sharpened his instincts as a judicial clerk to a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge and honed his technical skills at national AmLaw firms representing private equity and Fortune 500 clients. He's led transactions worth hundreds of millions, guided companies through billion-dollar restructurings, and navigated the kind of high-stakes negotiations where every term matters.
He is an active member of the Alliance of M&A Advisors (AMAA) and has been recognized by Best Lawyers multiples times for his expertise in Corporate/M&A Law.
Representative Experience
The Deals That Define His Practice
Fareed's work tells the story of a lawyer who operates where opportunity meets complexity:
- Advised a Texas electronics refurbisher through a $66 million sale to an Australian public company, navigating cross-border structures, convertible notes, earnouts, and equity consideration
- Guided a publicly traded partnership through a $135 million drop-down transaction
- Assisted strategic buyer in the acquisition of luxury car dealerships totaling $120+ million
- Counseled multiple Independent Sponsor clients execute M&A roll up and sale strategies
- Guided numerous ETA buyers in first time acquisitions with SBA financing
- Counseled a global helicopter services company through a $1.5 billion balance sheet restructuring and fleet reorganization across dozens of aircraft leases
- Advised cryptocurrency funds, SaaS companies, and real estate sponsors on capital raises, equity syndications, and venture financings
Education
J.D., Georgia State University (cum laude) First Place, Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition (64 teams) | American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence
M.B.A., Georgia State University (cum laude) Corporate Finance Concentration
B.A., University of Georgia
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