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Doug Franck

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dfranck@bradley.com
Nashville P: 615.252.2354 F: 615.252.6354
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  • 32 Bradley Attorneys Named "Lawyer of the Year" in 2023 The Best Lawyers in America®
    8/18/2022
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  • How To Grow Your Business Intelligently and Legally
    4/1/2016
    Entrepreneurs' Organization Nashville
    Event
  • Legal Essentials Part I: 10 Costly Mistakes to Know & Avoid in Your Business
    2/23/2015
    Legal Essentials Series
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Area(s) of Focus
  • Corporate & Securities
  • Venture Capital
  • Private Equity
  • Public Companies
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Companies
  • Emerging Growth Companies
  • Capital Markets & Corporate Finance
  • Securities Regulation & Corporate Governance
  • Food, Beverage & Hospitality
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  • Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions, & Joint Ventures
  • University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., 1993, Order of the Coif
  • Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1988
  • Tennessee

American Bar Association

Tennessee Bar Association

Nashville Bar Association

Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee, Board of Directors

Accolades

2025 Best Lawyers Badge

Doug Franck Lawyer of the Year 

Chambers USA 2018 Ranking Badge

Doug Franck, 2019 Lawyer of the Year

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® "Lawyer of the Year," Corporate Governance Law, 2023 "Lawyer of the Year," Nashville, Corporate Governance Law, 2019  Corporate Governance Law, 2016-2025 Corporate Law, 2016-2025 Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2023-2025 Listed in Chambers USA Corporate/M&A, 2010-2018 Listed in Nashville Business Journal, “Best of the Bar," Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions, 2011-2012 Private Equity and Venture Capital Transactions - Led teams in closing over 50 private equity and venture capital transactions, including restructurings and recapitalizations. Led teams in M&A transactions for several companies - Led teams in the sale, merger and purchase transactions for several companies and divisions thereof, including software, manufacturing, finance, publishing, healthcare, professional service and technology companies. Led teams in complex structured finance and asset-backed securitization transactions - Led teams in complex structured finance transactions, including representation of issuers in over 25 asset backed securitization (ABS) offerings of over $4 billion dollars of manufactured housing and mortgage loans, and commercial paper conduit transactions ranging in size from $150 million to $500 million. Represented clients in closing the purchase and sale of mortgage loan pools and mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) - Represented clients in closing over 30 purchase and sale transactions involving mortgage loan pools, mortgage servicing rights and other financial asset pools ranging in size from $10 million to over $2 billion, as well as third party loan servicing arrangements. Represented lenders and borrowers - Represented lenders and borrowers in various loan transactions including asset-based facilities. Real estate syndication and private placement - Counsel to local real estate company on syndication and private placement matters. Sale of Stock of Sy.Med Development, Inc. to HealthStream, Inc. - Represented Sy.Med Developments, Inc., a provider of physician credentialing software to over 800 customers, in the sale of 100% of its issued and outstanding securities to HealthStream, Inc., a Nashville-based publicly traded company in the healthcare research and education industry.
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