Allen P. Bertin is a deal lawyer. Allen represents privately-owned companies and individual investors in all types of negotiated transactions. Allen concentrates his practice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with a particular focus on representing the seller’s side, primarily owner-operated and family-owned businesses. Allen’s M&A experience covers many industries, including oilfield services, refinery turnaround services, food and beverage distribution, manufacturing, professional services firms, health care, and technology. Allen also represents borrowers in negotiating complex debt financing transactions and serves as outside general counsel for numerous privately-owned companies.
In addition to his client practice, Allen enjoys mentoring the firm’s junior attorneys and participating in firm management.
Professional
• Founder (2020), President (2021-2022), and Board Member (2020-2024) of the Austin chapter of Exit Planning Exchange (XPX)
• Planning Committee Member and Speaker, Texas Bar CLE, Choice, Governance and Acquisition of Entities
• Author of Earnouts – Mechanics, Negotiation and Tax Considerations (article presented at Texas Bar CLE, Choice, Governance and Acquisition of Entities)
• Author of Structuring and Negotiating Capital Infusions into LLCs (article presented at Texas Bar CLE, Choice, Governance and Acquisition of Entities)
• Member, Austin Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Texas
Representative Matters
•Represented seller of food distribution business headquartered in Houston, Texas, to publicly traded buyer.
•Represented seller of beer distributorship headquartered in South Texas to privately owned strategic buyer.
•Represented seller of applied behavioral analysis therapy and behavioral health services business headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, to private equity buyer in a transaction that included an earnout and rollover equity components.
•Represented seller of fire and access alarm business headquartered in Austin, Texas, to privately owned strategic buyer.
•Represented seller of industrial crane rental business headquartered in Corpus Christi, Texas, to private equity buyer in a transaction that included a post-closing contingent consideration component.
•Represented seller of specialized insurance products to privately owned strategic buyer.
•Represented seller of industrial life support system manufacturing, distributing, and servicing business headquartered in Houston, Texas, to publicly traded buyer.
•Represented seller of San Antonio area water supply company to private equity in connection with strategic growth partnership, as well as refinancing of senior secured term loan facility and new secured line of credit to finance pipeline construction and other working capital requirements.
Personal
When not working a deal, Allen heads for the Texas coast with a rod or shotgun in hand to spend as much time outdoors as possible. Allen is also an avid traveler and foodie. He enjoys exploring new travel destinations with his wife, Kara, and their friends and family.
