Allen P. Bertin is a Member in the firm’s Business Group. Allen counsels entrepreneurs and investors in the early development stages of new business endeavors, including initial entity formation and capitalization. He also serves as outside general counsel for businesses, and represents businesses and their owners in many types of negotiated transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and aircraft purchase and sale, financing, and leasing transactions. Allen also collaborates with our tax planning group to counsel companies on entity conversion, restructuring and recapitalization transactions.
Professional
Member, Association for Corporate Growth, Central Texas Chapter
Member, Austin Bar Association
Member, Austin Young Lawyers Association
Member, State Bar of Texas
Community
Music Committee Member, MusicTechandFood.org
Representative Matters
•Represented seller of Internet-based continuing education business headquartered in San Antonio
•Represented partner in sale of ownership interest in Internet-based consulting business headquartered in Austin
•Represented buyer in multiple acquisitions of oilfield services transportation and disposal businesses across South Texas
•Represented partners in equity sale of automation and measurement services business operating in the Eagle Ford, Permian and Eaglebine basins
•Represented buyer in acquisition of instrumentation support manufacturing business headquartered in Houston
•Represented seller in asset sale of industrial gas and welding supply distribution business operating in South Texas
•Represented owners of central Texas construction company in $14M+ sale of equity to key employee and outside investors
•Represented owner of San Antonio area water supply company in sale of equity interest to private equity firm in connection with strategic growth partnership, as well as refinancing of $20M+ senior secured term load facility and new $30M+ secured line of credit to finance pipeline construction and other working capital requirements
•Represented borrower in $50M+ senior secured credit facility to finance acquisition of oil and gas assets
•Represented national health care services provider in overhaul of contracts covering provision of 340B pharmacy benefits management solutions to hospitals and health
•Represented multiple buyers and sellers in aircraft purchase and sale transactions
•Represented multiple private businesses in structuring aircraft ownership and operation arrangements
Personal
Allen enjoys playing golf, biking, hunting, fishing, cooking, discovering new restaurants and watching live music.