
Sherman A. Cohen
Partner
Suite 2100
Biography
Sherman is a partner and chair of the Corporate & Finance practice and currently serving as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Drawing upon 35 years of transactional experience, Sherman advises public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings and joint ventures, as well as corporate governance matters.
Clients in the technology, healthcare, specialty finance and restaurant industries hire Sherman because they know he will guide them through the most complicated matters with confidence. Specific to the healthcare space, Sherman’s experience embraces healthcare information technology companies and investors who rely upon his smart, practical approach to transactions.
As a delegate on the Georgia Technology and Trade Mission to Israel, Sherman accompanied a former governor to participate in business and diplomatic meetings, further cementing the strong relationship between the state of Georgia and Israel.
Experience
Represented a joint venture of nonprofit Blue Cross/Blue Shield companies, in the sale of two informatics and data analytics subsidiaries, to a later-stage healthcare information technology company and to another Blue Cross affiliate.
Represented a leading provider of end-to-end solutions for healthcare data acquisition, auditing and analytics, in a recapitalization transaction with Elm Park Capital Management.
Assisted in the representation of specialty finance company, Peachtree Settlement Funding, in the merger of its affiliate with an affiliate of JG Wentworth to create the largest purchaser of structured settlement payment streams in the industry.
Assisted Ilim Timber Industry, a large Russian timber processing company, in its $55 million acquisition of Tolleson Lumber Co. in connection with the employee benefits aspects of the transaction.
Represented DRB Capital, LLC, a leading specialty finance company, in multiple securitization transactions collateralized by structured settlement receivables, annuities and pre-settlement receivables
Represented large restaurant franchisee in simultaneous closing of equity financing, debt refinancing and two acquisitions that doubled the size of the company
- Century Restaurants, Inc. – Reorganization, refinancing strengthen large franchisee
- Belnick, Inc. – Recapitalization Helps Popular Online Retailer Continue on its Growth Path
- Sterling Restaurants, LLC – Acquisitions Double the Size of Franchise Company
- DRB Capital -- Structured Settlement Receivables Successfully Acquired
- Synovus – Financing Issues Resolved for Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- InterContinental Hotels Group - AGG Hired to Negotiate Largest Office Lease Transaction in Atlanta Area for 2015
- L&O Holding GmbH - German Holding Company Acquires Manufacturer in U.S.
- Outcomes Health Information Solutions, LLC: Company Sale Done Quickly, Avoiding Disruption
- Theratechnologies - AGG Handles Pressing Assignments in a Timely and Cost-Effective Manner
- MedProperties Holdings, LLC - AGG Successfully Addresses Corporate and Healthcare Legal Issues
Credentials
- Columbia Law School, Juris Doctor
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Finance,cum laude
- State of Georgia
- Conexx (formerly American-Israel Chamber of Commerce—Southeast Region), Board of Directors
- Governor Sonny Perdue’s Technology and Trade Mission to Israel, Delegate, November 2005
- Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Board of Advisors
Recognition
- IFLR1000 (M&A Law), 2019-20
- Best Lawyers in America (Corporate Law), 2018-21
- Georgia Super Lawyers (Business/Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions), multiple years
- “Legal Elite,” Georgia Trend, multiple years
- Accompanied former Georgia Governor as a delegate on the Georgia Technology and Trade Mission to Israel to participate in business and diplomatic meetings.
News & Insights
- NewsArnall Golden Gregory Attorneys Recognized in 2021 Best Lawyers in America GuidesAugust 20, 2020 | News Releases | Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
- NewsArnall Golden Gregory’s M&A, Restructuring, Banking & Real Estate Expertise Recognized in New IFLR1000 United States GuideDecember 11, 2019 | Rankings & Recognition | Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
- NewsForty-six Arnall Golden Gregory Attorneys Recognized in 2020 Best Lawyers in America GuideAugust 15, 2019 | Rankings & Recognition | Arnall Golden Gregory LLP