Tanner D. Ivie

Partner

Direct: 404.873.8788
Fax: 404.873.8789
Atlanta
171 17th Street NW
Suite 2100
Atlanta, Georgia 30363

Biography

Tanner is a partner in the Corporate & Finance practice and a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Corporate Finance & Securities Offerings, Corporate Governance, and Strategic Alliances & Joint Ventures practices.

Tanner’s practice focuses on counseling clients, both privately owned and publicly held, in various transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, commercial contracts, and corporate governance matters. In addition, Tanner represents private equity funds, real estate funds, and sponsors in connection with private offerings and syndications. Tanner also routinely represents investors (including institutional equity partners) and developers in connection with the formation and negotiation of real estate joint ventures.

Tanner graduated with honors from both Furman University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science, and the University of Georgia School of Law. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable B. Avant Edenfield of the Southern District of Georgia in Savannah.

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Experience

  • Represented a real estate private equity fund and one of its assets, a luxury mountain resort and hotel, in its debt refinancing with private equity financing sources and subsequent sale.
  • Represented private equity fund in rolling interests into the fund and issuing new interests to investors.
  • Represented real estate private equity fund sponsor in forming and offering three different funds ranging from $50 million to $170 million in interests to investors.
  • Represented a debt fund sponsor in forming and offering two different funds ranging from $80 million to $150 million in interests to investors.
  • Represented real estate private equity fund sponsor in forming a $30 million fund.
  • Represented real estate private equity fund sponsor in forming a $17.5 million fund.
  • Represented multiple real estate sponsors in the equity financing of multi-family apartment developments.
  • Represented real estate sponsor in multiple equity offerings associated with the acquisition and development of extended stay hotels.
  • Represents a private investment firm in connection with its acquisitions of and investments in manufacturing, distribution, and business services companies in the Southeastern United States.
  • Represented the sellers in the sale of a prominent hospitality portfolio located in Highlands, North Carolina.
  • Represented a regional provider of commercial HVAC and refrigeration installation and maintenance to a private equity buyer.
  • Represented e-commerce company in its sale to a publicly traded company.
  • Represented a private equity buyer in its acquisition of a regional manufacturer of stair components and an additional add on acquisition.
  • Represented a private equity buyer in its acquisition of a pet supply and training equipment e-commerce company.
  • Represented a third-party retirement plan administrator in its sale to a private equity buyer.
  • Represented a private equity buyer in its acquisition of a labor management business for the trade show industry.
  • Represented a luxury bath product manufacturer in its sale to a UK-based private equity firm.
  • Represented commercial landscape service company in the sale of its business.
  • Represented lawn care and treatment company in the sale of its business.
  • Represented a regional broker and seller of non-standard, auto, homeowners, renters, commercial, and motorcycle insurance in its sale to a private equity buyer.
  • Represented a strategic buyer in its acquisition of a producer of treatment chemicals for drinking water.
  • Represented the seller of a hospice and palliative care services provider in Georgia in a sale to one of the nation’s largest providers of diversified home and community-based health and pharmacy services.
  • Represented a boutique private investment firm in the acquisition of a majority interest in a global manufacturer of training equipment, workout programs, and education courses.
  • Represented the sellers of a hospice and palliative care services provider in Georgia and South Carolina in a sale to a private investment firm.
  • Represented a leading multibillion-dollar private equity fund in numerous transactions in the hospitality sector.
    Client Successes

    Credentials

    Education
    • University of Georgia School of Law, Juris Doctor,
      summa cum laude
      • Order of the Coif
      • Articles Editor, Georgia Law Review
    • Furman University, Bachelor of Arts - History and Political Science,
      magna cum laude
    Admissions
    • State of Georgia – 2011

    Recognition

    • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law, 2021-25

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