Driving middle-market private company M&A forward

Ryan Van Den Elzen concentrates on middle-market private company mergers and acquisitions (M&A) with a heavy focus on private equity. He leverages his extensive transactional experience to:

• Focus on what matters both in deal terms and diligence.
• Help clients understand the practical implications of legal risks and deal terms.
• Understand how and where the market is moving to provide practical guidance with a view to efficiently closing deals.
• Develop a streamlined process and small but dedicated team of lawyers for each transaction, all pulling in the same direction with a common goal of getting the deal done.

As an important aspect in private equity transactions, Ryan also helps clients draft and implement a full suite of equity documents, addressing the needs of the lead private equity group, institutional co-investors, financing sources and management. 

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin

Education

• University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002)
  • Notre Dame Law Review, assistant managing editor (2001-2002)

• University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business (Certificate of Executive Management, 2013)

• University of Wisconsin - Madison (B.S., 1999)

• "Business Law Training: Current State of Middle Market M&A and A Look Ahead: What You Need to Know"
• "Mergers, Statutory Share Exchanges, and Asset Transfers"
• New Statutory Rules for Wisconsin LLCs Effective 1/1/23
• Wisconsin Department of Health Services Releases Emergency Order 28
• “Corporate Venturing: Investing in Innovation”

Seminar

• Business Law Training: Current State of Middle Market M&A and A Look Ahead: What You Need to Know