Michael (Mike) Ryan Miller

Mike Miller is a Member, serving on Moore & Van Allen’s Corporate team.  The focus of Mr. Miller's practice is representing domestic and international private equity and venture capital funds and companies in evaluating, structuring and negotiating mergers and acquisitions and investment transactions, including leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments, mergers, stock and asset acquisitions and sales, divestitures and recapitalizations.  In addition to his work in the areas of private equity, venture capital and mergers and acquisitions, Mr. Miller has extensive experience representing and counseling public, private and emerging companies in corporate governance, incentive compensation and operations matters.  He also has experience representing issuers and underwriters of equity securities in initial and follow-on public offerings.

Prior to joining Moore & Van Allen, Mr. Miller was a senior associate with King & Spalding.  Additionally, he worked for five years in New York City, primarily for Goodwin Procter LLP where he was a member of the Business Law Department and worked within the Private Equity and Technology Companies Groups.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Miller represented private equity funds, financial institutions, alternative investment funds and operating companies (including portfolio companies), including Pamlico Capital, Roark Capital Group, Warren Equity Partners, EVE Partners, GSO Capital Partners, Capital Advisors, Goldman Sachs & Co., Citizens Bank, Wells Fargo, Regions Bank, Patagonia, symplr, Genova Diagnostics, Inc. and Consolidated Systems, Inc. in connection with mergers and acquisitions, acquisition financings, growth equity investments and recapitalizations, equity co-investment transactions and governance and operational matters.
• Mr. Miller also worked with and represented numerous publicly held companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions, public equity offerings and general corporate matters, including General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: TYPE), Intralinks Holdings Inc. (NYSE: IL), Concurrent Computer Corporation (NASDAQ: CCUR) and Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: ITEK).

PUBLICATIONS

• "Borrower Insights For Maximizing PPP Loan Forgiveness", Law360, June 2020
• "Forgiveness is Divine:  Insight for PPP Borrowers to Maximize Loan Forgiveness", MVA COVID-19 Resource Center, April 2020 (April 30,2020; Updated May 8, 2020 and June 10, 2020 to Reflect FAQ #40 and Forgiveness Application, Interim Final Rule on Forgiveness and PPP Flexibility Act, respectively)
• "Treasury Department Issues New Guidance on PPP Loan “Necessary to Support Ongoing Operations” Certification", MVA COVID-19 Resource Center, April 2020 (Updated April 24, 2020 to Reflect April 24 Interim Final Rule)
• “BNA Insights: Update - Final Rules Announced Regarding FLSA-Mandated Salary Increases,” Bloomberg/BNA Mergers & Acquisitions Law Report, June 2016
• "The Minimum Wage Hike You Won’t Find on a Picket Sign is Already Here:  Examining FLSA-Mandated Salary Increases and Analyzing their Impact on Operations and M&A Activity," Bloombeg/BNA Mergers & Acquisitions Law Report, March 2016

News

• Moore & Van Allen advises Pamlico Capital in MetaMetrics sale
• MVA advises Marquee Brands during recent acquisition of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
• MVA advises Watsco on successful acquisition of DASCO Supply
• MVA advises CCUR in LuxeMark acquisition
• Moore & Van Allen represents Warren Equity Partners in successful acquisition of StormTrap
• Moore & Van Allen advises Marquee Brands in acquisition of Dakine®

Publications

• Borrower Insights For Maximizing PPP Loan Forgiveness
  Law360, June 2020
• Latest PPP changes deemed positive but more lie ahead
  Charlotte Business Journal, June 2020
• North Carolina attorneys on what businesses should watch as PPP issues linger
  Charlotte Business Journal, May 2020
• Treasury Department Again Issues New Guidance on PPP Loan “Necessary to Support Ongoing Operations” Certification
  MVA COVID-19 Resource Center, April 2020

Professional Affiliations

• Board Member, University of Michigan Alumni Club of Charlotte, 2015-2017