Services
Mergers & Acquisitions:
- Business and Financial Issues Analysis
- Target Identification and Potential Buyer Evaluation
- Preparation and Negotiation of Definitive Agreements
- Preparation of Regulatory Applications
- Due Diligence Reviews
- Tax Analysis
- Securities Law Compliance
- Leveraged Buyouts
- Anti-Takeover Planning
- Going Private Transactions
- Financial Modeling and Analysis
Strategic Planning Retreats
- Customized Director and Officer Retreats
- Long-Term Business Planning
- Assistance and Advice in Implementing Strategic Plans
- Business and Strategic Plan Preparation and Analysis
- Director Education
Subchapter S Conversions and Elections
- Financial and Tax Analysis and Advice
- Reorganization Analysis and Restructuring
- Cash-Out Mergers
- Stockholders Agreements
- Financial Modeling and Analysis
Executive Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans
- Employee Stock Ownership Plans
- 401(k) Plans
- Leveraged ESOP Transactions
- Incentive Compensation and Stock Option Plans
- Employment Agreements – Golden Parachutes
- Profit Sharing and Pension Plans
Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Arbitration
- Mediation*
* J. Franklin McCreary is a Rule 31-listed mediator.
Estate Planning
- Wills, Trusts, and Other Estate Planning Documents
- Estate Tax Savings Techniques
- Probate
General Corporate Matters
- Corporate Governance Planning and Advice
- Recapitalization and Reorganization Analysis and Implementation
New Bank and Thrift Organizations
- Organizational and Regulatory Advice
- Business Plan Creation
- Preparation of Financial Statement Projections
- Preparation of the Interagency Charter and
- Federal Deposit Insurance Application
- Private Placements and Public Stock Offerings
- Development of Bank Policies
Bank and Thrift Holding Company Formations
- Structure and Formation
- Ownership and Control Planning
- New Product and Service Advice
- Preparation of Regulatory Applications
- Financial Modeling and Analysis
Capital Planning and Raising
- Private Placements and Public Offerings of Securities
- Bank Stock Loans
- Trust Preferred Securities Issuances
- Capital Plans
Financial Modeling and Analysis
- Financial Statement Projections
- Business and Strategic Plans
- Ability to Pay Analysis
- Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return Analysis
- Mergers and Acquisitions Analysis
- Subchapter S Conversion Analysis
Banking Regulatory Guidance and Examination Preparation
- Preparation of Regulatory Applications
- Examination Planning and Preparation
- Regulatory Compliance Matters and Advice
- Charter Conversions
Problem Bank and Thrift Issues
- Examiner Dispute Resolution
- Negotiation of Memoranda of Understanding and Orders to Cease and Desist
- Negotiation and Litigation of Administrative Enforcement Actions
- Management Evaluations and Plans
- Failed Institution Acquisitions
- New Capital Raising and Capital Plans
- Appeals of Materials Supervisory Determinations
Taxation
- Tax Planning
- Tax Controversy Negotiation and Advice
Other
- Public Speaking Engagements for Banking Industry Groups (i.e.,
- Conventions, Schools, Seminars, and workshops)
- Publisher of Books and Newsletters Regarding Banking and Financial
- Services Issues