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Robert L. Newmark

Partner

St. Louis/New York

People /

Robert L. Newmark

Partner

St. Louis/New York

Robert L. Newmark

Partner

St. Louis/New York

T: +1 314 259 2568

T: +1 212 541 2228

Biography
Experience

Biography

Bob Newmark concentrates his practice in the areas of business and transactional counseling. Mr. Newmark has experience representing primarily closely held businesses and their owners in a range of transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, general commercial counseling, joint ventures and strategic alliances, and cross-border structuring. He also counsels business owners and their families on business succession and estate planning, employing highly sophisticated techniques and concepts. Clients include investment partnerships, private equity firms and financial institutions, and he has considerable experience representing portfolio companies of these firms. He counsels companies in a number of industries, including food and beverage, finance, manufacturing, retail/luxury, and infrastructure.

Mr. Newmark previously served as Managing Partner of the Firm's St. Louis office from 2011 to 2021, and has held a number of firmwide roles including strategic planning and merger integration. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Newmark was a management consultant with Mercer Management Consulting (n/k/a/ Oliver Wyman) in Washington, D.C.

Civic Involvement & Honors

The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law; M&A Law (2015-2024)
The Best Lawyers in America, M&A Law "Lawyer of the Year" (2020, 2023)
Royal Vagabonds Leadership Award, 2015
Washington University Distinguished Young Alumni Award, 2010
NCCJ – St Louis, Brotherhood-Sisterhood Award, 2012
St Louis Regional Business Council, Member 2012-present
American Jewish Committee, National Board of Governors 2005 – present; currently National Chair of Regional Offices
St. Louis Public Schools Foundation, Board Member 2010-2022; Vice-Chair 2012-2022
Concordance, Board Member 2019 to present
NCCJ – St. Louis, Board Member 1998-2008; Board Chair 2005-2015
Jewish Federation of St. Louis, Board Member 2014-present; currently Board Chair
Princeton Club of St Louis, Board Member 2002-present; President 2005-2007
International Model United Nations Association, Board Chair 1990-1992

Admissions

New York, 2007
Missouri, 1994
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Education

Washington University, J.D., Order of the Coif, 1994

Princeton University, A.B., 1988

Related Practice Areas

M&A & Corporate Finance
Financial Services Corporate & Regulatory Team
Corporate
Finance
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
AdTech
PropTech
Sports & Entertainment
Financial Institutions
Retail & Consumer Products
Israel Practice
Real Estate
Real Estate Private Equity, Investments & REITs
Private Client
Tax & Private Client
Energy Transition
Sports & Entertainment Contract, Endorsement & Celebrity Representation Practice
Anti-Doping Practice
Sports & Event Venue Real Estate Infrastructure and Operation
Naming Rights & Sponsorship Practice
Sports & Entertainment M&A Practice
Sports & Entertainment Litigation Practice
Sports & Entertainment Specialty Counseling Practice
Entertainment Industry Practice
Sports & Event Financing
Funds Finance
Collegiate Sports Practice
Workouts & Financial Restructuring
Wealth Management
Subchapter S
Going Private
Community Banking Litigation
De Novo Banking
Food & Beverage
Olympic & National Governing Body Practice
Professional Sports Team Practice
Bank Transactions & Strategy
Bank Regulatory Compliance, Operational Support & New Products
Pubs, Clubs & Restaurants
Food & Agribusiness
Start-Up & Venture Capital Practice
Private Equity

Experience

Representative recent engagements include:

Advised public company in ~$60 million acquisition of a privately-held branded apparel company staged over a 3-year period
Advised nutritional supplement manufacturer in ~$240 million joint venture/acquisition
Advised multi-national private equity firm and its portfolio company in connection with ~$70 million refinancing and cross-border restructuring project in the British Virgin Islands and the Netherlands
Advised strategic investor in $15 million preferred equity infusion in customer’s business
Advised entrepreneur in connection with structuring an estate plan to move corporate ownership outside of his estate prior to liquidity event with significant increase (~$50 Million) in value.
Advised minority shareholders in connection with squeeze-out transaction under Delaware law
Advised strategic investor in connection with management of a controlling position in a public company subsidiary
Advised strategic investor in complex international joint venture/buyout in the consumer products industry
Advised board of directors regarding fiduciary duties in connection with a leveraged recapitalization project
Advised son of business founder in buyout of father as part of family estate planning and succession planning in business
Serve as outside general counsel to several industry-leading companies in the nutritional supplements, media and advertising, and consumer products industries
Manage internal corporate governance compliance for privately-held manufacturing business with numerous affiliated companies
Advised private equity firm in connection with ~$50 million leveraged acquisition of software company
Advised family-owned business in connection with sale of control to private equity firm
Advised buyer in connection with acquisition of assets through bankruptcy proceeding in section 363 sale process
Advised private equity portfolio company and sponsor firms in establishment of complex equity plan for senior management
Advised third generation-owned family business in connection with stockholders’ agreement, voting trusts, and management issues
Advised family-owned business in bolt-on acquisition to support growth of product lines