Marye Helen Owen
Partner
Marye Helen Owen represents startups and mid to large companies in all aspects of business transactions, no matter how complex or far reaching. As the former general counsel of a major timber real estate investment trust, Marye Helen has a unique perspective and understands the full picture of the day-to-day issues executives and GCs face.
Clients rely on Marye Helen’s understanding of their business operations, corporate structure and financial position, as well as her ability to align this multitude of factors with clients’ overarching goals.
Experience
- Structured an equity sale of an ESOP-owned manufacturing company through an “F” reorganization, providing exit and liquidity for the shareholders and the ESOP.
- Represented a trucking company through accretive acquisitions and expanding of operations throughout the U.S. and Canada.
- Created multiple funds used in joint ventures with third parties to acquire, reposition and rebrand hospitality properties through coordination with franchisors, tenants, and major and boutique hotel companies on financing, tax incentives, liquor licenses, leasing, and acquiring and divesting of hospitality properties.
- Structured a strategic multistate restaurant acquisition that utilized the Venture Capital Fund Exemption to reduce Tennessee franchise and excise taxes and sale-leaseback that allowed the purchasers to focus on the core restaurant business and provide capital to fund internal and external growth.
- Leveraged personal goodwill by business owners to sell company assets at a favorable state tax effective structure.