Angela B. Martin
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Biography

Angela Martin is chair of Devine Millimet's Small Business Team. Angela's corporate practice is focused primarily in the area of general business law with a specialty in mergers and acquisitions. She advises closely held and family owned businesses across a variety of industries including financial, retail, high tech, medical, manufacturing and hospitality. She counsels her clients in numerous practice areas, including entity formation and governance, contract drafting and negotiation, debt and equity financing, succession planning, employment and compensation arrangements, and mergers and acquisitions.

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In the News

Law firm's free help for startups strikes a chord, New Hampshire Business Review, May 18, 2012
Devine Millimet's Small Business Team, Union Leader, February 12, 2012

Representative Transactions

• The sale of a major defense contractor to a publicly-traded leading provider of high technology products and systems.
• The sale of a division of an ESOP-owned international textile manufacturing and processing company.
• The sale of a majority ownership interest in an equipment leasing and financing company based on an enterprise value of $115 million to a publicly-traded private equity firm.
• The sale of a New Hampshire-based auto parts distributor with twelve locations to a regional auto parts distributor.
• The sale of a regional oil distribution company and its over thirty retail locations to a New England-based petroleum marketing distribution company.
• The sale of the largest regional distributor of beauty supply products to a publicly-traded professional beauty product manufacturer and distributor.
• The acquisition of a New Hampshire-based candle manufacturer by a private equity firm.

Professional Affiliations

• New Hampshire Women's Bar Association, Board of Directors (2006-2008)
• Corporation, Banking and Business Law section of the New Hampshire Bar Association, Clerk (2006-2008)

Awards & Honors

• Received the American Heart Association's prestigious Gold Heart Award in February, 2011 for her fundraising efforts.
• Recognized by Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star" in the practice area of Mergers & Acquisitions since 2010.

Speaking Engagements

• "Mergers & Acquisitions: Buying and Selling a Business," New Hampshire Bar Association, May 10, 2012
• Angela frequently presents seminars geared toward start-up companies, including several presentations for the Women's Business Center, the abi Innovation Hub and various informal business groups. She also lectures to established businesses on topics ranging from protection of confidential information to keys to successfully negotiating business transactions.

Community Involvement

• abi Innovation Hub, Member, Board of Directors and Business Support Committee (2010 - present)
• New Hampshire Catholic Charities, 2011 Mardi Gras fundraiser committee
• American Heart Association, 2010 Heart Ball Chairperson, 2011 Go Red for Women Executive Leadership Team committee member
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Manchester, Board of Directors (2006-2008)
• Leadership Greater Manchester, Class of 2006
• Manchester Rotary, Member
• Henniker Planning Board, Member (2005)

Publications

• Contributing Author, "Corporation Law:  New Hampshire' a Q&A Guide to Corporation Law in New Hampshire," Practical Law Company, 2012
• Author, "What a Difference Three Little Letters Make," Business NH Magazine, October 2011.
• Author, "Ask the Expert: Proactively Protect Confidential Information," Union Leader, October 3, 2011
• Author, "Beyond the Idea:  Setting Up Your New Business in New Hampshire," New Hampshire Business Review, August 12-15, 2011
• Author, "Letter of Intent — The First Step in Buying or Selling a Business" New Hampshire Society of Certified Public Accountants Connection Newsletter January 2010
• Author, "Dissolving Your Closely Held Business" New Hampshire Society of Certified Public Accountants Connection Newsletter November/December 2006, January 2007
• Author, "The Buy/Sell Agreement" New Hampshire Society of Certified Public Accountants Connection Newsletter July/August/September 2005
• Author, "What is Your First Step in Buying or Selling a Business?" Applaud Magazine Fall/Winter 2004
• Contributing author of November 7, 2003 CLE seminar materials entitled, "Selected Issues Raised by Revised Article 9"
• Contributing author of "Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont Limited Liability Company Forms and Practice Manual" (update, 2002)

Bar Admissions

• New Hampshire