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Rhys T. Wilson

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2015
  • Recognized in:
    Corporate Law
    Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Law School:
    University of Georgia
  • Website:
    http://www.nelsonmullins.com
  • Location:
    Atlantic Station, Suite 1700
    201 Seventeenth Street, NW
    Atlanta, GA 30363

Rhys Wilson is a partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP and Co-Chair of its Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group.  He helps clients buy and sell private businesses and divest subsidiaries and divisions.  He is known for his skill in structuring transactions to maximize after-tax proceeds.

His 35+ years of experience include over 150 M&A transactions, three years as Senior Vice-President and General Counsel to a private equity group, and two years as a Public Company Director and as President of a private healthcare staffing company.

He is a long-time Vistage CE member and the founder of the annual CEO Strategy Summit.  Rhys also gives back to the community by serving as Board Chair of The Atlanta Opera and as an active supporter of CURE Childhood Cancer and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

© 2020 Rhys T. Wilson, Esq.  All Rights Reserved.  Attorney Advertisement. This page is for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future legal representation.

Lawyer Bio

Rhys Wilson is a partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP and Co-Chair of its Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group.  He helps clients buy and sell private businesses and divest subsidiaries and divisions.  He is known for his skill in structuring transactions to maximize after-tax proceeds.

His 35+ years of experience include over 150 M&A transactions, three years as Senior Vice-President and General Counsel to a private equity group, and two years as a Public Company Director and as President of a private healthcare staffing company.

He is a long-time Vistage CE member and the founder of the annual CEO Strategy Summit.  Rhys also gives back to the community by serving as Board Chair of The Atlanta Opera and as an active supporter of CURE Childhood Cancer and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

© 2020 Rhys T. Wilson, Esq.  All Rights Reserved.  Attorney Advertisement. This page is for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future legal representation.

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Education:

  • Emory University , LL.M. in Taxation, graduated 1985
  • University of Georgia , J.D., graduated 1979
  • Duke University, A.B. in Public Policy Studies & Political Science, graduated 1976

Bar Admissions:

  • Georgia, 1979

Affiliations:

  • American Bar Association - Business Law Section, Mergers & Acquisitions Committee, M&A Market Trends Subcommittee
  • Association for Corporate Growth - Member
  • The Atlanta Opera, Inc. - Board Chair
  • Vistage International - CE Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
 

Awards:

  • The Best Lawyers in America® (Since 2015)
  • Acritas Star Lawyer (2017)

  • The Legal 500 –  M&A/corporate and commercial - M&A – Middle Market (sub-$500 million) (Since 2016)

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  • Martindale-Hubbell AV rated (since 1984)

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
http://www.nelsonmullins.com
 
25 Office Locations
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Torrance, CA

Pacific Gateway, Suite 900

19191 South Vermont Avenue

Torrance, CA 90502

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Denver, CO

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Denver, CO 80202

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Washington, DC

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Washington, DC 20001

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Lynn Financial Center, Suite 310

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100 Southeast Third Avenue, Suite 2700

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394

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Jacksonville, FL 32202

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One North Clematis Street, Suite 500

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Atlantic Station, Suite 1700

201 Seventeenth Street, NW

Atlanta, GA 30363

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100 South Charles Street, Suite 1600

Baltimore, MD 21201

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Boston, MA

One Post Office Square, 30th Floor

Boston, MA 02109

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280 Park Avenue, 15th Floor, West

New York, NY 10017

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Charlotte, NC

One Wells Fargo Center, 23rd Floor

301 South College Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

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GlenLake One, Suite 200

4140 Parklake Avenue

Raleigh, NC 27612

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Charleston, SC

Liberty Center, Suite 600

151 Meeting Street

Charleston, SC 29401

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Meridian, 17th Floor

1320 Main Street

Columbia, SC 29201

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Greenville One, Suite 400

Two West Washington Street

Greenville, SC 29601

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Pinnacle Corporate Center, Suite 300

3751 Robert M. Grissom Parkway

Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

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Nashville, TN

One Nashville Place, Suite 1100

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Nashville, TN 37219

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Huntington, WV

949 Third Avenue, Suite 200

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Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) invests $26 million in Superior Rigging & Erecting Co.

A Nelson Mullins M&A deal team led by Rhys Wilson and Amanda Norcross represented P.H.D.R., Inc. and subsidiaries, including Superior Rigging & Erecting Co., a rigging, steel erection and crane & equipment rental services company (“Superior”), in a $26 million minority recapitalization led by Main Street Capital Corporation.   https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/main-street-announces-new-portfolio-investment-301122575.html 

ScanSTAT and DataFile Merge to Expand Health Information Services

A Nelson Mullins M&A deal team led by Rhys Wilson and Amanda Norcross represented ScanSTAT Technologies in its merger with DataFile Technologies.  Both companies are providers of medical records release and disclosure management services to healthcare providers, and the combined companies have more than 800 employees serving 50,000+ providers in over 3,000 provider locations across the United States.  https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/scanstat-and-datafile-merge-to-expand-health-information-services-1029064325#    

Century Park Invests in MCCi

A Nelson Mullins M&A Team led by Rhys Wilson and Amanda Norcross represented MCCi, LLC, a provider of enterprise content management software, SaaS solutions and related services, in a majority recapitalization by Century Park Capital Partners, a private equity group, in partnership with MCCi’s management team and its founders.  http://www.centuryparkcapital.com/2019/01/28/century-park-invests-in-mcci/ 

Majority Recapitalization of Incentive Solutions by The CapStreet Group

A Nelson Mullins M&A Team led by Rhys Wilson and Amanda Norcross represented Incentive Solutions in this transaction that closed in July 2018: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/incentive-solutions-announces-investment-by-the-capstreet-group-300690250.html

Northlane Capital Partners Invests in List Partners, LLC

A Nelson Mullins M&A deal team led by Rhys Wilson and Amanda Norcross represented List Partners, LLC, a cloud-based dataset provider to the advertising sales market, in this recapitalization that closed on January 5, 2018: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180109006230/en/Northlane-Capital-Partners-Invests-List-Partners-LLC.

Château Élan Winery & Resort sold to Wheelock Street Capital

A Nelson Mullins M&A deal team led by Rhys Wilson and Amanda Norcross represented Chateau Elan Winery & Resort in its sale to Wheelock Street Capital that closed on January 11, 2018: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/north-georgias-renowned-chateau-elan-winery--resort-announces-new-owner--management-300581974.html.

On Assignment (NYSE: ASGN) sells its physician staffing subsidiary for $123 million

A Nelson Mullins deal team led by Rhys Wilson represented On Assignment (NYSE: ASGN) in the $123,000,000 sale of the stock of its physician staffing subsidiary, VISTA Staffing Solutions, Inc., to Envision Healthcare (NYSE: EVHC) and its subsidiary EmCare Holdings Inc.: http://www.staffingindustry.com/Research-Publications/Daily-News/On-Assignment-to-sell-physician-staffing-unit-for-123-million-32853.

Continuous Health Assets Sold to Hodges-Mace

A Nelson Mullins deal team led by Rhys Wilson represented Continuous Health, a software company focused on Affordable Care Act compliance, in the sale of its operating assets to Hodges-Mace, LLC, a private equity backed strategic buyer: http://www.hodgesmace.com/hodges-mace-acquires-continuoushealth/.  The terms of the transaction are confidential.

Riverside Manufacturing sells its operating assets to private-equity backed strategic buyer

Nelson Mullins represented Riverside Manufacturing, a manufacturer, seller and distributor of flame-resistant clothing, work wear and casual apparel, in the sale of its operating assets to a private-equity backed strategic buyer. Rhys Wilson led the 10-lawyer Nelson Mullins team. For more information: http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/prnewswire/press_releases/Ohio/2014/09/30/CL24781.  The terms of the transaction are confidential.

Dodson Global sold for $110 million

Nelson Mullins represented Dodson Global, a distributor of carbon fittings and flanges, in its sale to a strategic buyer. Rhys Wilson led the 7-lawyer Nelson Mullins team. For more information: http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-mendelson-infrastructures-sells-us-operations-for-110m-1000951656.

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