Press Release

Global M&A Network Names Brandon McCoy as M&A Rising Star

January 26, 2022

Haynes Boone Partner Brandon McCoy was selected by Global M&A Network as one of the nation’s rising star M&A dealmakers from the North and South American regions.

Brandon and the other rising stars were recognized at the 13th-Annual Americas Growth & Deals Virtual Forum for their “dedication,” “excellence,” and “leadership qualities,” according to Global M&A Network.

Chair of the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group, Brandon focuses on complex business transactions for both private and public clients in a range of industries, with a focus on mergers, acquisitions, private equity investments, and joint ventures. He also helps clients with premerger notification compliance under the Hart Scott Rodino Act.

In 2021, Brandon was included in the "Ones to Watch" category of Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc., and was selected by The Deal as one of the nation’s top M&A lawyers. Brandon is a Certified Public Accountant, and prior to attending law school, he worked as a tax accountant at Ernst & Young LLP.

Haynes Boone’s M&A Practice Group has comprehensive experience handling middle-market deals, having helped clients close more than 500 transactions in the last five years, with an aggregate value exceeding $40 billion. The firm routinely represents private equity firms, closely held corporations, founders, large financial institutions and Fortune 500 public companies. The M&A team prides itself on crafting strategic solutions that advance clients’ business objectives by anticipating and evaluating the roadblocks and opportunities that clients face on the way to closing a deal successfully.

Haynes Boone is an international corporate law firm with offices in Texas, New York, California, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Washington, D.C., London, Mexico City and Shanghai, providing a full spectrum of legal services in energy, technology, financial services and private equity. With 600 lawyers, Haynes Boone is ranked among the largest U.S.-based firms by The National Law Journal, The American Lawyer and The Lawyer. It was recognized for excellence in the BTI Consulting Group’s 2021 “A-Team” report, which identifies the law firms that in-house counsel commend for providing superior client service.