Eduardo A. Carvajal

Eduardo “Eddy” Carvajal represents companies and individuals in corporate and transactional matters. Mr. Carvajal advises strategic buyers, private equity clients, entrepreneurs and executive teams on business acquisitions and sales, including the review of potential targets, due diligence, and the negotiation of transaction documents, letters of intent and nondisclosure agreements. His work also includes joint ventures and commercial agreements.

Mr. Carvajal counsels clients at different stages of development on debt and equity capital-raising transactions, as well as secured and unsecured loans. He also assists with corporate governance and compliance matters, from maintaining corporate records and observing corporate and regulatory formalities to adopting policies and procedures. His compliance work has included internal investigations concerning anti-bribery and corruption issues and employee misconduct.

Before joining Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, Mr. Carvajal served as a foreign legal consultant in the Rio de Janeiro office of an international law firm. There, he advised clients on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, financings and compliance matters, while managing the operations of the firm’s two Brazilian subsidiaries.

ACQUISITION AND SALE TRANSACTIONS

• Represented a leading manufacturer of seamless rolled rings and die forgings for aerospace and other industrial applications in its stock sale to a publicly-listed U.S. company.
• Advised a food and animal safety company in connection with forming a holding company and acquiring two businesses in the genetic testing and pest control spaces.
• Counseled an enterprise data center business in connection with a carve-out acquisition of a public company’s technology solutions group.
• Represented a renewable energy project developer in the sale of several wind and solar generation projects.
• Advised a security technology company in connection with the diligence review of a target’s records, permits and commercial agreements.
• Represented various private equity firms in a variety of matters including (i) the preliminary diligence review of and initial bids for potential acquisition targets, (ii) the negotiation and successful closing of various leveraged acquisitions, (iii) the sale of various portfolio companies through auction processes, (iv) portfolio company employment and option agreements and (v) club investments.

JOINT VENTURE AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT TRANSACTIONS

• Represented an international energy production company in structuring a joint venture to acquire, develop and manage the Rockies Express natural gas pipeline.
• Represented an automobile manufacturer in connection with a strategic partnership to manufacture vehicles and service parts in Mexico for distribution to various end-markets.
• Represented a media and internet company in connection with various potential joint ventures to acquire and manage web-based brands across a variety of industries.

• J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
• A.B., Harvard College

• 2003, California
• 2005, New York

• Portuguese
• Spanish

• Hispanic National Bar Association
• Brazilian Bar Association
• Harvard Alumni Association
• Georgetown University Alumni Association