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Whiteford Represents Accumark In the Sale of its Subsurface Engineering Companies To Hoffman Southwest

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston is proud to have represented the selling owners of Accumark, Inc., Pipe Vision, LLC and Benchmark VA LLC Subsurface Utility Services (collectively, “Accumark”) in their sale to Hoffman Southwest, a rapidly growing provider of water flow inspection, repair and cleaning services.  Based in Ashland, Va., Accumark provides subsurface utility engineering, underground utility locating, pipe inspection and pipe cleaning services across the Mid-Atlantic United States.  Accumark’s existing management team, including President Craig Martin, will continue to lead daily operations and provide strategic support as Hoffman Southwest continues to expand its underground infrastructure capabilities nationwide. The multi-disciplinary team of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston attorneys advising on the transaction included John Selbach, Katja Hill, Nicole Scott, William MacIlwaine, Mary Claire Chesshire and Peter Guattery.
 
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston’s mergers and acquisitions team is comprised of attorneys with extensive experience in small, middle-market, and large transactions, both domestic and cross-border. We have represented sellers/targets, purchasers, VC/PE and other equity investors, and brokers, advisors and other intermediaries in all types of M&A transactions, including equity and asset acquisitions, product line/divisional divestitures, tender offers, leveraged buy-outs, proxy/control contests, joint ventures and strategic alliances.  Our transaction experience includes a wide array of business sectors, including government contracting and defense; waste services; metal fabrication; construction and engineering; commercial cleaning and sweeping services; software, internet, e-commerce, technology; banking and finance; apparel and textiles; energy; food and consumer products; healthcare; insurance and reinsurance; logistics and transportation; manufacturing; distribution; pharmaceuticals; real estate redevelopment; restaurant and hospitality; and supermarkets, retailing and supply chain. Our M&A attorneys routinely draw on the experience of numerous other practices at the firm, including tax, securities, technology and IP, employment/ERISA, antitrust, bankruptcy and restructuring, environmental, real estate, international law and litigation, as well as our many industry-specific practice groups.
 
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston’s national real estate practice is sought out by owners, developers, borrowers and tenants in in connection with the acquisition, financing, development and leasing of a broad array of commercial real estate projects across industry sectors.  Our teams advise investors, developers, landlords and tenants in connection with their investments and interests in commercial, retail, multifamily, industrial properties.  Our real estate attorneys are integrated with our tax, environmental, bankruptcy and litigation teams, as well as a variety of industry-specific practice groups to provide our clients with the expertise they need to meet their business objectives.  Tapping our depth of experience across our geographic footprint and complimentary practices brings specialized expertise and local knowledge to our clients’ commercial real estate transactions.   Our team’s work for participants on all sides of commercial real estate transactions provides us with valuable perspective that allows us to implement creative solutions in deals both simple and complex.

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About Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP: With over 175 attorneys, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston provides a comprehensive range of sophisticated, cost-effective business law and litigation services to clients ranging from innovative start-ups to middle market companies to global enterprises.  Our growing Mid-Atlantic footprint includes sixteen offices in Delaware, D.C., Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.