DALLAS – JAN. 3, 2012
Wick Phillips, a full-service business law firm with offices in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas announces its transactional practice group handled more than $250 million in transactions during 2011.

Wick Phillips maintains robust practice groups in every discipline of business law, including a transactional practice group, which represents clients in mergers and acquisitions, finance, securities, and general corporate transactional matters. During 2011 alone, the firm handled nine merger and acquisition transactions; advised a board of directors in a public merger negotiation; established three new private equity funds; managed four venture capital finance deals; and closed eight loan transactions – including financing connected to a movie titled, Soul Surfer.

“Wick Phillips has a sophisticated transactional practice group that continues to grow as clients in the DFW business community recognize the high quality and value of our work,” said Bradley K. Mahanay, partner of and head of the group. “Our legal team has a broad base of corporate experience, combined with prestigious educational and professional credentials. This group is especially focused on bringing practical value-added solutions to our clients, rather than treating them as just another source of billable hours.”

Bryan J. Wick, co-founding partner of continued, “Our transactional practice group is an integral part of the Firm’s growth. The work this group has done has also helped to further establish the Firm as a full-service legal resource for all of our clients’ commercial business needs. We look forward to further expanding the Firm’s corporate capabilities in 2012.”

About Wick Phillips: Wick Phillips is a full service business law firm with offices in Dallas and Fort Worth. Its transactional section handles multiple M&A, financing, real estate, private equity and other commercial matters for a variety of clients. For more information visit www.wickphillips.com.