Ron Raxter is a partner in the firm's Financial Services Section. Mr. Raxter has practiced regulatory, corporate and securities law for over 30 years. Since entering private practice, he has acted as securities and regulatory counsel to financial institutions and other Securities Exchange Act reporting companies and as corporate and securities counsel to biotech companies and agribusinesses. Mr. Raxter has represented clients in mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, secondary public offerings (including trust preferred securities), mutual to stock conversions, and private placements of debt and equity securities. He also assists clients with proxy statements and periodic securities reports, and with various federal and state regulatory issues. He has represented both borrowers and lenders in corporate finance transactions. He also serves as regulatory counsel in the areas of Certificate of Need and insurance.

Education
University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D.
University of North Carolina, B.A.

Professional Affiliations
North Carolina Bar Association
- Business Section
North Carolina State Bar
Tenth Judicial District Bar Association
Wake County Bar Association

Awards and Honors
North Carolina Super Lawyers - Banking

Publications
New Tax Law Creates Planning Opportunities for S Corporation Banks

Author, "Why Convert to A State Savings Bank?," NC Alliance of Community Financial Institutions, Fall Issue, 1992

Representations

Technology

• Representation of an international joint venture by industry leaders in negotiating a $70 million credit facility for an innovative technology
• Acquisition of controlling interest in a publicly traded biotech company
• Various private placements for a publicly traded biotech company and a start-up biotech company

Financial Institutions

• The organization and initial public offerings of 15 commercial banks
• The merger and acquisition of over 30 regulated financial institutions, including commercial banks, savings banks and insurance companies
• Mutual-to-stock conversions of over 10 financial institutions, including savings banks and insurance companies
• The formation of seven holding companies for commercial banks
• Representation of six commercial banks in 17 secondary public offerings, including seven fully underwritten offerings
• Representation of three investment banking firms in public offerings of financial institution stock

Corporate Finance

• Representation of an agribusiness borrower for a $200 million senior credit facility
• Representation of an agribusiness company in a $77 million securitization

Non-Financial Institution Mergers and Acquisitions

• Representing a private agribusiness company in its sale to a Fortune 500 company in a deal valued at over $400 million

Health Care

• Representing a national publicly traded company in various Certificate of Need applications and related litigation

Community Involvement
Center for Banking and Finance at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law
- Board of Advisors

United Arts Council of Wake County
- Board of Directors

Wake County Board of Adjustment
- Chairman