Ashton Barrineau Butcher
Partner
Areas of Focus
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity Transactions
- Corporate & Finance
- Corporate Governance
- Pro Bono
- Focuses on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions for both private equity and strategic clients.
- Advises on corporate governance and other general corporate matters.
Ashton Barrineau Butcher represents private equity firms, public and private companies and other strategic investors in a variety of corporate and M&A matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, auction processes, joint ventures, reorganizations and other general corporate matters. Ashton’s transaction experience covers a variety of industries, including convenience-retail, manufacturing, aggregates and ready-mix concrete, technology, health care, financial services, media, retail and hospitality.
Private Equity M&A
- Represented a private equity fund in numerous acquisitions of aggregates mining companies across the United States.
- Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of an industrial components manufacturer.
- Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of a leading provider of wireless condition monitoring.
- Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of an indoor adventure park company.
- Represented a private equity fund in its $151 million sale of LCI, a provider of risk insight, prediction and management solutions, to Verisk Analytics, Inc.
EducationJ.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, magna cum laude, 2014
B.A., University of Texas at Austin, with special distinction, 2011
J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, magna cum laude, 2014
B.A., University of Texas at Austin, with special distinction, 2011
Bar AdmissionsTexas
Texas
- D Magazine Best Lawyers Under 40, 2024.
- Texas Young Lawyers Association, Outstanding First Year Director, 2022-2023.
- Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, 2023-2024.
- Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, Corporate Governance; Compliance Law, 2022.
- Dallas Bar Association WE LEAD (Women Empowered to Lead in the Legal Profession), Class of 2024.
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation.
- Fellow, DAYL Foundation.
- Chair, Public Service Committee of the Board of Directors, Texas Young Lawyers Association.
- Member, Board of Directors, Texas Young Lawyers Association.
- Ex Officio Member, Board of Directors, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.
- Mustang Exchange Mentor, SMU Dedman School of Law.
- Ursuline Advocate, Ursuline Academy of Dallas.
- Presenter, “Dealmaker’s Bootcamp: M&A Basics,” Akin, October 18, 2023.
- Panelist, “Go from Good to Greatness: Discussing How to Become a Great Associate,” Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, August 29, 2023.
- “Ethical Considerations for the M&A Attorney,” Dallas Bar Association, Mergers and Acquisitions Section, April 10, 2018.