Practice Expertise

  • Corporate and Securities
  • Emerging Growth Companies
  • Food, Beverage and Hospitality
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Areas of Practice

  • Corporate and Securities
  • Emerging Growth Companies
  • Food, Beverage and Hospitality
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Private Companies
  • Private Equity
  • Venture Capital
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Profile

Stuart Maxey has served as head of Bradley’s Private Equity team since 2015. Stuart has also served as the marketing partner for Bradley’s Marketing and Business Development team. 

Stuart has significant experience in middle-market M&A transactions. He has participated in hundreds of M&A transactions domestically and internationally across numerous industries and is among the most active M&A attorneys in the Southeast. Recently, Stuart has handled a significant number of transactions in the software, telecom, and business services sectors. 

Stuart has handled transactions for the following firms and their portfolio companies: Court Square Capital, Carousel Capital, Featheringill Capital, EBSCO Capital, Arlington Family Offices, Eastside Partners, McKinney Capital, Harbert Private Equity, and New Capital Partners. In addition, he has been involved in transactions with the following firms, among others: Vista Equity Partners, AEA Investors, Pfingsten Partners, Gryphon Investors, Hicks Equity, Pamlico Capital, Genstar, and TA Associates.

In 2016, Stuart was the recipient of the M&A Advisor’s “Emerging Leader” award, recognizing the “Top 40 Under 40” M&A practitioners in the United States. Stuart was recently named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law for 2024 and was “Lawyer of the Year” in 2022 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law. He has been ranked in ChambersUSA since 2018.

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama, 2004
  • Florida, 2022

Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2004, cum laude
  • University of Mississippi, Master of Accountancy, 1999, magna cum laude
  • University of Mississippi, B.A., 1998, magna cum laude

Areas of Practice

  • Corporate and Securities
  • Emerging Growth Companies
  • Food, Beverage and Hospitality
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Private Companies
  • Private Equity
  • Venture Capital

Blogs

It Pays to Be Covered

Bradley's It Pays to Be Covered Blog discusses insurance law developments and industry trends in property and casualty insurance, including the growing cyber insurance market, coverage for drones, and blockchain exposures. We also address practical risk management strategies of interest to risk managers, legal staff, and corporate officers and directors responsible for property and casualty insurance policy portfolios, claims management, and resolution. Our attorneys provide insights based on...

Patent 213

Patent law, like most things in life, is subject to change. Changes to patent laws not only impact investment in your existing IP, but directly shape strategies to protect your freedom to operate. The Patent 213 blog provides up-to-date, insightful analysis of the evolution in the written description and enablement requirements of 35 USC 112 and the subject matter eligibility requirements of 35 USC 101. The Patent 213 blog analyzes key decisions from the district courts and the Federal Circuit,...

The Law of Order

Bradley’s The Law of Order blog serves as a general parliamentary procedure resource, providing information about creation and revision of governing documents (constitutions, bylaws, or rules), application of Robert’s Rules of Order and other procedural authorities in a variety of contexts (such as nonprofits, political parties, homeowners associations, unions, churches, trade associations), and leadership of any type of organizational meeting. In an effort to make all things parliamentary more...

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