Cargill, R. Mason

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Mason Cargill's practice focuses on transnational mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. His clients include foreign corporations investing in the U.S. and U.S. corporations investing abroad. Mason also has significant experience with commercial real estate development, including large mixed-use projects in Asia and the U.S.

Mason has been deeply involved with China for more than 20 years. He represented the developer of the Shanghai Centre mixed-use real estate project, which was the first major foreign real estate investment in China. Mason also has represented U.S. corporations in their joint ventures, acquisitions, and greenfield projects in China. More recently, he has represented PRC state enterprises in their transactions with U.S. corporations. From 2003 to 2005, Mason was based in Jones Day's Shanghai Office, where he was responsible for coordinating cross-border investment transactions. Mason has represented Georgia Tech Facilities in revenue bond financings as well as the on-campus construction projects that were funded through such financings.

Mason is a member of the Georgia China Alliance and the Global Commerce Council of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. He is a past chairman of the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce and serves of the board of directors of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce.

Areas of Practice

• Private Equity
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
• Hospitality
• M&A Transactions

Representative Cases

• CE & T S.A. forms joint venture with Alpha Technologies , (2009)
• Cooper Tire & Rubber Company acquires controlling interest in Shandong Chengshan Tire Company , (2009)
• Elekta AB acquires IMPAC for $183 million , (2009)
• Elekta completes private placement to U.S. institutional investors for $125 million of Senior Notes , (2009)
• Elekta signs agreement to acquire CMS , (2009)
• Georgia Gulf acquires Royal Group Technologies for $1.6 billion , (2009)
• Georgia Tech obtains funding for buildings and equipment
• J.M. Huber acquires Changzhou City Mingfan Fine Chemical Co.
• J.M. Huber Corp acquires Shandong Gold Millet Biological Products
• Lowe's forms joint venture with Woolworths , (2009)
• Lowe's Companies acquires Marble and Granite Works assets
• Sinosteel International enters into agreements with MGM Grand , (2009)
• Sinotrans Air Transportation Development Co acquired by UPS , (2009)
• Winpak acquires business unit of Fleming Packaging
• Wipak acquires business unit of Kimberly-Clark , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Lending & Secured Transactions, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations, Venture Capital

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• Georgia Institute Technology
• Harvard University

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Atlanta, GA 30309-3053

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