Bar Admissions

North Carolina

Education

Wake Forest University, J.D., cum laude, 2006, Order of the Coif; John Thomas Byrum Scholar; Symposium Editor, Wake Forest Law Review, 2005-06

North Carolina State University, B.S., magna cum laude, 2003, John T. Caldwell Alumni Scholar

Profile

Matt Efird is a corporate lawyer whose practice focuses on the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private investments and private capital raising. He represents private equity groups and companies in a variety of industries in mergers, equity and asset acquisitions, and divestitures. Matt also represents financial investors in complex financing transactions and non-control equity investments. In addition, he represents companies in general corporate and commercial matters.

Matt also has extensive experience advising clients in the sports and entertainment industry, and in particular, has represented numerous motorsports teams, drivers, crew chiefs, sponsors and agents. His experience includes drafting, negotiating and interpreting sponsorship agreements in professional golf, football, basketball, baseball and motorsports; driver agreements; athlete management agreements; personal services and endorsement agreements; and license agreements.

Honors & Awards

Experience

Experience

  • Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Investment and Capital Raising

  • Represents a private equity fund in connection with the acquisition and disposition of numerous lower middle-market companies.

  • Represents a health care venture capital fund in connection with a variety of early-to-later stage investments in health care companies.

  • Represents an institutional investor in connection with a variety of private climate-focused investments, including a complex debt and equity recapitalization of a residential solar company and the formation and funding of a platform for water infrastructure investing.

  • Represented an automotive software developer from initial formation and seed capital raising through a sale to a private equity fund.

  • Represents a real estate developer in connection with the organization and offering of special purpose investment vehicles.

  • Sports and Entertainment

  • Represented a large NASCAR team through the reorganization of the team and formation of a complex joint venture with the owners of another professional sports franchise and has subsequently served as outside general counsel to the team.

  • Represented numerous sponsors in connection with long-term sponsorships of MLB, NFL and NBA teams.

  • Represented a private equity-owned apparel manufacturer in the negotiation of long-term license agreements with the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL and MLS.

  • Represented a collegiate conference in connection with the negotiation of a long-term tournament hosting agreement.

News & Events

Events

Insights

  • Valuation of Sponsorship Opportunities in Sports
    June 2009
    Entertainment Law & Finance

Affiliations

Professional Affiliations

  • North Carolina Motorsports Association and North Carolina Motorsports Foundation, Board Member, 2014-20
  • North Carolina Bar Association, Sports & Entertainment Section Council, Chair, 2013-14; Vice Chair, 2012-13; CLE Chair, 2010

Community Affiliations

  • Myers Park Presbyterian Church, Elder, 2020-present; Uganda Outreach Committee, Co-Chair, 2018-present; Children and Family Ministries Council, Chair, 2020-present
  • Bududa America Foundation, Board of Directors, 2019-present
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