Marlene M. Duarte

Partner

Miami
305-714-4361
mduarte@bergersingerman.com

Marlene Duarte is a partner based in Berger Singerman’s Miami office and a member of the Business, Finance & Tax Team. Marlene focuses on the needs of each client and aims to create and maximize value wherever needed. She is a true partner to each of her clients and provides advice through an entrepreneurial lens.

Marlene handles a variety of transactional matters and specializes in corporate and securities law, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, joint ventures, and corporate carveouts. She has led and aided in acquisitions across the globe that span from $100,000 to $1 billion throughout a variety of industries, including healthcare, beauty, insurance, transportation, waste and recycling, security, and manufacturing. Marlene integrates herself into a client’s team as may be needed and often serves as a trusted advisor or outside general counsel. In these roles, Marlene focuses on creating the best solutions and connections for each client and regularly handles a variety of corporate commercial matters.

Overview

Representative Matters

Represented numerous business owners in their sales to private equity or strategic acquirers.
Represented numerous strategic acquirers for add-on acquisitions, joint ventures, and mergers.
Represented various private equity firms in their acquisitions of platform entities for different funds.
Represented numerous private equity platform entities and strategic acquirers for add-on acquisitions, joint ventures, and mergers.
Represented various private equity firms in the sales of their platform entities.

Awards & Honors