Bio

Craig Heryford practice is concentrated in the area of mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and corporate finance matters as well as the representation of mature and emerging businesses. He has experience in a wide variety of commercial transactions, including numerous corporate finance and venture capital funding transactions involving both equity and debt, as well as merger and acquisition and private equity transactions. Craig regularly represents investors, including private equity and venture-based investors, in portfolio investments and acquisition and divestiture transactions. He has also represented fund clients in fund formation work, including the structuring and formation of the funds, negotiation and preparation of investor documents and constituent fund documentation. Prior to joining GRSM, Craig was a shareholder. Where throughout his career he served as the Chairperson of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group, the Chairperson of the Private Equity Practice Group and was a member of the Executive Committee of the Corporate Finance Section and a member of the Firm’s Strategic Planning Committee. Craig is active in the communities within which he works and lives and is currently the Chairperson of the Board of the Sewickley Valley YMCA and is an active board member of numerous business organizations as well as non-profit organizations. Craig is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Pittsburgh University School of Law where he teaches classes on Entrepreneurship and Business Planning.