Kimberly A. Baber

Corporate Attorney

Kim is a member of the firm’s Corporate Practice Team where she represents both publicly-traded and private businesses at all stages of growth in a variety of transactional matters. Although Kim regularly counsels clients on a variety of business law matters, she focuses her practice on securities law matters, corporate governance issues, and mergers and acquisitions.

Kim has significant experience representing community banks, including with respect to mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, shareholder disputes, and regulatory matters. She also works regularly with a variety of private funds and other investor groups on fund formation, governance and capital raising efforts.

For more information, please contact Kim Baber at 616/336-6851 or kababer@varnumlaw.com

Represented Spartan Motors, Inc. in the sale of its Emergency Response segment to REV Group, Inc. Varnum negotiated the purchase agreement and all other transaction documents, and advised on numerous transaction-related items including transaction structure, post-closing transaction plan, and the transfer of multiple facilities located in four different states.

Represented First National Bank in Howell in its merger with Bank of Ann Arbor. The deal is valued at approximately $101.4 million. Varnum structured, negotiated and prepared the definitive documents.

Best Lawyers in America^®, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, 2019 and 2020

Grand Rapids Magazine's Top Lawyers: Banking and Financial Service Law; Securities Law; 2019

Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Women in the Law, 2018

Grand Rapids Bar Association

State Bar of Michigan, Business Law Section

Heartside Ministry, past Board member

Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes, Board, 2015 - present

MSU Alumni Association

MSU Alumni Club of West Michigan

YWCA West Central Michigan, past Finance Committee member