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Trevor J. Belden
Partner
Overview
Trevor Belden is an Indianapolis-based corporate and M&A lawyer who advises public and private companies, business owners, and investors on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financing transactions, and other strategic transactions. He has more than 25 years of experience representing clients in transactions ranging from $20 million to $500 million across a range of industries, including life sciences, food and agribusiness, manufacturing, and technology.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Trevor regularly represents Fortune 500 buyers in M&A transactions, as well as privately held companies and their owners in middle-market sale transactions. He also regularly advises clients on joint ventures and other strategic collaborations.
Finance
Trevor advises companies and investors on financing transactions, including private placements and venture capital and private equity investments. He has also formed venture capital funds and advised emerging and high-growth companies on raising capital.
Entrepreneurial Experience
Trevor brings the perspective of a business owner and entrepreneur to his legal practice. He co-founded a university-based startup, founded Indianapolis bar The Ball & Biscuit, and co-founded IndyHub, an Indianapolis nonprofit focused on attracting, engaging, and retaining young professionals. His experience outside the practice of law informs his understanding of the business considerations that drive his clients' decisions.
Trevor is also the inventor on a patent issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Indiana
Education
University of Michigan Law School
J.D. (2000)
Purdue University
B.A. with highest distinction (1996)
Insights & Events
Insights
News
Other Perspectives
- Business Contracts A-Z
National Business Institute, 2011 - Spotting Legal Issues in the Start-up Process
Purdue University, 2009 - Venture Capital Terms, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance
Indiana University, 2007 - Legal Issues for New Ventures, Innovation and Realization Lab
Purdue University, 2001-06 - Do I Have a Company?
Indiana Health Innovention, 2005 - Corporate Governance for Start-Up Companies
Purdue University Entrepreneurship Forum, 2003 - Considering the Role of Business Plans in Technology Commercialization
Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) Start-Up Business Development Conference, Hollywood, California, 2002
Leadership & Community
Professional Associations
- Indiana State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Civic Activities
- Indy Hub — Co-founder and Chairman of Board of Directors
- IndyFringe — Board Member
- Allies for Education (Mind Trust) — Committee Member
Honors
- Chambers USA — Indiana, Corporate/M&A, 2013-26
- Indiana Lawyer Leadership in Law — “Distinguished Barrister,” 2026
- Indiana Super Lawyers — Rising Star, Securities & Corporate Finance, 2009, and Mergers & Acquisitions, 2011-15
- Indiana State Bar Association — Community Service Award, 2014
- Indianapolis Business Journal — Forty Under 40 Award, 2007
- Indy's Best and Brightest — Finalist, Law Category, 2007
- Young Professionals of Central Indiana — Young Professional of the Year Award, 2006