Roland Wiederaenders

Shareholder

AUSTIN
4301 Westbank Drive
Building A, Suite 225
Austin, TX 78746

512.703.1400

Roland Wiederaenders is a shareholder in FBFK’s Austin office, where he brings nearly three decades of experience advising businesses through all stages of their lifecycle—from formation and capital raising to strategic growth and operations. His diverse practice spans transactional law, securities, banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate, estate planning, and tax.

Roland represents a wide range of clients, including multi-billion-dollar pension and hedge funds, investment managers, real estate investment funds, and companies in the technology, consumer products, and hospitality sectors. He is known for helping clients structure and execute private securities offerings efficiently and compliantly, ensuring full and adequate disclosure to investors to minimize future liability.

With a deep understanding of federal and state securities laws, Roland also advises clients on emerging financing methods, including crowdfunding and online general solicitations in connection with the sale of private securities. His goal is always to enable growth while mitigating risk—an approach that has made him a trusted advisor to entrepreneurs, investment professionals, and established businesses alike.

Roland is admitted to practice in Texas and before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. He earned his J.D., cum laude, from Southern Methodist University School of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of NAFTA: Law and Business Review of the Americasand a staff editor for the International Law Review Association. He later earned his LL.M. in Federal Income Taxation from Georgetown University School of Law. He holds a B.A. in Plan II (Honors Liberal Arts) from The University of Texas at Austin.

Representative Matters

  • Buyer side representation in connection with $8M acquisition of a Tennessee-based software company with an Indian subsidiary
  • Buyer side representation in connection with $9M acquisition of a Delaware-entity based in Florida software company with an Indian subsidiary
  • Buyer side representation in connection with $2M acquisition of Washington-based software company with Indian subsidiary
  • Issuer representation respecting a $3,3M offering of private membership interests to finance construction of micro-resort property in northern Georgia
  • Issuer side representation in connection with $14M offering of private membership interests to finance acquisition of 3 multi family properties in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
  • Issuer side representation in connection with a $10M private real estate investment fund focusing on investments in real estate debt located in north Texas
  • Issuer side representation in connection with $3,5M offering of private membership interests to fund the development costs of commercial lots in Southlake, Texas
  • Issuer side representation in connection with $1,5M offering of private membership interests to finance the acquisition of a manufactured home community in Glenwood, Iowa
  • Issuer side representation in connection with $11,7M offering of private limited partnership interests to finance the development and construction of a pickleball club in Cedar Park, Texas
  • Formation of New Jersey-based hedge fund with no maximum offering amount
  • $7M private offering of LLC interests to acquire luxury single-family residence in Austin, Texas
  • $10M private offering of LLC interests to acquire interest in underlying investment fund investing in OpenAI LP and/or its affiliated for-profit entities
  • $6,5M private offering of LLC interests to finance acquisition of five (5) self-storage properties in North Texas
  • $25M private offering of LLC interests for acquisition of property near McKinney, Texas to develop property into 330 single family home subdivision
  • $10M private offering of LLC interests to finance the acquisition of 165 unit multi family property
  • $10M private offering of LLC interests for a real estate debt lending fund
  • $20M private offering of LLC interests for recreational real property investment fund
  • $2M private offering of convertible debt instruments to finance fiber optical cable network
  • $500k private offering of LLC interests to finance a cannabis coffee shop in Maryland
  • $10M private offering of LLC interests for a commercial real estate investment fund
  • $4,64M private offering of LLC interests to finance construction of 48 unit student housing facility in Belton, Texas
  • $1,5M private offering of SAFEs to finance motorsports racing team
  • $3,5M private offering of LLC interests to finance ground up development of single family home subdivision in Florida
  • $3,5M private offering of LLC interests to finance ground up development of single family home subdivision in DFW area
  • $2,133M private offering of LLC interests to finance development of single family home subdivision in Florida
  • $1,6M private offering of LLC interests to finance mixed commercial/retail development in Hernando, MS
  • $2,5M private offering of LLC interests to finance ground up development of 200 unit multi-family property in Nashville
  • $700k private offering of LLC interests to finance acquisition and construction of 3 self-storage facilities near Nashville
  • $8,5M private offering of LLC interests to finance 1,100 single family home subdivision in Lockhart, Texas
  • $1,2M private offering of LLC interests to finance acquisition of 210 unit self storage facility

Admitted to Practice

States

  • State Bar of Texas

United States District Courts

  • Western District of Texas

Education

  • Southern Methodist University School of Law, J.D., Cum Laude
  • Georgetown University School of Law, LLM (Federal Income Taxation)
  • The University of Texas at Austin, B.A. in Plan II (Honors Liberal Arts)

Recognition, Honors & Achievements

  • NAFTA: Law and Business Review of the Americas, Editor-in-Chief
  • Staff Editor, International Law Review Association