David Martland
Nixon Peabody LLPThe ‘thoughtful and commercial’ team at Nixon Peabody LLP has an established practice that frequently works with clients from the manufacturing, energy and consumer products sectors. The team is well positioned to handle both strategic M&A and work for private equity clients. Practice chair Todd Tidgewell specializes in private equity buyouts and is based in the firm’s Albany office. In New York, Richard Langan is frequently tasked with leading multijurisdictional deals, such as the sale of AMP Capital’s global infrastructure equity management platform. Boston lawyer David Martland routinely handles transactional matters for healthcare non-profits, while Chicago-based Brian Krob regularly assists clients with complexly structured deals, such as leveraged buyouts and reverse triangle mergers. In Rochester, Lori Green has a notable focus on the cannabis, healthcare and energy sectors. The ’outstanding’ Christopher Keefe in Boston is a further name to note.
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Testimonials
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‘Very attentive to small company needs, efficient and great value.’
‘Matt Grazier - extremely knowledgeable and efficient.’
‘Chris Keefe and the entire partner network at Nixon Peabody have provided service across our entire business. They have the subject matter experts available when I need them and how much or how little I need them. They understand our companies' needs and it feels like they are always prioritizing our needs.’
‘Chris Keefe has been a staple with our business for over 5 years. Chris is able to provide support across the entire organization with multiple experts brought in at the right time. Chris has been an extension of our internal team from the time we engaged with him through our acquisition and then again post us being acquired.’
‘They followed us, successfully, to negotiate a large deal with a large PE firm and successfully used AI software to both speed up the selection process and produce reliable output.’
‘Availability, competence, flexibility’
‘Patient, thoughtful and commercial. Chris Keefe is outstanding.’
Key clients
- SAES Getters
- UST Global Inc
- Reproductive Medicine Associates of NY
- Supreme Optimization
- Eleven Sports Network LTD
- TDK Corporation
- AMP Capital
- Paychex
- Constellation Brands Inc
- Market Scan Information Systems
- Bruker Scientific LLC
- Enquizit LLC
- Lake Pacific Management Company
Work highlights
- Represented SAES Getters S.p.A. in the sale of its Nitinol business and, in particular, of the US subsidiaries Memry Corporation and SAES Smart Materials, Inc., to Resonetics, LLC.
- Assisted TPWC, Inc. with the purchase of the the assets of the Domaine Curry wine brand from Coup De Foudre LLC and The 2018 Curry Children's Wine Trust.
- Advised Eleven Sports Network Limited and Aser Media in connection with the sale of a streaming business to DAZN.
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Brian Krob
Nixon Peabody LLPPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Todd Tidgewell