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    Corporate & Finance

    We bring our sharp training in corporate finance law to identify market opportunities, spot risks and drive strategic growth.

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    Whether financing municipal and infrastructure projects, negotiating transformational mergers and acquisitions, or launching public offerings, clients can rely on Nixon Peabody for strategic guidance on opportunities in a robust and fast-moving market. No matter what industry or business model, we develop creative solutions that make a positive impact for our clients. Our team of corporate finance lawyers are dedicated to providing exemplar support and advice.

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    • Constellation Brands: Represented a leading international producer and marketer of beer, wine, and spirits in numerous strategic corporate transactions, including the sale of more than 30 brands and related assets to E. & J. Gallo Winery for a total of approximately $810 million
    • Merck KGaA: Advised the German science and technology company and its subsidiaries in multiple transactions, including the acquisitions of FloDesign Sonics, Inc. and Intermolecular, Inc.
    • Obagi: Represented the global skin care company in its transaction with Waldencast Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC), for approximately $1.2 billion
    • Lakes Region General Healthcare: Navigated the client’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy and sale of all assets to Concord Hospital—transactions that kept local, affordable, quality healthcare available to residents of the Lakes and Three Rivers regions of New Hampshire. The transaction marked the culmination of a multiyear effort to preserve quality healthcare in an underserved area.
    • Xerox: Represented the printing technology company in the closing of an $670 million securitization
    • A Fortune 500 corporation: Advised client in a coordinated Multistate Tax Commission audit for sixteen states

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    • Nixon Peabody has been named a Tier 1 National firm for Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Tax Law; and Venture Capital Law in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®.
    • Recognized as a leading firm in Corporate/M&A and Bankruptcy/Restructuring by Chambers
    • Recognized as a leader in middle-market mergers, acquisitions, and buyouts by Legal 500
    • Named one of the 32 most trusted firms for M&A according to the “2022 Dauntless Dealmakers” report by BTI Consulting Group
    • Awarded Deal of the Year for multiple transactions in recent years by various sources including The Deal, Association for Corporate Growth, and M&A Advisor
    • Nearly half of our Corporate partners and counsel are recognized by Chambers, Legal 500, and/or The Best Lawyers in America® as leading attorneys in the field

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    Todd Tidgewell | Private Equity & Investment Funds Lawyer | Nixon Peabody LLP
    The current macroeconomic environment is marked by uncertainty, as business leaders continue to react to an ever-changing business and regulatory environment.

    Todd TidgewellPartner, Leader, Corporate Practice

    Our Team

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    • Christopher P. Keefe

      Partner / Chair, Business & Finance Department
      • Boston
      • Office:+1 617.345.1350
      • ckeefe@nixonpeabody.com
      Christopher P. Keefe
    • Todd Tidgewell

      Partner / Leader, Corporate Practice Group
      • Albany
      • Office:+1 518.427.2705
      • ttidgewell@nixonpeabody.com
      Todd Tidgewell
    • Philip B. Taub

      Partner / Head of Private Equity
      • Boston
      • Office:+1 617.345.1165
      • ptaub@nixonpeabody.com
      Philip B. Taub
    • Lori B. Green

      Partner / Co-Leader, M&A & Corporate Transactions Team / Co-Leader, Cannabis Practice
      • Rochester
      • Office:+1 585.263.1236
        Mobile:+1 585.281.3076
      • lgreen@nixonpeabody.com
      Lori B. Green
    • Robert A. Drobnak

      Partner / Practice Group Co-leader, Global Finance
      • Chicago
      • Office:+1 312.977.4348
      • radrobnak@nixonpeabody.com
      Robert A. Drobnak
    • Catherine Ng

      Partner, Practice Group Co-Leader, Global Finance
      • Boston
      • Office:+1 617.345.6081
      • cng@nixonpeabody.com
      Catherine Ng
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