Corporate & Finance

Overview

Whether financing municipal and infrastructure projects, negotiating transformational mergers and acquisitions, or launching public offerings, clients can rely on NP 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.

Representative experience

• 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

Recognition

• Nixon Peabody has been named a Tier 1 National firm by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2023 for Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, Franchise Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Tax Law, and Venture Capital Law. We also received First Tier metropolitan rankings for Administrative / Regulatory Law, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Tax Law, and Venture Capital Law.
• 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