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    Venture Capital

    We capitalize on opportunities before the competition does, striking a balance between rapid execution return-optimizing terms, and building trusted relationships with founders.

    Overview

    Venture capitalists are explorers whose success depends on striking gold. When you have discovered your next winner, there is fierce competition for the deal—or for smaller funds, to maximize allocation. Our team is highly responsive and well-positioned to act quickly. We believe in building trust and alignment between investor and entrepreneur to ensure a successful transaction and a strong foundation for future growth.  We understand our clients’ businesses, strategic objectives, and organizational constraints, and efficiently orchestrate all aspects of venture capital transactions, from early stage and growth capital to corporate venture capital (CVC) and international ventures.  We represent venture capital and private equity firms in the formation of their funds, investments in portfolio companies, and liquidity events.

    Representative Experience

    • Companyon Ventures: Represented a Boston-based venture capital firm leading an expansion round in Lexop Solutions Inc., a Canadian provider of digital collections software
    • Schooner Private Equity LLC: Represented a growth capital investment firm on its investment in Breezeway Homes, Inc., an online property management company, as the lead investor for a $4 million Series A preferred stock offering by Breezeway
    • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: Represented a healthcare organization with its investment in Prometheus Biosciences, Inc., biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the research and development of therapies for gastrointestinal disease, as part of a $130 million equity financing 
    • Merck KGaA: Represented the company’s venture capital arm in negotiating new Series A-2 investors and acquiring shares of a pharmaceutical company 
    • Battery Ventures: Represented a global technology-focused firm, in its investment in Creisoft (DBA Obie), a cloud-based software platform that connects commercial real estate brokers and investors
    • Breakthrough Energy Ventures LLC: Represented a disruptive innovation venture fund focusing on cleantech and energy, with several investments

    Recognition

    • Ranked as Tier 1 for Venture Capital Law in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2023
    • Named a First Tier firm in Boston and Manchester by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2023 for Venture Capital Law
    • Named as a leading firm in Corporate/M&A by Chambers in 2022
    • Over half of our corporate partners and counsel were recognized by Chambers, Legal 500, and The Best Lawyers in America© 2022–2023 as leading attorneys in the field

    Our Team

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    • Todd Tidgewell

      Partner / Leader, Corporate Practice Group
      • Albany
      • Office:518.427.2705
      • ttidgewell@nixonpeabody.com
      Todd Tidgewell
    • Lior Zorea

      Partner
      Leader, West Coast Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
      • San Francisco
      • Office:415.984.8213
      • lzorea@nixonpeabody.com
      Lior Zorea
    • Philip B. Taub

      Partner
      Head of Private Equity
      • Boston
      • Office:617.345.1165
      • ptaub@nixonpeabody.com
      Philip B. Taub
    • Christopher P. Keefe

      Partner
      Chair, Business & Finance Department
      • Boston
      • Office:617.345.1350
      • ckeefe@nixonpeabody.com
      Christopher P. Keefe
    • Gregory M. O'Shaughnessy

      Partner
      • Boston
      • Office:617.345.1343
      • goshaughnessy@nixonpeabody.com
      Gregory M. O'Shaughnessy
    • Michael Fitzpatrick

      Counsel
      • Boston
      • Office:617.345.1043
      • mfitzpatrick@nixonpeabody.com
      Michael Fitzpatrick
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