Women in Dealmaking

Overview

Women across Corporate America are quickly emerging as leaders in the dealmaking space. From mergers and acquisitions to private equity, women are infusing this environment with new perspectives, creative insights, and strategic approaches to risk assessment that invigorate the industry and strengthen transactions and business outcomes. At Nixon Peabody, we know that a diverse dealmaking community fuels strong deals. By cultivating cross-industry networks and elevating the voices of dealmakers, specifically corporate women, and women lawyers at the table, we increase equity and impact in a space long dominated by men.

Our Women in Dealmaking initiative builds a network of dynamic, like-minded, high-powered women who are dealmakers in the fields of mergers and acquisitions and private equity. These corporate women play pivotal roles in supporting each other’s growth and success. We bring together women leaders across the dealmaking spectrum to forge professional bonds, share market insights, and capitalize on new business opportunities. Leveraging our community of women lawyers, we service and connect the broader network of women in dealmaking through a variety of platforms, including industry panels, podcasts, and professional development events. Through each of these programs, we create an environment that celebrates the critical role of women in the dealmaking space and fosters the professional development of women leaders.

Representative experience

The following is a sampling of recent deals led or co-led by the women leading this initiative.

• SAES Getters S.p.A.:  represented an Italian public company in the sale of its Nitinol business and, in particular, of the US subsidiaries Memry Corporation and SAES Smart Materials, Inc., to Resonetics, LLC for $900 million. 
• High Purity New England., Inc.:  represented a premier provider of single-use solutions for bioprocessing applications in its sale to Datascope Corp., a U.S. based subsidiary of the Swedish public company, Getinge.
• Pet Food Express, LLC: represented a premium pet food retailer in its sale to an affiliate of Rainier Capital Partners.
• Health Catalyst, Inc.:  represented a leading provider of data and analytics technology and services to health organizations, in its acquisitions of Healthfinch, Inc.; VitalWare, LLC; Twistle, Inc.; KPI Ninja, Inc.; Armus Corporation; and Electronic Registry Systems, LLC.
• Mid-States Bolt & Screw LLC: represented a family-owned fastener-distribution and inventory-management company in its acquisition by a subsidiary of the private-equity firm, Morgenthaler Private Equity
• Represented a clean energy investment firm in a debt financing transaction.
• Represented a family-owned integrated platform of leading flexible packaging businesses, in the sale of assets from one of its portfolio companies to Bulk Lift International, LLC.
• Represented the owners of ROI Communications LLC; allConnex, LLC; and Blue Front Technology Group, LLC in the sale of its companies to an affiliate of Gemspring Capital Management, LLC..
• Confidential client: represented a privately owned life sciences company in its sale to a major publicly traded company in the same field for $145 million..
• Medicus Healthcare Solutions, LLC:  represented a staffing solutions and provider to healthcare organizations in the sale of its business to the private equity fund Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company.
• Creo Capital Partners: represented a food and consumer-focused private investment firm in numerous investments in middle-market companies.
• Grupo Nutresa, S.A. (BVC: NUTRESA): represented a food-processing conglomerate in its acquisition of CCDC OpCo Holding Corporation (Cameron’s Coffee) for $113 million.

Events and Thought Leadership

• “M&A Lawyers See Flood of Work From Tool That Delays Deal Payouts” (Bloomberg Law, February 7, 2024) — Nixon Peabody Corporate partner Marissa Wiley is quoted in this article exploring earnouts in M&A deals and the significant increase in these provisions compared with the pre-pandemic deals environment.
• Hot Topics in the Middle Market — A roundtable discussion moderated by Amy O’Keefe and Rachel Pugliese, and featuring a panel of leading women dealmakers discussing Private Equity and M&A trends and opportunities for 2023.
• Let’s Talk! — Our women-focused conversation series showcases dynamic women by inviting them to speak about their career journeys and paths to leadership.
• She Talks Law — Members of our Women in Dealmaking initiative invite peers in their industry to join NP host and corporate associate Jennifer Jovcevski to share legal knowledge, industry insights, and market trends.

Recognition

• Nixon Peabody has been named a Tier 1 National firm for Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; and Venture Capital Law in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms®.