Tyler Savage
Partner / Co-leader, Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
Introduction
Tyler Savage is a partner in the M&A and Corporate Transactions group. A dual citizen of the United States and Canada, Tyler provides strategic legal counsel to both domestic and international clients. He has extensive experience in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, securities, and private equity transactions.
Tyler’s practice spans multiple industries, including beverage and alcohol manufacturing and distribution, professional sports franchises, technology and software manufacturing, and industrial, construction materials, and professional services. His cross-border strategic counsel has made him a trusted advisor to companies navigating complex corporate transactions.
My focus
I represent private and public companies on a wide range of corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, recapitalizations, restructurings, and dispositions, both in the US. and internationally.
I have represented companies at all stages of growth, as well as the venture and private equity funds that invest in them. In addition to my transactional practice, I advise clients on a variety of sophisticated day-to-day corporate legal matters, including commercial agreements with vendors, suppliers, executives, and employees, as well as issues related to manufacturing and research and development.
Over the past few years, I have led and supported transactions with an aggregate value of several billion dollars across a variety of industries.
Representative experience
- Ongoing representation of a number of public companies with respect to general corporate governance and risk mitigation strategies
- Ongoing representation of numerous private companies with respect to their day-to-day business operations, governance matters, and risk mitigation
- Ongoing representation of several technology-driven growth companies in debt and equity financing transactions
- Representation of issuers in numerous private placement offerings for transactions ranging between $5M and $800M
- Representation of various private and publicly traded companies in connection with acquisitions and dispositions, with purchase prices ranging from approximately $10M to more than $2.2B
- Represented various construction industry companies in strategic transactions ranging from $50M to $750M
- Acted as outside general counsel to a private selling group in connection with sale of an NHL hockey club and major league lacrosse club
- Acted as outside general counsel to ownership group of an NHL hockey club and major league lacrosse club, advising on governance and operational matters
In the news
- Rochester Business Journal
An overview of today's M & A market—many buyers and low inventory
This special feature on M&A and how it’s a seller’s market quotes Rochester Corporate partner Tyler Savage extensively for his outlook on the headwinds the market faced in 2019, how it was impacted by the pandemic, and its huge turnaround in the second half of 2020.April 2, 2021 - Rochester Business Journal
Advice from corporate attorneys: Listen and learn
Rochester Corporate partners Lori Green and Tyler Savage are quoted in this article on the insights they’ve gathered throughout years of practice, and what advice they’d give to up-and-coming attorneys.Dec 4, 2018 - Law360
Nixon Peabody steers Paychex $1.2B HR outsourcing biz buy
In the following coverage, Rochester Corporate partner Tyler Savage and associate Kat Murphy are mentioned as lead deal counsel for longtime client Paychex Inc. in its $1.2 billion purchase of Oasis Outsourcing Acquisition Corp. The NP deal team had invaluable assistance from lawyers and staff across many practices and offices.Nov 26, 2018 - The Deal
Paychex expands HR portfolio with Oasis
In the following coverage, Rochester Corporate partner Tyler Savage and associate Kat Murphy are mentioned as lead deal counsel for longtime client Paychex Inc. in its $1.2 billion purchase of Oasis Outsourcing Acquisition Corp. The NP deal team had invaluable assistance from lawyers and staff across many practices and offices.Nov 26, 2018 - Modern Restaurant Management
According to a recent study/survey … End-of-August 2018 edition
This end-of-month roundup of top restaurant news includes highlights from Nixon Peabody’s Food, Beverage & Agriculture team’s quarterly Crystal Ball outlook report. Boston Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy partner Lee Harrington, Los Angeles Corporate partner Ellie Altshuler, Rochester Corporate partner Tyler Savage, and Buffalo Complex Commercial Disputes associate Tracey Scarpello are quoted.Aug 30, 2018 - FoodDive
M&A Tactics Evolve to Maintain 'Local' Rep of Small Brands
Rochester M&A and corporate transactions partner Tyler Savage is quoted in this article outlining how smaller brands can maintain consumer trust after they are acquired by a larger entity.Jan 19, 2018 - FoodNavigator-USA
Evolving M&A strategies seek to preserve “local” feel of regional brands post-partnership
Rochester M&A and corporate transactions partner Tyler Savage and associate Isaac Figueras are featured in this article about how national and international brands are creating new strategies to enter regional markets.Jan 10, 2018 - Law360
Nixon Peabody Adds Corporate Partner in Rochester, NY
This feature story highlights the arrival of Rochester M&A and corporate transactions partner Tyler Savage.Sep 28, 2016
Admitted to practice
New York
Education
Roger Williams University School of Law, J.D.
State University of New York at Geneseo, B.A.
Professional activities
- Campus Auxiliary Services, Inc., at the State University of New York at Geneseo, board member, audit committee member, retirement committee member
- Fourth Judicial Department, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Monroe County, Grievance Committee, member
- EquiCenter, Inc., former board member and audit committee member
- Bivona Child Advocacy Center, former board member
- Literacy for Life program, former volunteer
- American, New York State, and Monroe County bar associations.
- Monroe County Bar Association, Business Law Section, past committee member
Recognition
- Selected, through peer-review survey, for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 in the fields of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Venture Capital Law; listed in Best Lawyers since 2018
- Recommended in The Legal 500 United States 2025 editorial for M&A/corporate and commercial—M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Recognized for exceptional standing in the legal community in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2025 for Corporate/M&A (Upstate New York); also recognized in Chambers in previous years
- The Legal 500 M&A Private Practice Powerlist—USA Region 2023
- Upstate New York Super Lawyers list (since 2019)
- Rochester Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” award (2011)
Insights And Happenings
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- Office:+1 585.263.1236Mobile:+1 585.281.3076
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- Office:+1 212.940.3759
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- Office:+1 518.427.2705
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- ckeefe@nixonpeabody.com
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