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Introduction
Haydon Keitner is a partner in Nixon Peabody’s M&A and Corporate Transactions group. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and general corporate work. Haydon has played a key role in deal teams representing buyers and sellers in a variety of domestic and international corporate transactions.
My focus
Mergers & Acquisitions
I advise buyers and sellers in a variety of merger and acquisition transactions, including stock purchases, asset sales, mergers, divestitures and reorganizations. I’ve represented a strategic buyer in multiple acquisitions and have experience in complex M&A structures. A notable recent transaction involved the reorganization of our client, followed by its merger with a second company and simultaneous sale of assets to a third company.
Private Equity
I represent private equity investors in connection with their portfolio company investments and exits. I also advise portfolio companies of private equity clients with respect to their acquisitions, divestitures and corporate governance matters.
Outside General Counsel
On an ongoing basis, I act as outside general counsel to companies by advising on general corporate matters and a wide range of commercial agreements, including services agreements, licensing agreements and domestic and international joint ventures.
Looking ahead
I’m seeing a growing number of parties to acquisition agreements obtain representation and warranty insurance policies in order to allocate risk to third-party insurers and facilitate closing transactions. We can help our clients take advantage of this approach while navigating pitfalls.
In the news
- Supply Chain Management Review
4 key elements supply chain managers should bear in mind when reviewing commercial contracts
June 19, 2017Boston M&A and corporate transactions partner Haydon Keitner authored this column about four things supply chain managers should consider when reviewing commercial contracts.
- Law360
Law360 names attys who moved up the firm ranks in Q1
This article mentions recent leadership promotions at the firm including David Brown, Jared Lusk, Jim Vallee, Graham Beck, Kathleen Ceglarski Burns, Emily Crandall Harlan, Daniel Gibbons, Linda Huber, Ilana Kameros, Haydon Keitner, Darren Miller, Neal Pandozzi, Edward Puerta, Stephen Reil, and Elizabeth Young.April 28, 2017 - Bloomberg Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law Report
What’s up with this M&A materiality scrape?
Boston M&A and corporate transactions partner Haydon Keitner authored this column about materiality scrapes in M&A agreements.April 3, 2017
Admitted to practice
Massachusetts
New York
Education
Boston University School of Law, J.D.
McGill University, B.A.
Yale School of Management, M.B.A.
Recognition
- Recommended in The Legal 500 United States 2019 editorial for M&A/Corporate and commercial—M&A: Middle-market (sub-$500m)
Languages
French
Professionals in the Practice Area
View AllChristopher P. Keefe
Partner / Chair, Business & Finance Department- Boston
- Office:+1 617.345.1350
- ckeefe@nixonpeabody.com
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Todd Tidgewell
Partner / Leader, Corporate Practice Group- Albany
- Office:+1 518.427.2705
- ttidgewell@nixonpeabody.com
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Lori B. Green
Partner / Co-Leader, M&A and Corporate Transactions Team / Co-Leader, Cannabis Practice- Rochester
- Office:+1 585.263.1236Mobile:+1 585.281.3076
- lgreen@nixonpeabody.com
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Robert A. Drobnak
Partner / Practice Group Co-leader, Global Finance- Chicago
- Office:+1 312.977.4348
- radrobnak@nixonpeabody.com
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