Oliver Olah

/My focus

I focus on domestic and cross-border private equity, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, equity investments, and general corporate representation. My practice spans diverse industries, including technology, industrials, energy, consumer products, and life sciences. My strategic M&A practice includes cross-border transactions with a particular focus on US inbound investments by European and other non-US clients.

With extensive experience in the full cycle of private equity investments as well as large cap and middle-market M&A transactions, I work closely with private equity investors, portfolio companies, strategics, and financial institutions on complex transactional matters, including auctions, bid processes, joint ventures, restructurings, strategic investments, and post-closing reorganization and integration.

Triple qualified and with a significant deal track record under US, English, and German law, I bring a global perspective to every engagement.

/Representative experience

Oliver joined Nixon Peabody in 2026. The work listed here may reflect experience from prior firms.

Technology

• Represented Aonic in its acquisition of research technology firm Prime Insights
• Represented a global cybersecurity company in its proposed acquisition of a cybersecurity business
• Represented Stealth Monitoring in its acquisition by security technologies group Garda World Security Corporation
• Represented the portfolio company of a financial sponsor in the supply chain automation and logistics software arena in an equity recapitalization by a financial sponsor with significant rollover
• Represented a sovereign wealth fund in its co-investment, alongside financial sponsors, in a web tracking and analytics company
• Represented Long Arc Capital in its majority investment in a cloud-based engineering data management services firm
• Represented Long Arc Capital in its growth equity investment in a data-driven media analytics company
• Represented Long Arc Capital in its majority investment in a data analytics platform
• Represented a growth equity firm in its senior equity investment in a software company
• Represented an investment company in its proposed investment in a technology company
• Represented Motive Partners in its investment in an insurance technology company
• Represented University Ventures in its acquisition of an EdTech company providing online proctoring services
• Represented University Ventures in its investment in an online staffing and technology talent search company
• Represented a private equity firm in its growth equity investment in an EdTech platform
• Represented Vista Equity Partners in its joint venture with a private investment firm in the merger of four software businesses and the public sector and healthcare businesses of a software company
• Represented Vista Equity Partners in the merger of its portfolio companies, providers of educational software, concurrent with an investment from an investment manager
• Represented Vista Equity Partners in the acquisition by its portfolio company of technology and technology-enabled services company focused on state and local government public safety projects
• Represented Vista Equity Partners in its joint venture with an investment firm in a leading provider of aerial imagery and property data analytics
• Represented Goldman Sachs PIA in the acquisition of certain IIoT assets
• Represented J.C. Flowers in its senior equity investment in a FinTech platform
• Represented General Atlantic in its exit from an online classified ads business
• Represented The Gores Group in its digital communications joint venture with a global communications enterprise
• Represented SevenVentures, the venture capital arm of a European media conglomerate, in its early-stage venture capital investment in an online retail start-up
• Represented SevenVentures, the venture capital arm of a European media conglomerate, in its early-stage venture capital investment in a telecommunications and digital media start-up

Industrials

• Represented a global chemicals and distribution leader in various matters, including the strategic acquisition of a hydrocolloid producer and distributor, a proposed acquisition of a chemical distribution business, and a proposed restructuring
• Represented a global investment company in its proposed acquisition of a fire protection equipment business
• Represented a global asset management firm with an investment by an independent asset management company in a leading biogas platform
• Represented a global asset management firm with certain corporate and restructuring matters relating to certain assets in Japan, Chile, and the Czech Republic
• Represented a global asset management firm with certain corporate and restructuring matters relating to a Japanese-US cross-border investment
• Represented Goldman Sachs PIA in its equity investment in an oil and gas company
• Represented Goldman Sachs PIA in the sale of an infrastructure business to a private equity investor
• Represented Riverstone Holdings in its equity investment in a natural gas production company
• Represented Riverstone Holdings in its equity investment in a Mexican energy company
• Represented White Deer Energy in its equity investment in several oil and gas exploration and production companies
• Represented Mainline Energy Partners in the proposed acquisition of certain oil and gas assets
• Represented a European shipping company and a Korean merchant marine company in the cross-border, out-of-bankruptcy acquisition of certain terminals in the US from a Korean shipping company
• Represented senior management in a proposed equity investment in an oilfield services joint venture
• Represented Apollo in its equity investment in an upstream oil and gas company
• Represented Apollo in its equity investment in an oil and gas exploration and production company
• Represented energy generation, distribution, and trading conglomerate CEZ in its bid for certain lignite and hydro energy assets
• Represented a consortium of private equity sponsors and a Canadian pension fund in a bid for the cross-border acquisition of certain industrial assets and related co-investments with the merger between two European cement conglomerates
• Represented Centerbridge in the acquisition of wind turbine manufacturer Senvion from Indian conglomerate Suzlon
• Represented HNA Group in its acquisition of a cargo handling company from a European private equity sponsor
• Represented Nordwind Capital in the cross-border sale of an automotive manufacturing company to a Mexican automotive supplier
• Represented Indonesian telecommunication towers operator Protelindo in the proposed acquisition of telecommunication towers in Europe
• Represented Tennenbaum Capital Partners in the acquisition of a stake in a German shipping company
• Represented German industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp in the proposed sale of certain automotive equipment assets
• Represented One Equity Partners in the buyout of a packaging business
• Represented Japanese industrial conglomerate Mitsui in its cross-border acquisition of a stake in a Brazilian oil company
• Represented Japanese industrial conglomerate Mitsui in the cross-border project financing for a gas pipeline in Venezuela
• Represented Japanese industrial conglomerate Mitsui in the proposed acquisition of a US utilities company
• Represented Phelps Dodge in the cross-border project financing for the extension of a copper mine in Peru

Consumer Products and Retail

• Represented Hong Kong-based retail platform in connection with its proposed sale
• Represented Kaspi in the acquisition of a controlling interest in retail shopping platform Hepsiburada
• Represented Sodexo in the sale of its Worldwide Homecare division to Halifax
• Represented global water filtration technology company Brita in the acquisition of a high-end design water solutions company
• Represented global water filtration technology company Brita in its proposed acquisition of certain water filter assets
• Represented Centre Partners in its acquisition of an e-commerce vendor and “drop-shipper” of artificial plant products
• Represented affiliates of Crestview Advisors in their acquisition of a leading independent remanufacturer of automotive drivetrain components (primarily transmissions, engines, and related components) for in-warranty vehicles in the US
• Represented bottled water company VOSS Water in a minority equity investment by a celebrity high-net-worth individual
• Represented CVC in its bid for the glass bottle unit of a French consumer products conglomerate
• Represented a strategic investor from Hong Kong in a transaction to acquire certain seafood processing facilities in Europe
• Represented Carlyle in a European fashion retail joint venture
• Represented the founders in the buyout of their fashion retail business by a French private equity sponsor
• Represented French spirits group Pernod Ricard in the cross-border sale of a whiskey business to an Italian spirits group
• Represented French spirits group Pernod Ricard in the sale of a rum business to a US spirits group
• Represented French spirits group Pernod Ricard in certain US distribution arrangements
• Represented French spirits group Pernod Ricard in the cross-border acquisition of a vodka business from Sweden
• Represented CD&R and KKR in the acquisition of a food service company
• Represented Kelso in the proposed acquisition of certain hospitality assets
• Represented Japanese industrial conglomerate Mitsui in its sale of a US pet food company

Life Sciences and Healthcare

• Represented a biotech company in a proposed business combination and related restructuring transaction
• Represented a privately held, healthcare real estate investment and management company in its acquisition of certain skilled nursing facilities
• Represented H.I.G. Growth Partners in its acquisition of a regional provider of hospice-related services
• Represented Centre Partners in connection with its acquisition of a national provider of medical and psychological evaluations and case review services
• Represented a private equity firm in its bid for the proposed acquisition of a home healthcare business

Financial Institutions

• Represented Focus Financial Partners as a registered investment advisor in the majority stake acquisition by Stone Point Capital and KKR
• Represented Riverstone Holdings in an investment in a broker-dealer business
• Represented a UK private equity firm with certain option arrangements
• Represented certain Norwegian investors in the acquisition of shares in a public real estate company
• Represented Guggenheim Securities in the proposed acquisition of certain asset and wealth management businesses
• Represented Deutsche Bank in the sale of its private banking subsidiary to an investor
• Represented AXA Group in the cross-border acquisition of a Mexican subsidiary from a Dutch insurance group
• Represented Prudential Financial in the reorganization of a European asset management joint venture
• Represented MassMutual Capital and Cerberus in an equity investment in a reinsurance company
• Represented Swiss Re in connection with a surplus loan note
• Represented Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund (MSREF) in the acquisition of a real estate portfolio
• Represented Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund (MSREF) in various restructurings and portfolio company, corporate governance and regulatory matters

/Looking ahead

Cross-border US/European M&A will continue to move forward in an environment where uncertainty is constant, whether from macroeconomic shifts, geopolitical developments, or evolving regulatory priorities. The deals that succeed will be those that balance commercial ambition with careful planning around approvals, diligence, and cross-border execution, so clients can move decisively while protecting downside risk.