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    Gregory M. O'Shaughnessy

    Partner


    • Boston
    • Office617.345.1343
    • goshaughnessy@nixonpeabody.com
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    Introduction

    Greg O’Shaughnessy is a corporate partner in the Boston office of Nixon Peabody and a member of the firm’s Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions practice. Mr. O’Shaughnessy’s practice is focused on providing a broad range of transaction-based services for private equity, growth equity and venture capital investors as well as strategic buyers and entrepreneurs.

    Practice Areas

    Private Equity & Investment FundsM&A and Corporate TransactionsCorporate & FinanceVenture Capital

    Industries

    Food, Beverage & AgribusinessCannabis

    My focus

    I focus my practice on handling sophisticated middle-market corporate transactions and spend my time representing clients in three principal areas.

    Private Equity

    I represent private equity, growth equity and venture capital investors in connection with the structuring, negotiating and closing of their portfolio company investments and exits. After one of my private equity clients closes a portfolio company acquisition, I typically handle the ongoing legal work for the portfolio company.

    Strategic M&A

    I represent large strategics in connection with their middle-market acquisitions and divestitures.

    Entrepreneurial M&A

    I work with leading entrepreneurs building middle-market companies to help them grow their businesses, and then I represent them in connection with an M&A exit or other significant liquidity event, most often with a private equity investor or a strategic buyer on the other side of the table.

    I have had and continue to have the good fortune of working with investor and entrepreneurial clients across a wide range of industries, which has allowed me to take a deep dive in a variety of different areas, including health care, life sciences, aerospace and defense, food and beverage, retail, clean-tech, plastics, manufacturing, software and high tech.

    Looking ahead

    I see the pace of M&A in the middle market continuing to be strong for the foreseeable future, supported by continued low interest rates and lenders aggressively trying to deploy capital, an abundance of PE firms hunting for new deals to close and cash-rich strategics who continue to find organic growth challenging in a low growth economy.

    Presentations

    • Moderator, “Private Equity and M&A Outlook: Trends & Opportunities,” Nixon Peabody Hot Topics in the Middle Market, November 2022
    • Panelist, “A Conference for Business Owners: M&A Solutions for Privately Held Companies,” Babson Executive Conference Center, October 2018
    • Moderator, “Private Equity Investing Outlook: What is next for the Consumer Products & Services Industry,” Nixon Peabody Hot Topics in the Middle Market, May 2017
    • Moderator, “Private Equity and M&A Outlook: Trends & Opportunities,” Nixon Peabody Hot Topics in the Middle Market, January 2017
    • Moderator, “Private Equity Investing Outlook: What is Now and Next for Investing in Health Care Technologies,” Nixon Peabody Hot Topics in the Middle Market, October 2016
    • Moderator, “Private Equity Investing Outlook: What is Next for the Food & Beverage Industry,” Nixon Peabody Hot Topics in the Middle Market, April 2016
    • Moderator, “Private Equity and M&A Outlook: Trends & Opportunities,” Nixon Peabody Hot Topics in the Middle Market, January 2016
    • Moderator, “Private Equity Investing Outlook: What is Next for the Food & Beverage Industry,” Nixon Peabody Hot Topics in the Middle Market, April 2015

    Admitted to practice

    Massachusetts

    Education

    Boston College Law School, J.D.
    Yale University, B.A.

    Professional activities

    Gregory is currently serving on the Board of Overseers of the Boston Museum of Science. He served as the Chair of The Innovators and as a member of the Board of Trustees of MOS from 2011 – 2013. Greg is an active member of the Association for Corporate Growth, and is also active in the alumni associations of Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale University.

    Recognition

    Greg has been recognized for exceptional standing in the legal community by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in 2022 in Corporate/M&A (Massachusetts). He has also been recognized in Chambers USA in previous years. Greg has also been recognized as a Massachusetts Super Lawyers’ Rising Star in the area of corporate law by Boston Magazine, and has been recommended in The Legal 500 United States 2022 (as well as in previous years) editorial for M&A/Corporate and commercial—M&A: Middle-market (sub-$500m).

    News Mentions

    • Mergers & Acquisitions

      Gemspring Capital buys Amplix

      The following article covers the merger of technology advisory firms ROI Communications, Blue Front Technology Group, and allConnex into a new company, Amplix, which was then acquired by an affiliate of Gemspring Capital Management. The coverage mentions NP as legal advisor for the three firms that merged and were acquired. Corporate partners Greg O’Shaughnessy from Boston and Rachel Pugliese from New York City led the NP deal team, which also included Corporate partners Tom McCord from Boston, Sean Clancy from Washington, DC, and Sam Kim from Chicago; Manchester Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Mark Beaudoin; Chicago IP partner Janet Garetto; Boston Labor & Employment partner Jeff Gilbreth; Chicago Labor & Employment counsel Kamau Coar; Corporate associates Paul DeTurk and Carolyn Glynn from Boston and Corey Habib from Manchester; Chicago IP associate Eliana Torres; Manchester Corporate department attorney Dave Zimmermann; and Boston Corporate senior paralegal Robert Isaacson.

      Dec 13, 2022
    • Channel Futures

      PE-backed New England technology advisor team-up forms Amplix

      The following article covers the merger of technology advisory firms ROI Communications, Blue Front Technology Group, and allConnex into a new company, Amplix, which was then acquired by an affiliate of Gemspring Capital Management. The coverage mentions NP as legal advisor for the three firms that merged and were acquired. Corporate partners Greg O’Shaughnessy from Boston and Rachel Pugliese from New York City led the NP deal team, which also included Corporate partners Tom McCord from Boston, Sean Clancy from Washington, DC, and Sam Kim from Chicago; Manchester Affordable Housing & Real Estate partner Mark Beaudoin; Chicago IP partner Janet Garetto; Boston Labor & Employment partner Jeff Gilbreth; Chicago Labor & Employment counsel Kamau Coar; Corporate associates Paul DeTurk and Carolyn Glynn from Boston and Corey Habib from Manchester; Chicago IP associate Eliana Torres; Manchester Corporate department attorney Dave Zimmermann; and Boston Corporate senior paralegal Robert Isaacson.

      Dec 13, 2022
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      Retirement industry moves

      The following roundup of retirement industry news mentions NP as legal counsel for direct-indexing asset technology company Veriti Management in its pending sale to First Trust Capital Partners. The deal team includes Boston partners Greg O’Shaughnessy and Amy O’Keefe, and Manchester partner and Private Equity practice leader Phil Taub, all of the Corporate group.
      July 8, 2022
    • InvestmentNews

      First Trust acquires direct-indexing fintech Veriti

      The following article mentions NP for representing direct-indexing asset technology company Veriti Management in its pending sale to First Trust Capital Partners. The deal team includes Boston partners Greg O’Shaughnessy and Amy O’Keefe, and Manchester partner and Private Equity practice leader Phil Taub, all of the Corporate group.
      July 6, 2022
    • Bloomberg Law

      First Trust acquires direct-indexing provider Veriti Management

      The following article mentions NP for representing direct-indexing asset technology company Veriti Management in its pending sale to First Trust Capital Partners. The deal team includes Boston partners Greg O’Shaughnessy and Amy O’Keefe, and Manchester partner and Private Equity practice leader Phil Taub, all of the Corporate group.
      July 6, 2022
    • Mergers & Acquisitions

      M&A wrap: Grupo Nutresa, Cameron's Coffee, Stripe, Gamut, Riverside

      This roundup of major deals in the M&A space includes Grupo Nutresa SA’s acquisition of Cameron’s Coffee. The Nixon Peabody team advising Grupo Nutresa included Boston Corporate partners Greg O’Shaughnessy and Amy O’Keefe, and Rochester Corporate associates Kat Murphy and Aya Hoffman.
      Sep 19, 2019
    • Mergers & Acquisitions

      2014 Looks Busy Amid Vigorous Auction Processes

      Boston Private Equity & Investment Funds partner Greg O’Shaughnessy participated in this video Q&A.
      July 15, 2014

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