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Introduction
Greg O’Shaughnessy focuses 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.
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.
Insights
- 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
In the news
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Gemspring Capital buys Amplix
Dec 13, 2022The 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.
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PE-backed New England technology advisor team-up forms Amplix
Dec 13, 2022The 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.
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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
Admitted to practice
Massachusetts
Education
Boston College Law School, J.D.
Yale University, B.A.
Professional activities
- Overseers of the Boston Museum of Science, Board
- Board of Trustees of Museum of Science (2011 – 2013)
- Association for Corporate Growth
- Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale University, Alumni Association
Recognition
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers—Corporate/M&A- Massachusetts, 2023
- Boston Magazine, “Massachusetts Super Lawyers’ Rising Star,” corporate law
- The Legal 500 United States, M&A/Corporate and commercial—M&A: Middle-market (sub-$500m), 2022
Insights And Happenings
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View AllJohn P. Beals
Partner/Co-leader, Investment Funds Practice- Boston
- Office:+1 617.345.1060
- jbeals@nixonpeabody.com
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Benedict Kwon
Partner / Co-leader, Investment Funds Practice- Los Angeles
- Office:+1 213.629.6164
- bkwon@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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Christopher P. Keefe
Partner
Chair, Business & Finance Department- Boston
- Office:+1 617.345.1350
- ckeefe@nixonpeabody.com
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