Introduction
Rachel Pugliese is a partner in the Private Equity & Investment Funds Group at Nixon Peabody LLP. She focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and general corporate work. She has represented both public and private buyers and sellers in a variety of transactions, specifically focusing on the middle market.
My focus
Today, I concentrate my practice on the following areas:
Merger and Acquisitions
Throughout my career, I have advised a wide-range of M&A clients, both strategic and financial, with respect to acquisitions and divestitures that they are considering with purchase prices ranging from very modest valuations to billions of dollars. For example in a recent divestiture, I helped our public-company client to sell a manufacturing business and, throughout the sale process, I knowledgeably managed my team from the beginning of the deal to the closing, while always focusing on my clients’ business goals.
Private Equity
I represent private equity investors in connection with their portfolio company acquisitions and exits. I also advise portfolio companies of private equity clients with respect to their deals and corporate governance issues.
General Corporate Work
On an on-going basis, I serve as outside general counsel for early to late stage companies, which includes assisting with corporate formation and governance items, executive and incentive compensation, commercial agreements and other ongoing general corporate matters.
Looking ahead
I see a busy and competitive outlook for middle market and private equity transactions, with deal flow picking up this year. Nixon Peabody is also making an effort to bring even more deals together with our NP Capital Connector program, which is a proprietary referral service program that matches companies looking for debt or equity funding or companies looking to make a sale or purchase with a respective potential transaction partner.
Representative experience
- Represented a public company segment in a $150M+ divestiture of manufacturing business
- Represented lender in connection with loan to energy company
- Represented a public company segment in a $600M+ strategic acquisition of manufacturing and distribution target
Admitted to practice
New York
New Hampshire
Education
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., cum laude
Loyola College in Maryland, B.B.A., magna cum laude
Professional activities
Rachel is a Committee Member on the Women of Leadership Committee for the Association for Corporate Growth New York.
News Mentions
- The Deal
Movers & Shakers
This column of notable executive moves in the legal industry included a write-up on the promotion of Nixon Peabody’s 2020 new partner class: Laura Bacon, Shariff Barakat, Katie Baynes, Robert Fisher, Kimberly Harding, Brian Mahoney, Sonia Nayak, Dara Newman Histed, Morgan Nighan, Chris Porzio, Rachel Pugliese, Dana Roper, and Peter Trimarchi.Feb 4, 2020 - Reuters Legal
Career Tracker: Lawyers on the Move
This roundup of personnel moves in the legal industry highlights the 13 members of Nixon Peabody’s 2020 new partner class: Laura Bacon, Shariff Barakat, Katie Baynes, Robert Fisher, Kimberly Harding, Brian Mahoney, Sonia Nayak, Dara Newman Histed, Morgan Nighan, Chris Porzio, Rachel Pugliese, Dana Roper and Peter Trimarchi.Feb 3, 2020 - Mergers & Acquisitions
M&A wrap
This round-up of top news in the M&A space highlights the promotions of New York City Corporate partner Rachel Pugliese and Rochester Corporate partner Brian Mahoney to partner.Jan 30, 2020 - Behavioral Health Business
BayMark Health expands SUD treatment footprint with purchase of Granite Recovery Centers
This article on BayMark Health Services’ acquisition of Granite Recovery Centers mentions NP for the work by Manchester partner and Private Equity practice leader Phil Taub, Washington DC partner and Tax practice co-leader Sean Clancy, and New York City partner Rachel Pugliese and associate Shaziah Singh, all of the Corporate group, for advising Granite Recovery Centers.Dec 23, 2021 - New Hampshire Union Leader
Granite Recovery Centers acquired by Texas company
This article on BayMark Health Services’ acquisition of Granite Recovery Centers mentions NP for the work by Manchester partner and Private Equity practice leader Phil Taub, Washington DC partner and Tax practice co-leader Sean Clancy, and New York City partner Rachel Pugliese and associate Shaziah Singh, all of the Corporate group, for advising Granite Recovery Centers.Jan 5, 2022
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