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    Marissa B. Wiley

    Partner


    • Albany, New York City
    • Office518.427.2676
    • mwiley@nixonpeabody.com
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    Introduction

    Marissa B. Wiley is a partner in the Business & Finance Group. Marissa advises companies and individuals around the world on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate governance. Marissa has particular experience in the fashion, beauty, entertainment, technology, manufacturing, clean energy, healthcare, and food and beverage industries.

    Practice Areas

    Private Equity & Investment FundsCorporate & FinanceM&A and Corporate TransactionsVenture CapitalEmerging CompaniesNP Capital Connector® Social Media

    Industries

    Esports & GamingEntertainmentFood, Beverage & AgribusinessFashion

    My focus

    I provide counsel to companies, investors, and founders at every stage in a business’s lifetime—from inception to liquidation, and everything in between. In particular, I bring significant value by guiding my clients through each major milestone in a business’s life—formation, investments/fundraisings, mergers, and exit. My goal is to achieve optimal results for my clients, drawing upon my extensive experience on all sides of these transactions across a diverse range of industries and balancing my formidable attention to detail with my business savvy.

    Formation

    I help entrepreneurs and investors coalesce their vision and relationship into an advantageous legal entity. I work to create a thoughtful foundation, with clear and delineated rights and obligations, which is critical to the future of any successful enterprise. For example, I assist my clients in the fashion, beauty, and entertainment industries to structure and build joint ventures as they branch out into other revenue streams and create new lines of business to further monetize their brand and intellectual property.

    Fundraising and Investment

    I help my clients capitalize on growth. I partner with companies through their equity fundraisings, advise investors in connection with their financing of such companies, and collaborate on equity awards for the key individuals contributing to the companies’ growth. For example, I assist my clients in the technology industry to bring additional investors into their companies, thereby acquiring the funds required to breathe life into their expanding visions. On the other end of the spectrum, I negotiate advantageous equity awards for my fashion, beauty, and entertainment clients in connection with their brand-building and promotional activities for other companies.

    Mergers and Acquisitions

    I partner with my clients to build bigger, stronger businesses by orchestrating mergers and acquisitions, strategically positioning my clients for exponential advancement through combination with synergistic targets or acquirers. For example, I assist health care facilities in acquiring attractive targets to drive efficiencies and help regional craft breweries in combining forces with other producers and distributors with a national reach.

    Exits

    I help my clients realize and monetize the value of their long-term investments. When equity holders are ready to exit their investments and access capital, I effectuate sales of assets or ownership interests, enabling my clients to extract maximum value, while mitigating the ongoing risk associated with the business. For example, I represent solar developers in connection with their sales of solar panel projects to buyers who are looking to expand in the clean energy market.

    Looking ahead

    In 2021, we saw a year of extremely high deal volume growth in the private equity space. In 2022, volume will taper down slightly, but I expect to see a continued focus on technology in investments in every industry, particularly healthcare. As businesses and our day-to-day lives become more and more dependent upon technology, private equity players will see continued growth in opportunities to invest in that ever-evolving industry. I also anticipate that we are in the first act of an economic boom, with an abundance of energy, activity, and capital to match the accelerated innovation brought about by recent global and national challenges.

    Representative experience

    Marissa’s extensive experience across a variety of industries includes representing:

    • Consumer brands in connection with brand protection and brand building, including the formation and structuring of companies to house venture, with celebrity talent, athletes, and social media influencers
    • Social media personalities, including some of the most-followed and highest-earning content creators on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, in connection with monetizing their intellectual property by way of formulating joint ventures and analyzing and configuring equity incentives offered as compensation for services
    • Actors, models, and professional athletes in negotiating with consumer brands, joint ventures, and manufacturing and distribution companies for new product line launches, as well as negotiating equity stakes in such enterprises
    • Technology companies (e.g., mobile applications) in connection with various rounds of fundraising and corresponding negotiation with investors in connection with such financings
    • Solar energy developers in connection with the sales and acquisitions of energy projects
    • Licensed health care facilities and providers in connection with corporate governance and structuring, as well as acquisitions and mergers with other health care entities, which includes navigation of particular regulatory structures and requirements
    • Large regional breweries and food distributors in connection with sales to national acquirers, including negotiation of governance structure and rollover equity in the surviving entity, employment agreements for founders and other employees staying on with the business and licensing issues

    Admitted to practice

    New York
    U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
    U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

    Education

    Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
    Vassar College, B.A., English and Hispanic Studies

    Professional activities

    • Board member, executive committee member, and secretary, Upstate Capital Association of New York
    • Co-chair, Nixon Peabody LGBTQA Resource Group
    • Member, Nixon Peabody Women's Resource Group

    Recognition

    • Albany Business Review, 40 Under 40

    In the News

    • Law360

      Five private equity trends to watch in 2022

      Albany Corporate partner Marissa Wiley is quoted in this article for her outlook on several trends in the private equity space including potential changes to the tax code, a continued focus on the tech and healthcare IT sectors, and how target companies approach environmental, social, and governance issues.
      Jan 3, 2022
    • Law360

      Four trends shaping private equity’s pandemic rebound

      In this article covering the post-pandemic rebound in private equity, Albany Corporate partner Marissa Wiley explains why we’re seeing a sharp rise in investment activity, and how firms are taking precautionary steps to shape risk-averse agreements.
      July 9, 2021
    • Albany Business Review

      ‘Be more aware’: Leaders discuss how businesses can be more inclusive

      This article summarizes the Business Review’s annual Leaders in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion event Friday, where Albany Corporate partner Marissa Wiley served as a panelist. The panel discussion follows NP Albany recently being named as one of the region’s leaders in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
      June 25, 2021
    • Capital Foundation of New York

      Level Up: Legal Business Agreements

      In this blog post from the Capital Foundation of New York, Albany Corporate attorney Marissa Wiley responds to a submitted question concerning setting up a legal business agreement.
      Dec 15, 2020
    • Albany Business Review

      Why Marissa Wiley is ready for a new conversation

      This profile of Albany Corporate partner Marissa Wiley highlights her early interest in law, her career trajectory and professional development, and her journey as an LGBTQ person.
      Nov 12, 2020
    • Albany Business Review

      40 Under 40: New leaders shaping the new normal

      Albany and New York City Corporate & Finance attorney Marissa Wiley is quoted in this article containing highlights from a discussion with members of the Albany Business Review's "40 under 40" list.

      Aug 19, 2020
    • Upstate Capital Association of New York

      Marissa Wiley appointed to Upstate Capital Association of New York Board of Directors

      Albany Corporate attorney Marissa Wiley is profiled in this article for her appointment to the Upstate Capital Association’s board of directors.
      Aug 7, 2020
    • The Deal

      Movers & Shakers

      Albany Corporate partner Marissa Wiley is included in this executive news roundup for her appointment to Upstate Capital Association’s board of directors.
      Aug 7, 2020
    • Albany Business Review

      Announcing the first round of 40 Under 40 winners for 2020

      Albany Corporate partner Marissa Wiley has been selected as one of the 40 Under 40 business and community leaders in the region by the Albany Business Review.
      March 2, 2020
    • Mergers & Acquisitions

      New hires and promotions

      The promotions of Boston Global Finance partner Erik Schneider, Rochester Corporate partner Eric Tanck, and Albany Corporate partner Marissa Wiley are highlighted in this roundup of notable executive news.
      April 1, 2019
    • Capital Region Chamber of Commerce

      Member Spotlight: Marissa Wiley, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP

      Albany Corporate partner Marissa Wiley, part of this year’s new partner class, is profiled in this Chamber of Commerce feature about her practice and what she sees on the horizon for Albany’s booming corporate sector.
      March 14, 2019
    • The Deal

      Movers and shakers

      Albany Corporate partner Marissa Wiley, Rochester Corporate partner Eric Tanck, and Boston Global Finance partner Erik Schneider’s recent promotion to partner is included in this roundup of notable executive news.
      Feb 1, 2019
    • Mergers & Acquisitions

      M&A wrap

      Three members of Nixon Peabody’s 2019 new partner class are highlighted in this roundup of notable executive and business news: Albany Corporate partner Marissa Wiley, Rochester Corporate partner Eric Tanck and Boston Global Finance partner Erik Schneider.
      Jan 31, 2019

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