Nutter McClennen & Fish, founded in 1879 by Louis Brandeis and Samuel Warren II, is a US law firm with around 150 attorneys and offices located in both Massachusetts and New York.
Focusses/specialisms
The firm specializes in middle market M&A transactions, often involving private equity.
Key clients
Key clients for the firm include: BuySellAds, CDF Corporation, REAL Software Systems, Hollingsworth & Vose, Redi2 Technologies, Shawmut Corporation and Dragonfly.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
Throughout the most recent research period, the M&A team largely represented sellers, though not exclusively, across various industries including food and beverage, shipping, technology and healthcare.
Corporate and M&A partners Mark Tarallo and Alexandra Salvet joined from Murtha Cullina and Feinberg Hanson respectively.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
CenExel’s acquisition of iResearch
Envestnet’s acquisition of Redi2 Technologies
Rightsline’s acquisition of REAL Software Systems
Client feedback: 33rd edition (2022/2023)
Joshua French
“High-availability, even when not primary on a deal is able to step in and knows everything about it.”
Meghan Kelly
“Super smart, knows every deal inside and out. Super accurate and high attention to every detail.”
Liam O’Connell
“Highly experienced in labor and employment law.”
Shannon Zollo
“Shannon is a subject matter expert on M&A. He provided counsel in a thoughtful, strategic manner. He is extremely ethical. I highly recommend him.”
“Expert level deal maker and negotiator.”
“He is experienced with PE backed companies, and can go head to head with attorneys on the other side. He anticipated their next steps and provided us with very good strategic and tactical advice.”
“Ability to quickly assess relevant issues and present solutions.”
“Listened to our goals for the M&A and drove the deal to meet those goals and in our favor as much as possible.”