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Brian P. Lenihan

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Brian P. Lenihan

Partner
 
Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
Two International Place
Boston, Massachusetts  02110
(Suffolk Co.)

Telephone: 617-248-5000
Fax: 617-248-4000
http://www.choate.com



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Practice AreasPrivate Equity; Business; Technology Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Life Sciences
 
EducationBoston College Law School, J.D., summa cum laude, 1993, Dartmouth College, A.B., cum laude, 1989
 
Admitted1993, Massachusetts
 
MembershipsBoston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.
 
Born1967
 
BiographyPrivate Equity: representation of private equity and venture capital funds in a broad range of financing transactions (leveraged buyouts, majority and minority recapitalizations and growth equity investments). Business & Technology: corporate transactions for private technology companies, including all types of mergers, acquisitions, venture capital financings and cross-border transactions. Regularly acts as special counsel to Canadian issuers and investors in cross-border transactions with US based acquirers and capital sources. Represents founders, senior executives and other significant stockholders of privately-held companies in negotiating and structuring initial capitalization and recapitalizations, stock redemptions, buyouts and severance packages. Representative Clients: Century Capital Partners; Celtic House Venture Partners; Spectrum Equity Investors; Summit Partners and Tudor Ventures.
 
ISLN910050850
 
TransactionsRepresented private equity investor in sale of portfolio company (telecommunications maintenance provider) to strategic acquirer. Represented investment syndicate in largest venture capital financing in Canada for 2006 (drug development company) and represented issuer in largest venture capital financing in Canada for 2005 (telecommunications equipment manufacturer). Represented private equity investor specializing in insurance and financial services industries in minority recapitalization of domestic insurance company, minority recapitalization of specialized insurance broker and formation of Bermuda-based run-off reinsurance company. Represented private equity syndicate in leveraged buyout of online bill payment company. Represented private equity investor in minority recapitalization of investment advisory firm. Represented private equity investor in $100 million leveraged buyout of financial services software company. Represented private equity investor and portfolio company in $100 million acquisition and accompanying leveraged recapitalization of portfolio company in telecommunication maintenance area. Represented private equity investors in minority recapitalization of high-end audio manufacturer.
 


 

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