David Walek, a partner in the firm's Business Department, counsels public and private companies and investors on securities law matters; mergers and acquisitions; IPOs and other public offerings of equity and debt securities; financings; joint ventures; venture-capital investments; corporate governance; and other corporate and securities matters. His clients range from start-ups to large cap technology, life sciences and manufacturing companies, as well as a number of other public and private companies and financial institutions and other investors.
David also has extensive experience representing companies with multinational operations. He has advised clients with respect to numerous multinational M&A transactions, securities law matters and investments.
Representative Experience
The following is a brief summary of David's experience and accomplishments:
ˇ Principal general corporate relationships with clients including EMC, Reebok, Millipore, Brookstone, Entegris, Nypro, Sappi/SD Warren and Pioneer Investments.
ˇ IPOs and other Public Equity and Debt Securities Offerings for clients inclusing EMC, Reebok, Millipore, Mykrolis, Entegris, Eastern Enterprises, Brookstone, Brooks Automation, Akamai, Parexel, Fairmarket, Wesley-Jessen, Therma-Wave, Chipcom, FTP Software and Manufacturers Services Ltd.
ˇ Counsel to EMC Corporation on numerous technology company acquisitions, including VMware, Legato Systems, Avalon, ProActivity, nLayers, Digital Bitcast, System Management Arts, Kashya, Crostor and Verid.
ˇ Counsel to Reebok International Ltd. on wide range of debt and equity financings, consumer/branded products M & A and joint venture transactions, including Pentland Industries, AVIA Footware, Ralph Lauren Footwear, Ellesse Sports, Boston Whaler and Frye Boots.
ˇ Counsel to Brookstone with respect to consumer products/retail acquisitions and the sale of Brookstone to a private equity consortium.
ˇ Counsel to Millipore Corporation and its semiconductor capital equipment spin-off, Entegris, on wide range of M & A and other transactions, including: acquisition of Amicon Division from W.R. Grace; acquisition of Tylan General; sale of Ionpure Division; spin-off of Mykrolis; merger of Mykrolis with Entegris; sale of Entegris Gas Division; acquisition of Poco Graphite by Entegris; and sale of Millipore to Merck GmbH.
ˇ Counsel to Nypro Inc., a multinational precision molding company, with respect to numerous U.S. and international corporate acquisitions and IP/IT matters.
ˇ Counsel to Wyeth (now part of Pfizer) on its acquisition of the Therma Care product line, IP and manufacturing facilities from Procter & Gamble.
ˇ Counsel to Becton Dickinson on the sale of three medical products divisions to private equity investors.
ˇ Counsel to VC investors on investments in numerous technology companies including Double-Click, M-Qube, Quickplay Media, Quattro, Revivio, Virtusa, Open Mile and Vettro.
ˇ Counsel to investors on a number of VC investment exit transactions, including Sale of M-Qube to Verisign and Sale of Quattro to Apple.
ˇ Counsel to Eastern Enterprises with respect to mining, barge line and natural gas distribution operations, including Boston Gas Company, the roll-up of other major New England gas LDC's and the combination of Eastern Enterprises with Keyspan Energy, now National Grid.
ˇ Counsel to Sappi/SD Warren, the largest US coated paper manufacturer, with respect to numerous corporate matters, including its sale of one million acres of timber property in Maine to Plum Creek Timber, the largest real property transaction in Maine history.
ˇ Counsel to Premium Power Corporation, developer of liquid zinc bromide electrical energy storage systems, with respect to VC financings, production and joint development agreements and other corporate and IP matters.
ˇ U.S. Counsel to Hutchison Whampoa, Hong Kong-based global conglomerate, in consideration of potential acquisition of U.S. infrastructure assets.
ˇ Counsel to Marsys on acquisition of IT services business from InfoCrossing.
ˇ Counsel to Mint Technologies on sale to LSI Logic.
ˇ Counsel to LextraNet on sale to Merrill Communications.
ˇ Counsel to Pioneer Investments with respect to investment advisor acquisitions, cross-border Tax/IP structuring, and securities matters and investigations.
ˇ U.S. Securities Counsel to London-based 3i Corporation on global offerings of equity interests in 3i Infrastructure Fund, investing in global infrastructural projects.
ˇ Counsel to Citibank Private Bank and numerous hedge fund investors and investment advisors with respect to U.S. and cross-border securities laws, investment and M & A matters.
Professional / Civic Involvement
ˇ American Bar Association, Business Law, International Law and Entertainment Law Sections
ˇ Boston Bar Association
ˇ Artists for Humanity, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Industries
Technology
Life Sciences
Energy Technology and Renewables
Venture Capital & Emerging Companies
Nonprofit
Honors/Awards
Listed in BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA (2006-2012)
Related Professional Experience
Instructor on mergers and acquisitions at MIT's Sloan School of Management