Professional Experience

Scott Beach is chair of the Corporate and Business Law department and chair of the Private Equity and Investment Funds practice group. Mr. Beach represents private equity investors and emerging growth companies in formation, debt and equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, strategic joint ventures, technology arrangements, and general corporate matters. He routinely advises clients in structuring and forming private investment funds, partnerships and joint ventures. Scott counsels investment fund principals and managers, and portfolio company executives, in connection with their employment and equity compensation arrangements.

Scott was named one of "Fairfield County's 'Forty under 40'" business leaders in 2006 by the Fairfield County Business Journal.

Scott is a member of the Emerging Companies and Venture Finance group which has assembled the Connecticut Entrepreneur and Investor Hub, an online resource for startup companies and investors in the state.

Representative Matters

· Representation of a US-based private equity fund sponsored by offshore investors in connection with the acquisition, and later sale, of a controlling preferred stock investment in a leading manufacturer of private label candles and home accessories to an India-based strategic purchaser

· Representation of a private equity firm in the sale, along with the other institutional co-investors and founding shareholders, of all of the stock of a national retail flooring company based in the southeast to two west coast private equity firms, through a merger transaction valued in excess of $400 million

· Representation of private equity investment fund in connection with purchase of preferred units and multiple rounds of follow-on investments in an operator of specialty refining and pipeline fuel distribution business in Texas

· Formation and sale of $120 million joint venture between a medical instrument manufacturer and a multinational pharmaceutical company

· Representation of sponsors of private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge funds, and fund of funds in connection with the formation and launch of such funds

· Representation of high-net-worth individuals, family offices and institutional investors in various investments in private funds

· Formation and $22 million private equity financing of a developer of technology products and services dedicated to enhancing online marketing

· Sale of the country's largest MMDS telecommunications company to a global telecommunications company at a transaction value of more than $600 million

· Representation of issuers and placement agents in Preferred Stock and Common Stock PIPE financings

News, Publications & Presentations

· Co-author, "Increased SEC Focus on Broker-Dealer Registration Issues for Private Fund Managers," Day Pitney Alert, April 12, 2013

· Featured, "Ninety-eight Day Pitney Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers," Day Pitney Press Release, October 22, 2012

· Speaker, "Building and Protecting Your Brand: Creating Value Through Intellectual Property," AccessCircles, September 14, 2012

· Featured, "Seventy-Five Day Pitney Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers List for 2013," Day Pitney Press Release, August 23, 2012

· Featured, "Chambers USA 2012 Names 41 Day Pitney Attorneys 'Leading Lawyers for Business'," Day Pitney Press Release, June 8, 2012

· Co-author, "Updated SEC Guidance on the Family Office Exclusion," VCExperts, June 5, 2012

· Speaker, "Social Media Webinar for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers," Day Pitney Webinar, March 13, 2012

· Co-author, "Updated SEC Guidance on the Family Office Exclusion," Day Pitney White Paper, March 2, 2012

· Co-author, "Regulators Issue Guidance on Use of Social Media by Investment Advisers," Day Pitney Alert, February 8, 2012

· Co-author, "SEC Crackdown On Investment Adviser Compliance Deficiencies," VCExperts, February 3, 2012

· Co-author, "Recently Adopted Fund Manager Reporting Obligations," VCExperts, December 15, 2011

· Co-author, "Targeting Adviser Compliance Deficiencies," Law360 December 12, 2011

· Co-author, "SEC Crackdown On Investment Adviser Compliance Deficiencies," Day Pitney Alert, December 1, 2011

· Co-author, "Newly Adopted Fund Manager Reporting Obligations," Day Pitney Alert, November 4, 2011

· Featured, "Fifty Day Pitney Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers," Day Pitney Press Release, October 24, 2011

· Featured, "Seventy-two Day Pitney Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers List for 2012," Day Pitney Press Release, October 4, 2011

· Co-author, "CT Department of Banking Releases Orders Clarifying Investment Adviser Registration and Regulation," Day Pitney Alert, July 15, 2011

· Co-author, "SEC Adopts Rules Implementing Dodd-Frank Investment Adviser Registration and Exemption Requirements," Day Pitney Alert, July 11, 2011

· Co-author, "SEC Proposes Rules on Investment Adviser Registration," Day Pitney Alert, December 10, 2010

· Featured, "Fifty-seven Day Pitney Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers; Six Additional Lawyers Recognized as 'Rising Stars'," Day Pitney Press Release, November 12, 2010

· Featured, "Seventy-six Day Pitney Lawyers Named to Best Lawyers for 2011," Day Pitney Press Release, August 9, 2010

· "Dodd-Frank Act Impact on Investment Advisers and Private Investment Funds," Day Pitney Alert, July 23, 2010

· Co-author, "Investment Management Compliance Update: SEC Adopts Pay-To-Play Rule For Advisers," Day Pitney, July 16, 2010

· Co-author, "Connecticut Tax Credit Incentivizes Angel Investment in Start-up Businesses," Day Pitney Alert, May 7, 2010

· Co-author, "Connecticut Proposes Conflict-Of-Interest Disclosure Requirements For Managers To Private Investment Funds," Day Pitney Alert, March 31, 2010

· Co-author, "SEC Issues Amendments to Investment Adviser Custody Rule," Investment Management Compliance Update, January 29, 2010

· Panelist, "Anatomy of a Deal," Association for Corporate Growth/Yale School of Management, January 19, 2010

· Featured, "Fifty-six Day Pitney Partners Recognized as New England Super Lawyers," Day Pitney Press Release, October 30, 2009

· Co-author, "Regulation of Advisers to Hedge and Private Equity Funds," Day Pitney Alert, October 30, 2009

· Co-author, "Investment Management Compliance Update: Placement Agents Under Fire," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, October 2009

· Co-author, "NY State Comptroller Bans Pension Fund "Pay-to-Play" Political Contributions," Day Pitney Alert, September 25, 2009

· "Placement Agents Under Fire," Investment Management Compliance Update, August 18, 2009

· Featured, "Seventy-seven Day Pitney Partners Named to Best Lawyers 2010," Day Pitney Press Release, July 30, 2009

· Co-author, "Hedge Fund Regulation: MFA Weighs In on Proposals," CTTMA Newsletter, June 2009

· Co-author, "Hedge Fund Regulation: MFA Weighs in on Proposals," Day Pitney Alert, May 26, 2009

· Co-author, "Connecticut Proposes Increased Regulation of Private Investment Funds," Day Pitney Alert, February 26, 2009

· Co-author, "Best Practices for Hedge Fund Managers and Investors Issued by the President's Working Group on Financial Markets," Day Pitney Alert, February 20, 2009

· Co-author, "Annual Amendments and Online Form D Filings Become Mandatory Beginning March 16, 2009," Day Pitney Alert, February 9, 2009

· Featured, "75 Day Pitney Partners Named Among The Best Lawyers in America®2009 Ranked #1 in New Jersey and #2 in Connecticut," Day Pitney Press Release, December 11, 2008

· Co-moderator, "Financial Meltdown 2008 - Survival of the Fittest," Turnaround Management Association Connecticut Chapter, November 3, 2008

· Co-author, "Ten Challenges Facing Hedge Funds Fighting For Survival," CTTMA Newsletter, November 2008

· Co-author, "Tax Extenders Act Quashes Deferred Compensation for Managers of Offshore Funds," Day Pitney Alert, October 10, 2008

· Featured, "Day Pitney Partner Scott Beach Honored by National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter, As MS Corporate Achiever for the Class of 2008," Day Pitney Press Release, October 1, 2008

· Co-author, "Federal Reserve Eases Rules on Equity Investments in Banks," Day Pitney Alert, September 25, 2008

· Co-author, "President's Working Group Committee Releases Comprehensive New Standards for Managers," Day Pitney Alert, May 12, 2008

· Co-author, "Lawmakers Unlikely to Consider Proposed Private-Equity Tax Increases This Year," Day Pitney Alert, October 12, 2007

· Co-author, "New Tax Legislation Seeks to Treat Carried Interest Paid to Fund Managers as Ordinary Income," Day Pitney Alert, June 26, 2007

· Scott Beach Selected for Fairfield County's 2006 "40 Under 40," DBH Press Release, June 5, 2006

· Co-author, "Reverse Merger + PIPE = Diamond in the Rough or a Bridge Too Far?" Financier Worldwide, September 2005

· "PIPES: Fool's Gold or the Next Big Thing," New York, NY, February 10, 2005

· "The Legal Obligations of Private Equity Holders," Buyouts, March 1, 2004

Professional Affiliations

· Connecticut Bar Association, member

· National Association of Corporate Directors, Connecticut Chapter, Board of Advisors, member

Awards and Achievements

· Chosen for inclusion in the Chambers USA Legal Directory as a leading corporate/M&A attorney in Connecticut, 2012

· Recognized as a Connecticut Super Lawyer, 2006-2012

· Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, 2008-2013

· Honored by National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter, As MS Corporate Achiever for the Class of 2008