Mr. Nissan's practice and experience encompasses the following areas:
Growth Equity and Venture Capital. Representation of growth and venture capital funds and family offices in connection with investments in businesses in various industries with a concentration on software, internet and technology generally.
Strategic Advice. Senior counseling concerning strategic business/legal issues (including advice on acquisitions, high stakes litigation, and liquidity strategies), execution of business plans, complex regulatory concerns and other strategic matters. Mr. Nissan also has substantial international experience including cross-border acquisitions, investments and joint ventures all over the world.
Mr. Nissan’s skills include:
- Analyzing/simplifying complex situations and focusing clients on the key matters
- Providing advice uniquely tailored to the client’s particular legal and business sensitivities
- Delivering the best of the firm’s resources to effectively resolve the most difficult matters
Mergers and Acquisitions/Private Equity. Mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, sales and divestitures, securities offerings and strategic investments.
Fund Formation. Formation and restructuring of private equity, venture capital and hedge funds, co-investment vehicles and pledge funds. Counseling on internal carry, compensation and governance arrangements among fund sponsors and investment professionals.
Executive Compensation. Representation of investors and management groups in all aspects of compensation arrangements, including executive employment and consulting agreements, stock option plans, restricted stock plans, bonus plans and other management incentive arrangements.
Mr. Nissan is also very active in real estate including "proptech", infrastructure and project finance.