John Cushing at Brown Rudnick LLP, has extensive experience in M&A, corporate restructuring, and complex transactions. Cushing advises a wide range of clients, including family-owned businesses, emerging companies, and leading industry players such as Coastal Medical Transportation and ProFrac Services. His recent work includes navigating multi-million-dollar acquisitions, corporate governance restructuring, and joint venture financing.
Corporate & M&A in United States
Brown Rudnick LLP
Kernmandanten
Police Activities League of Massachusetts
Coastal Medical Transportation Systems and its affiliates
Estella Health
Electric Supply Center Corp
Invacare Global
Jenzabar
Maximus Real Estate
ProFrac Services
Spot On Ventures
TWG Insurance Agency/The Westport Group
Lordstown Motors / Nu Ride Inc
Highlight-Mandate
- Represented Electric Supply Center (ESC) in its sale to Sonepar’s U.S. subsidiary, Northeast Electrical, marking the completion of the transaction in June 2024, and enabling Sonepar to expand its presence in the electrical products distribution market.
- Advising Coastal Medical Systems LLC and its affiliates, providing guidance on corporate governance, commercial contracts, employment matters, corporate restructuring, negotiation of its credit facility, and the acquisition of Transformative Healthcare’s Massachusetts emergency and non-emergency medical transportation businesses, including Fallon Ambulance Service and LifeLine Ambulance Service.
- Advising Spot On Ventures LLC and its affiliates in negotiating joint venture agreements, commercial contracts, hotel development arrangements, hotel and asset management agreements, and the acquisition and operation of hospitality assets, including the Hampton Inn Mid-Beach in Miami, FL; also advising on corporate restructuring, governance, and equity compensation, and most recently representing Spot On in the joint venture financing and acquisition of a hotel in Palm Springs, California.
Choate, Hall & Stewart
Brian Lenihan of Choate, Hall & Stewart specializes in venture capital and growth equity, primarily in the technology sector. With deep experience in the space, Lenihan represents both capital providers and companies, advising on high-value transactions, cross-border deals, and regulatory challenges, including work for clients like Spectrum Equity, M/C Partners, and Venminder.
Kernmandanten
Citadel
Spectrum Equity
Century Equity Partners
M/C Partners
Copley Equity Partners
Silversmith Capital
Lydonia Technologies
BV Investment Partners
Venminder
Highlight-Mandate
- Represented Venminder, a platform for managing third-party risk, in its acquisition by Ncontracts, a provider of compliance, risk, and vendor management solutions, while also advising on Hg’s buyout of Gryphon Investors and prior Venminder shareholders, including Bain Capital Ventures, MissionOG, and Silversmith Capital Partners.
- Represented BV Investment Partners in its investment in Balance Partners, a specialty insurance managing general agency, to support its growth, enable additional investments, and facilitate acquisitions or partnerships.
- Represented Century Equity Partners in the sale of its portfolio company, DOXA Insurance Holdings, to Goldman Sachs Asset Management, supporting DOXA’s growth strategy and acquisition plans in the niche insurance sector.
Gunderson Dettmer LLP
Malcolm B. Nicholls, III is a seasoned attorney with longstanding experience advising private fund sponsors and investment advisors globally. His practice at Gunderson Dettmer LLP focuses on venture capital and private equity fund formation, governance, and secondary transactions. A notable matter includes his work with Regeneron Ventures, guiding the launch of its $500m fund, backed solely by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
Kernmandanten
Regeneron Ventures
OrbiMed Advisors
Kline Hill Partners
ABS Capital Partners
Avenir Growth
Acequia Capital
Listen Ventures
Longitude Capital
Safar Partners
SR One
SV Health Investors
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Regeneron Ventures, an emerging manager, in raising $500m for its first fund, entirely committed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a $90bn public company, to invest in life sciences developments, including structuring the fund, negotiating terms, and establishing the management company.
Gunderson Dettmer LLP
Malcolm Nicholls III is a seasoned attorney with over 25 years of experience advising private fund sponsors and investment advisors globally. His practice at Gunderson Dettmer LLP focuses on venture capital and private equity fund formation, governance, and secondary transactions. A notable matter includes his work with Regeneron Ventures, guiding the launch of its $500 million fund, backed solely by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
Brown Rudnick LLP
Michael Cohen of Brown Rudnick LLP is a seasoned attorney specializing in life sciences, venture capital, and emerging companies. With expertise in cross-border transactions, Cohen advises both investors and startups on financing and M&A. Notable matters include leading $175m in Series B financing for Aktis Oncology and assisting MPM BioImpact in a $40m Series A investment for āshibio.
Kernmandanten
Aktis Oncology, a biotechnology company.
Crossbow Therapeutics, a biotechnology company.
MPM BioImpact, a biotechnology investment firm.
Highlight-Mandate
- Represented Aktis Oncology in its oversubscribed $175m Series B financing, led by RA Capital, RTW Investments, and Janus Henderson Investors, continuing its support for the biotech company developing targeted radiopharmaceuticals for solid tumor cancers.
- Led MPM BioImpact in its $40m investment in California-based biotech company āshibio’s Series A funding round, supporting the development of novel therapies, including a potential treatment for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP).
- Represented Crossbow Therapeutics in its $80m Series A financing, led by MPM BioImpact and Pfizer Ventures, to advance the development of novel cancer therapies targeting peptide-loaded major histocompatibility complexes (pMHCs) on cancer cells.
Gunderson Dettmer LLP
Timothy Ehrlich, chair of Gunderson Dettmer LLP’s life sciences practice group, has a strong record representing life sciences companies across their lifecycle, specializing in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare IT, advising on financings, strategic alliances, and M&A. Notable matters include guiding Remix Therapeutics in its $60m financing and billion-dollar collaboration with Roche, and Kelonia Therapeutics’ $800m partnership with Xyphos Biosciences.
Kernmandanten
Remix Therapeutics, Inc.
Kelonia Therapeutics, Inc.
BrainChild Bio, Inc.
Moonwalk Biosciences, Inc.
QurAlis Corporation
Be Biopharma
MBrace Therapeutics
DEM BioPharma
Carbon Biosciences
Kernal Bio
Muna Therapeutics
Photys Therapeutics
Praxis Precision Medicines
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Remix Therapeutics, Inc., a biotech company, in its $60m financing and a high-value collaboration with Roche, which included a $30m upfront payment and potential milestone payments exceeding $1bn.
- Advised Kelonia Therapeutics, Inc., in its $800m research collaboration and licensing agreement with Xyphos Biosciences, a subsidiary of Astellas Pharma. The agreement includes $40m upfront, $35m for additional options, milestone payments, R&D funding, and tiered royalties on future sales.
- Represented Be Biopharma in its $82m financing, backed by Bristol Myers Squibb, Takeda Ventures, and top venture firms.
Pierce Atwood LLP
Mary-Laura Greely serves as a co-leader of the M&A practice at Pierce Atwood LLP, with a focus on private equity, venture capital, and general corporate law. Greely advises on strategic acquisitions, financing, corporate governance, and succession planning. Notable matters include the acquisition of $1.6bn in assets by Alger Group through its purchase of Redwood Investments, along with various cross-border transactions.
Kernmandanten
American Postal Infrastructure SPV I (and 50+ affiliates)
Bake-n-Joy Foods, Inc. (and 9+ affiliates)
Redwood Investments, LLC
Citizens Bank, N.A.
PR Restaurants, L.L.C.
Plus Power Services LLC
JLAM Holdings LLC and JLAM Real Estate LLC
Five Star Golf Cars & Utility Vehicles LLC
Brannen Brothers Flutemakers, Inc.
Geriatric Medical & Surgical Supply, LLC
EPG, Inc.
Olivio Premium Products Corporation
Green Market Services Company, Inc.
Material Installations, Inc.
Freedom Bakery, LLC
Highlight-Mandate
- Represented principals of Redwood Investments, LLC and Estancia Capital Partners LP in the sale of securities to Alger Group Holdings, LLC, valued at $1.6bn in assets under management.