Comparative Guide
Venture Capital
United States
Evan S. Kipperman
The M&A team at Wiggin and Dana LLP is commended by clients for being ‘extremely responsive, to the point’ with ’good market-knowledge’, often handling cross-border matters with the team active on both the buy-side and sell-side. The department is under the joint leadership of New York-based, Mark Kaduboski who advises emerging companies as well as those part of the Fortune 500 and Connecticut- based Heather Rahilly who is a key reference in the middle-market for woman-owned companies handling strategic acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures. Also, active from the New York office, Andrew Ritter co-chairs the practice, handling stock acquisitions and multi-jurisdictional matters.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: NPS ®
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Extremely responsive, to the point, good market-knowledge.’
- ‘Working with Wiggin and Dana was a really good experience. They worked closely with us on very complex issues. They were very patient and spent the times we needed to understand all our options and implications with the decisions. ’
- ‘Agile and sharp'
- ‘Andrew Ritter is a great human that truly cares about representing us. He never accepted anything that was not best for us, and when we had to bend he explained all the risks to us before allowing us to agree to anything.
- ‘The quality of service is exceptional. The team at Wiggin & Dana LLP really fight for the client. ’
- ‘Great team and poured their heart and soul into our deal. Fought for us on every call and every meeting and never let things go unless we told them to. I would highly recommend them to anyone!
Key clients
- West Publishing Corporation and Thomson Reuters Corporation
- TRC Advisory LLC
- Surance Bay LLC
- SDG Corporation
- Pacific Crest
- Custom Chemical LLC
- MedSpas of Manhattan
- Aptar Pharma
Work highlights
Advised TRC Advisory LLC, a US-based consultancy specializing in growth strategy, commercial effectiveness and value acceleration for both public and PE-backed global businesses, in connection with its $125 million sale to Elixirr International PLC, an award-winning global consultancy listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.|
Advised SuranceBay, a leading provider of licensing, onboarding, appointment and compliance solutions for the life and annuity industry, in its acquisition by Verisk, a leading global data analytics and technology provider.
Represented SDG Corporation, a leading provider of advisory, implementation, and managed cybersecurity services focused on identity and access management (IAM), threat, and risk, in connection with its significant strategic investment from Recognize Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in digital services businesses.
Practice head
Mark Kaduboski; Heather Rahilly; Andrew Ritter