Thompson Hine LLP partner David D. Watson is a prominent figure in the corporate transactions and securities practice group, with expertise in both general and distressed M&A transactions, as well as private equity. He advises Fortune 500 companies, family-owned businesses, and private equity funds in complex transactions. Watson's experience includes significant cross-border work, such as advising Hoshizaki America in a multi-million-dollar equity interest purchase and representing ORG in a £115m capital raise for Ipswich Town Football Club, which involved the addition of a new US-based partner. He has also represented clients in numerous asset and stock sales and mergers, including a $1.5b franchise transfer for the State of Ohio. Watson is based in the firm's Cleveland office.
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David is a partner in the Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, including distressed M&A transactions; private equity fund matters; business counseling; family business issues and succession planning.
David has substantial experience in transactional and general corporate law, including the acquisition and disposition of businesses, both in the ordinary course of events and bankruptcy; the organization, operation and disposition of partnerships, limited liability companies and joint ventures; succession planning and the resolution of private shareholder disputes; and counseling clients across a wide range of industries on a variety of day-to-day business matters.
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1993
- Harvard University, B.A., 1986, cum laude
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Key clients
- Hoshizaki America, Inc.
- ORG Portfolio Management
- Block Family Trust
- ITOCHU International Inc.
- Centre Lane Partners, LLC
- Masco Corporation
- Kataman Metals