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• Focus: cross-border M&A; investment management, shipping and digital media industries.
• Market-leading transactions: Act on market-leading transactions for clients within our focus sectors including: for the investment management, broker-dealer and related industries Kudu/Bingham Osborne; Kudu/Versus; iM Global/Scharf; Marex/Rosenthal Collins; TIG/Kudu; TIG/Romspen; Cramer Rosenthal/Wilmington Trust; APMEX/One Gold; First Long Island Investors/Kudu and Forbes Family Trust/Optima deals; for the shipping and offshore drilling industry, the Ocean Rig/Transocean; Poseidon/Global Ship Lease; DryShips/Heidmar and Ridgebury Tankers/Riverstone deals. We also have market leading expertise handling dozens of seed investment deals involving private fund managers annually.
• A “go-to” firm for middle-market negotiated M&A for businesses across all sectors, including international deals and deals involving private equity firms. These recently included: PESCM/Ethos (veterinary); BBRC Private Equity/Hot Yoga (fitness); Topo Research/Gartner (market research); Constellation Advisors/TZP (professional services) and BBRC Private Equity/Plant Therapy (wellness branded consumer products).
Among New York-based mid-sized law firms, Seward & Kissel is unusual (if not unique) in offering first tier transactional capabilities for international, middle-market M&A deals. The majority of our clients are non-US based or have international business operations.
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Seward & Kissel LLP represented AlTi Global Inc in connection with its acquisitions of East End Advisors and Envoi LLC.
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Seward & Kissel provides excellent service and is always very responsive.
Seward & Kissel always comes up with a pragmatic solution to an issue in a timely manner. They make you feel like you are their only client.
Seward & Kissel has the ability to efficiently solve problems and to help close transactions. The firm has a very deep team offering subject matter expertise and high levels of competency.
Seward & Kissel provides excellent service and is always very responsive.
Seward & Kissel always comes up with a pragmatic solution to an issue in a timely manner. They make you feel like you are their only client.
Seward & Kissel has the ability to efficiently solve problems and to help close transactions. The firm has a very deep team offering subject matter expertise and high levels of competency.
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James Abbott is co-head of the firm's business transactions group. He is routinely engaged in domestic and cross-border M&A, joint ventures and private equity deals. His client base includes entities active in the media and shipping industries.
James gets things done in a pragmatic and efficient manner.
Craig is excellent. He is knowledgeable, responsive and efficient.
Craig is a seasoned veteran and a great operator. Nothing fazes him, and he has a genuine ability to make clients feel at ease.
He is a problem solver who is super smart and dedicated to his clients.
Nick Katsanos undertakes impressive work in M&A involving both public and private companies and private equity firms. He has experience acting for clients in a range of sectors, including shipping and financial services.
He provides both legal guidance and practical knowledge.
Nick is extremely knowledgeable about the potential implications of any decision, and takes a very pragmatic approach to negotiation.
Nick is highly experienced and super responsive, and he genuinely cares about getting the job done efficiently and smoothly.
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Head of Department
Gerhard Anderson
Head of Department
Meir Grossman
Nick Katsanos
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Agrifos Partners
DryShips Inc.
First Long Island Investors
Kudu Investment Management
Ocean Rig UDW Inc.
Pet Emergency & Specialty Care of Marin
Poseidon Containers Holdings
Sandler O'Neill + Partners
TIG Advisors
UBM plc
iM Square
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Broker-Dealer
Financial Services
Health Care
Investment Management
Media
Pharmaceuticals
Private Equity
Seed Investment Deals
Shipping
Software & Computer Services
Technology
Transportation