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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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Adriana Schwartz is adept at advising clients in the field of shareholder activism. She is able to advise on complex activist campaigns, in addition to assisting activists in securities-related matters.
Adriana is fantastic. She is very bright and gives great advice and guidance.
Adriana is wonderful and always explains things in an easy, digestible way.
She is the consummate professional and a tremendous adviser.
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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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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Financial Services
Health Care
Investment Management
Media
Pharmaceuticals
Private Equity
Seed Investment Deals
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Technology
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