James M. Fischer

Career

Jim Fischer focuses his practice on advising public and private companies in strategic and financial transactions. He delivers extensive experience in M&A and corporate venture investments and roll-up transactions – particularly in the fintech, pharmaceutical, healthcare and manufacturing sectors. Jim has served as lead counsel on dozens of mergers and acquisitions ranging in size from US$50 million to more than US$1.2 billion. In addition, he advises on major corporate restructurings, private securities offerings and divestitures.

Notably, James represents fast growth and mid-sized companies in emerging and established industries on complex transactions such as intricate transfers of ownership, equity investments and acquisitions, corporate divestitures and joint ventures. He is also skilled in working with individual and institutional clients on investing in and transacting with corporate incubators supporting foreign and domestic propriety and high-frequency trading firms and related service providers.