David L. Shaw

• Assisted a Canadian investment management firm in multiple transactions, including:
  • The acquisition by an alternative asset management firm of a significant minority interest in its portfolio company, valuing the company at $2.5 billion.
  • Its majority investment in a leading U.S. provider of employee benefits insurance brokerage and retirement consulting services, valuing the company at $2.65 billion.
  • Its acquisition of a majority interest in a global wire and synthetic rope manufacturer.
  • Its carve-out acquisition of a B2B tradeshow operator from a data and market measurement firm, including an IPO and numerous add-on acquisitions.
  • Its acquisition of an American fast-food restaurant chain.
  • Its investment in a leading provider of automation, factory integration, and tooling dedicated to the global aerospace, defense, and space launch industries, including the sale of a portion of the company to a sovereign wealth fund, and advised on the carve-out acquisition of a robotic technologies company and investment in an assembly equipment designer.
  • Its investment in, and subsequent IPO of, a service provider of specialty products and solutions for insurance brokers, agents, and carriers.
  • Its investment in a national independent wealth management firm.
  • Its acquisition of a stake in a leading educational technology platform from a private equity firm, which included the acquisition of a talent management software firm.
  • Its investment in one of the world’s largest aircraft lessors.

With more than two decades of experience structuring corporate deals, David Shaw guides public and private companies through complex business transactions and general corporate matters. He concentrates his practice across a variety of transaction types, including private equity mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, majority and minority investments, and private equity offerings.

Bar Admissions

• New York

Education

• New York University (J.D., M.B.A., 1998)
• Emory University (B.B.A., 1994)

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