Ilan S. Nissan

Partner

Ilan S. Nissan is Co-head of the Global Mergers and Acquisitions/Private Equity group. Mr. Nissan’s practice focuses on the representation of private equity and hedge funds and their portfolio companies in a wide array of transactions, adversarial matters and other strategic matters. Mr. Nissan's practice and experience encompasses the following areas:

Counseling: Senior counseling of private equity and hedge funds, boards of directors, CEOs, and executive management concerning strategic business/legal issues (including advice on acquisitions and liquidity strategies), execution of business plans, regulatory and other strategic matters. Mr. Nissan’s experience covers a broad spectrum of businesses based all over the world, including manufacturing, oil and gas, chemicals, entertainment, internet, technology, software, consulting, healthcare, retail, apparel and various product distribution businesses. Mr. Nissan also has substantial international experience and works extensively with the firm’s international offices on acquisitions, joint ventures, financings and adversarial matters, with a particular focus on Asia-based matters.

Mergers and Acquisitions/Private Equity: Mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs, recapitalizations, sales and divestitures, growth equity investments, strategic investments, “PIPES” and joint ventures.

Restructurings and Reorganizations: In and out of court reorganizations, workouts and restructurings, including distressed mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.

Financial Services: Representation of bank holding companies concerning regulations affecting their private equity investments and representation of private equity and hedge funds relating to their investments in bank holding companies and other financial services firms.

Fund Formation: Formation and restructuring of private equity and hedge funds, co-investment vehicles and pledge funds. Counseling on internal carry, compensation and governance arrangements among fund sponsors and investment professionals.

Executive Compensation: Representation of sponsors and management groups in all aspects of compensation arrangements, including executive employment and consulting agreements, stock option plans, restricted stock plans, bonus plans and other management incentive arrangements.

Related Activities: Mr. Nissan regularly teaches an upper level course at Columbia University Law School focusing on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and legal transactional strategies. Mr. Nissan is regularly quoted in The Wall Street Journal and other financial and popular press and has appeared as a commentator on Bloomberg Cable Television, Bloomberg Radio and other media. He is also a frequent lecturer and panelist at private equity and hedge fund conferences.