On September 25, Day Pitney represented Wildcat Investment Management LLC in connection with the formation of a “deal by deal” fund to invest in the capital stock of Plastiq, Inc., a fintech platform for payment services, through a series of secondary transactions with existing stockholders and/or their affiliates. The Day Pitney team advised Wildcat Investment Management LLC on the launch of the private fund, including preparing the offering documents and supplements, negotiating placement agreements, as well as the terms of a side letter with a major investor.
Additionally, Day Pitney advised on structuring the secondary transaction, including negotiating the letters of intent and securities purchase agreements with existing stockholders and the terms of various ancillary agreements, including investment representative and marketing agreements. The team further provided tax advice on the secondary transaction to ensure tax optimization for the parties.
The team, led by Peter Bilfield, included Erik Bergman, Patricia Jimenez, Michael Kaufman, Alan Ruiz and Dan Gottfried.
Day Pitney's annual Palm Beach Family Office Forum was featured in The Florida Bar News article, "Day Pitney Hosts 2023 Palm Beach Family Office Forum."
In February 2023, Day Pitney represented a Singapore-based investment management firm in connection with the formation of an ERISA “hardwired” master-feeder fund structure focused on investing primarily in the Australian resources sector using a long/short investment approach.
In April 2022, Day Pitney represented a Singapore-based investment management firm in connection with the formation of an ERISA "hardwired" master-feeder fund structure focused on investing primarily in Asian healthcare companies.
In December 2022, Day Pitney represented Iridian Asset Management LLC, a Connecticut-based investment management firm in connection with the formation of Iridian Global Impact Fund LP, a long-only private fund which invests primarily in impact-oriented public companies consistent with the European Union’s SFDR Article 9 guidelines.
In December 2022, Day Pitney represented a state pension fund in connection with a $500 million investment in a closed-end "fund of one" formed by an asset management company focused on direct private credit opportunities in the form of senior, mezzanine and opportunistic loans to lower middle market companies.
Day Pitney Investment Management Partner Eliza Fromberg was featured in the Bloomberg Law article, "FTX-Gisele Partnership Highlights Risks of Celebrity ESG Roles."
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Day Pitney Investment Management Partner Eliza Fromberg and White Collar Partner Sarah Krissoff were both featured in the Bloomberg Law article, "SEC's Kardashian Case, Marketing Rule Aim to Reveal Paid Ads."
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In March 2022, Day Pitney completed a transaction in which it represented Iridian Asset Management LLC, an asset management firm based in Westport, CT and its management team (collectively "Iridian"), in connection with the "management buyout" of its founding partners and the firm's asset management business.