Partner
CurrentNick represents domestic and international clients in various business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, financing matters, restructurings, and private equity offerings.Nick also represents clients with respect to antitrust matters, complex business contracts, confidentiality agreements, government contracts, export compliance (including under U.S. Export Administration Regulations and International Traffic in Arms Regulations), corporate governance, and other general corporate matters.Representative Matters:-Advised a public-company manufacturer on all aspects of the $70 million acquisition of a Seattle-based electronics manufacturer.-Advised a private U.S. telecom company on the $66 million sale of its software development business to a global software company.-Represented a leading public-company manufacturer on all aspects of a freeze out merger with a high precision motors business.-Advised on the multi-jurisdictional sale of an Israeli public company’s situational intelligence solutions business to a Canadian acquirer for $47.5 million plus a performance based earnout.-Represented a global defense contractor with respect to the acquisition of a manufacturer of specialty aviation surveillance equipment. -Advised a publicly-traded global company with respect to the acquisition of an analytics hiring platform.-Represented a global manufacturer with respect to its $280 million revolving credit facility.-Represented a local distributor with respect to Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust compliance matters.-Advised a U.S. medical device designer with respect to the negotiation of U.S. government contracts.-Represented a regional distributor with respect to minimum advertised pricing and related competition law matters.-Advised a U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturer with respect to foreign distribution.-Represented a U.S. manufacturer of electronic testing products with respect to the establishment of a U.S. export compliance program.