Corporate and Transactions

Nutter is serving as legal counsel to Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: EBC), the stock holding company for Eastern Bank, in connection with its definitive merger agreement with Cambridge Bancorp (NASDAQ: CATC), the parent company of Cambridge Trust Company, pursuant to which Cambridge will merge with and into Eastern in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $528 million. Simultaneously, Nutter is also representing Eastern Insurance Group, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastern, in its definitive agreement to sell its insurance operations to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) for approximately $510 million in cash.

Nutter served as legal counsel to T.F. Boyle Transportation, Inc. in its acquisition by Toronto-based Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. (TSX: AND).

Nutter advised Abveris (formally known as AbX Biologics, Inc.), a privately-held in vivo antibody discovery services company, in connection with its acquisition by Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a leading and rapidly growing synthetic biology and genomics company that has developed a disruptive DNA synthesis platform to industrialize the engineering of biology.

Nutter served as legal counsel to ALM Works, Inc., the developer of software products to empower project managers around the world with visibility and control, in connection with its acquisition by Tempo Software, a leading provider in team time management and productivity-enhancing solutions.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Connected Home Care, LLC, a leading home care provider serving Medicaid, dual-eligible, and private pay clients throughout Eastern Massachusetts, in connection with its acquisition by HouseWorks, LLC, one of the nation’s largest independent home care companies.

Nutter served as legal counsel to RIND, New York-based makers of functional and sustainable whole fruit snacks, in connection with its closing of a $6.1 million Series A capital raise led by Valor Siren Ventures (VSV), an early-stage investor in sustainability, food, food technology, retail, and retail technology, along with a follow-on investment from Melitas Ventures.

Nutter represented Delaware North in the sale of the Sea Crest Beach Hotel on Cape Cod in January, 2021.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Agilyx Corporation and its parent company Agilyx AS (Euronext Growth Oslo: AGLX), a leader in advanced recycling of post-use plastics, in its joint venture with ExxonMobil Chemical Corporation (NYSE: XOM), the world’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, to form Cyclyx International, LLC. 

Nutter served as legal counsel to Ce3, Inc., a full-service CRO focused on providing early phase oncology clinical development services to the biotechnology industry, in connection with its acquisition by Catalyst Clinical Research, a clinical development organization providing highly customizable clinical research solutions to the global biopharmaceutical industry.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Column Health, a network of technology-enabled, community-based outpatient mental health and addiction clinics throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut, in connection with its acquisition of the Center for Psychiatric Medicine (CPM).

Nutter served as legal counsel to Clean Crop Technologies, Inc. in connection with its $3 million seed stage investment round.

Nutter served as legal counsel to UrSure, Inc., an HIV medication adherence diagnostics company, in connection with its acquisition by OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSUR), a leader in point of care diagnostic tests and specimen collection and stabilization devices, and microbiome laboratory and analytical services.

Nutter represented its client, Tuscan Village, in connection with a $60 million construction loan for the development of South Village, part of the Tuscan Village project.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Wandering Bear, Inc., a cold brew coffee maker, in connection with a $1 million revolving line of credit facility from Assembled Brands Capital Funding, LLC.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Gravyty, a market-defining provider of fundraiser enablement solutions powered by artificial intelligence, in connection with a $21 million investment from K1 Investment Management, a leading investment firm focusing on high-growth enterprise software companies.

Nutter advised Strategic Cyber LLC in connection with its acquisition by HelpSystems, a Minnesota-based IT software company.

Nutter advised PollyDot, Inc., a large Planet Fitness franchisee in Massachusetts, in connection with the sale of all of its clubs.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Agrify Corporation, a developer of premium indoor grow solutions, in connection with its acquisition of TriGrow Systems, Inc.

Nutter advised Cedar’s Mediterranean Foods, Inc., a family-owned national Middle Eastern food manufacturer and distributor, in its acquisition of Brekki, a manufacturer of overnight oats for healthy breakfast options.

Nutter advised Location, Inc., a leader in geographic data sciences and predictive, location-based analytics for businesses across the U.S. and Canada, in connection with its acquisition by CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics, and data-enabled services provider.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Agilyx Corporation, the leader in chemical recycling of post-use plastics back into polymers, chemicals, and low carbon fuels, in connection with securing growth financing from a diverse set of European investors led by Carnegie Investment Bank.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Copley Equity Partners, a Boston-based private investment firm, in its minority growth capital investment in Gregory FCA, one of the nation’s 50 largest public relations firms.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Innovation Associates, the market-leading provider of high-volume pharmacy automation technology and software solutions to the retail, hospital, government, and mail order pharmacy markets, in connection with a consortium of investors led by Greg Wasson, the former Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO, acquiring a majority stake to scale the business and enhance its pharmacy automation offerings.

Nutter served as legal counsel to McCarthy Capital Fund VI in connection with its partnership with Big Belly Solar, the global leader in smart waste solutions for public spaces, to recapitalize Bigbelly and provide further cash investment to accelerate growth.

Nutter served as sole legal advisor to Hälsa Foods, the maker of the first and only 100% clean and organic oat milk yogurt, in connection with its recently announced financing round led by Gary Hirshberg, co-founder and former long-time CEO and chairman of Stonyfield Organic.

Nutter served as sole legal advisor to miEdge, the premier provider of lead generation, data analytics, and prospecting solutions specifically designed for the insurance industry, in its acquisition by Zywave, the leading insurtech provider powering agency growth.

Nutter served as counsel to Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P., the marketing agent for Provident Bancorp, Inc., in connection with its conversion from the mutual holding company to the stock holding company form of organization and its related stock offering.

Nutter served as sole outside legal counsel to Centreville Bank in connection with its agreement to acquire Putnam Bank and its holding company, PB Bancorp, Inc., in a transaction valued at approximately $115.5 million.

Nutter advised Cali’flour Foods, the developer and manufacturer of low-carb, gluten-free cauliflower products, in a Series A financing round led by Sunrise Strategic Partners, with participation from CircleUp Growth Partners.

Nutter represented the stockholders of Bjorkman Industrial Power Corp., a supplier of batteries and chargers in the power industry, in the sale of stock to MHS Gamma, Inc.

Nutter served as legal advisor to DTM Packaging and Custom Automation, a leader in machinery manufacturing and re-manufacturing, in its acquisition by The Massman Companies, a Minnesota-based team of machinery and technology companies.

Nutter served as sole outside legal counsel to Leader Bank, N.A. and its parent company Leader Bancorp, Inc. in connection with the recent spin-out of ZSuite Technologies.

Nutter served as sole legal advisor to Fisher International, Inc., a firm supporting the pulp and paper industry with business intelligence and strategy consulting services, in its acquisition by Battery Ventures, a global technology-focused investment firm.

Nutter served as sole legal advisor to Midé Technology Corporation, a U.S. company which provides engineering services including problem solving through modeling and analysis, electronic prototyping, commercial research and development, and forensic engineering services, in its acquisition by Paris-based Hutchinson S.A., which manufactures industrial, automotive, and consumer rubber products such as hoses, tubing, bumpers, spoilers, sealants and adhesives, rubber gloves, baby car seats, and sponges.

Nutter represented The Gove Company, Inc. in its sale of a parking lot on Newbury Street in Boston to L3 Capital, a Chicago-based investment firm. The total value of the transaction was $40 million.

Nutter served as legal advisor to Globe Composite Solutions, LLC (Globe), a navy submarine supplier, in its acquisition by ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE), a global provider of highly engineered products and solutions to diverse and growing end-markets that include the aerospace, space, healthcare, wireless, consumer electronics, electric utility, and renewable energy industries. 

Nutter represented Fidelity Bank in its merger with Family Federal Savings, F.A.

Nutter represented certain senior management in connection with the sale of ZappRx to Allscripts.

Nutter represented the acquirer in the purchase and license of certain assets related to an overnight oats brand from a multinational food and beverage corporation.

Nutter represented Wainscot Media, LLC in its acquisition of the assets of Symphony NY Publishing, LLC, including the magazine brands Footware Plus and Earnshaw’s.

Nutter represented Orleans Auto Supply, Inc., a supplier of automotive parts and supplies, in its sale to Genuine Parts Company.

Nutter represented Waveguide Inc., a New Hampshire-based company that specializes in outside plant services for the telecommunications industry, in its merger with Maicom LLC, a provider of critical infrastructure needs. 

Nutter advised Agilyx, a leader and pioneer in chemically recycling difficult-to-recycle mixed waste plastic streams into high value low carbon circular feedstocks and fuels, on the formation of a joint venture with AmSty, a leading integrated producer of polystyrene and styrene monomer. The joint venture, Regenyx LLC, will be dedicated to fully recycling post-consumer polystyrene materials back to new polystyrene products.

Nutter advised North Shore Bank in its merger with Beverly Bank.

Nutter represented Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., the placement agents for Independent Bank Corp. (NASDAQ: INDB), the bank holding company of Rockland Trust Company, in connection with Independent’s private placement of $50 million of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2029.

Nutter represented Powerhouse Dynamics, a software company based in Newton, MA, when it was acquired by merger by Middleby Corporation, a publicly traded commercial and residential cooking and industrial process equipment company based in Elgin, IL. Powerhouse Dynamics uses cloud-based controls and analytics to deliver enterprise-wide operational efficiency, food safety, and energy efficiency solutions to portfolios of small commercial facilities, including restaurants, convenience stores, retailers, and more.

Nutter represented Group RHI, a rapidly growing player in the retirement services industry, in its acquisition of Pension Studio, a third party retirement plan administrator with offices in Florida and New England.

Represented Veracross LLC, a provider of software and services to independent primary and secondary schools, in its majority recapitalization by BV Investment Partners, a middle-market private equity firm focused on the business services, software, and IT services sectors.

Nutter represented Group RHI, a rapidly growing player in the retirement services industry, in its acquisition of Billings and Company, LLC, an Iowa-based recordkeeping and qualified plan administration company.

Nutter advised Lallemand USA, Inc. when it acquired Scott Laboratories Inc. (USA) and Scott Laboratories Ltd. (Canada), privately-held companies specializing in value-added products for the North American wine, craft brewing, and distilled spirits industries.

Nutter represented Lallemand USA, Inc. in its acquisition of the Hutchinson, MN yeast manufacturing operations of Ohly. 

Nutter represented Boston Biomedical Associates, LLC, a full service medical device, biotech, and pharmaceutical clinical research organization (CRO), in its acquisition by Factory CRO USA Group, LLC, a global leader of specialization in medical device trials.

Nutter represented Group RHI, a rapidly growing player in the retirement services industry, in its acquisition of America’s 401k, LLC, a Dallas, TX-based, independent third party administrator focused on serving small businesses in offering qualified retirement plans to their employees, and Retirement Investment Administrators, LLC, a recordkeeping and qualified plan administration company also based in Dallas, TX.

Nutter represented T3 Expo, LLC, the general contractor for creating shareable moments™ for tradeshows and corporate events, in its financing with MB Capital Fund IV, LLC.

Nutter represented PeoplesBancorp, MHC, the holding company for PeoplesBank, in the private placement of $40 million in fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2028.

Represented Palisade Corporation, an Ithaca, New York-based provider of risk modeling and decision analysis software, in its recapitalization by Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St. Louis, MO.

Nutter advised The Living Apothecary, a probiotic water kefir maker based in Oakland, CA, in a $1.4 million financing round led by L.A. Libations and Venice Brands. 

Nutter represented WegoWise, Inc., a provider of cloud-based software solutions to owners and managers of buildings to help understand, track, and improve building utility efficiency, in the sale of substantially all of its assets to AppFolio, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPF), a leading provider of cloud-based business software solutions in the real estate and legal markets.

Nutter represented Shawmut Corporation, a developer of high-performance composites, in its joint venture with the automotive headliner and specialty industrial fabrics business of Glen Raven Technical Fabrics LLC, a global provider of innovative technical fabric solutions.

Nutter advised Epoxy Technology, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance specialty epoxy, UV, and hybrid adhesives, in its acquisition by Arsenal Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm that invests in middle-market specialty industrials and health care business services companies.

Nutter represented Hometown Financial Group, Inc., the bank holding company of bankESB (Easthampton, MA) and bankHometown (Oxford, MA), in connection with its acquisition of Pilgrim Bank, a Massachusetts-chartered co-operative bank headquartered in Cohasset, MA, and its bank holding company, Pilgrim Bancshares, Inc. (OTCMKTS: PLRM).

Nutter represented South Shore Mutual Holding Company, the mutual holding company for Coastal Heritage Bank, a $517.1 million-asset community bank headquartered in Weymouth, MA, in its merger with Equitable Bancorp, MHC, the mutual holding company for Equitable Bank, a $332.9 million asset community bank headquartered in East Weymouth, MA.

Nutter counsels a leading provider of conventional, Non-GMO Project verified and organic oil in all of its legal matters. 

Nutter is general counsel to this family-owned national Middle Eastern food manufacturer and distributor for all of its legal needs and issues.

Nutter advises this leading provider of certified quality meats with respect to all of its legal needs.

Nutter represents this restaurant chain with all of its day-to-day legal matters.

Nutter provides legal counsel to this New England-based retailer of fresh and frozen seafood.

Nutter advises this family-owned national provider of baking products on all of its legal needs.

Nutter is proud to represent this restaurant chain with all of its legal needs.

Nutter advises this family-owned national provider of baking products on all of its legal needs.

Nutter serves as general counsel to this privately held, state-of-the-art baking manufacturer.

Nutter is general counsel to Tuscan Brands, including all of the Tuscan Kitchen and Tuscan Market locations.

Nutter represented PeoplesBancorp, MHC, a Massachusetts mutual holding company, and the bank holding company of PeoplesBank, a Massachusetts-chartered savings bank, both of Holyoke, Massachusetts, in connection with its acquisition of First Suffield Financial, Inc., a Connecticut corporation and the bank holding company of The First National Bank of Suffield, a national bank, both of Suffield, Connecticut. The total value of the transaction was approximately $60 million.

Nutter advised MNB Bancorp, the parent company of The Milford National Bank and Trust Company, a national bank, both of Milford, Massachusetts, in its acquisition by Independent Bank Corp. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: INDB). Independent is the parent company of Rockland Trust Company. The total value of the transaction was approximately $54 million.

Nutter advised Dribbble, a social media community of artisan designers on the Internet, when it was acquired by Tiny Capital, a private equity firm.

Nutter represented Liberty Bay Credit Union in its merger with Hingham Federal Credit Union.

Nutter represented a private real estate fund in the formation of a “REIT feeder structure,” consisting of a domestically controlled private real estate investment trust that is a subsidiary of a newly-formed Delaware limited partnership. The structure is intended to accommodate investments by qualified purchasers (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940).

Nutter advised Zagster, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of modern, flexible bike share services, in securing $15 million in growth capital.

Nutter advised Deep River Snacks, makers of premium better-for-you snacks based in Connecticut, in its sale to Arca Continental, the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America and parent company of Wise Snacks, Bokados, and Inalecsa. Nutter had been long time general counsel to Deep River Snacks, and had advised the company in its ongoing commercial dealings, intellectual property matters, and its venture capital transactions. 

Nutter advised Wandering Bear Coffee, a cold brew coffee maker, in its $8 million Series A equity round of financing.

Nutter advised Lallemand USA, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of the global yeast manufacturing company, in its asset acquisition of a yeast manufacturing plant and business based in North Dakota.

Nutter advised Atlas Devices, LLC, a leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of rapid access solutions, in its recapitalization by Anvil Capital. 

Nutter advised First Commons Bank, N.A., in its merger with Brookline Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKL). The total value of the transaction was approximately $55.958 million. 

Nutter represented OSRAM, one of the world’s leading lighting manufacturers with headquarters in Munich, Germany, in its acquisition of Digital Lumens Inc., a Boston-based company that specializes in industrial Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.

Nutter represented Commerce Bancshares Corp. and its subsidiary, Commerce Bank & Trust Company, in its merger with Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Inc. (NYSE: BHLB), in an all-stock transaction valued at $209 million.

Nutter represented Meetinghouse Bancorp, Inc. (OTC Pink: MTGB), the holding company for Meetinghouse Bank, in its merger with Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBSB), the holding company for East Boston Savings Bank, in a transaction valued at approximately $17.8 million.

Nutter advised Zagster, Inc., the leading provider of private and public-private bike sharing systems, when it raised $10 million in a Series B round of funding led by Edison Partners, a leading growth equity capital firm.

Nutter advised Wincove Private Holdings, LP, an investment holding company with offices in Boston and New York, when it led a recapitalization of Aloi Solutions, LLC.

Nutter represented Collaborative Consulting, LLC in its acquisition by CGI Group Inc. (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A), a leading provider of information technology and business processing services, through its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.

Nutter advised LINTEC USA Holding, Inc., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Japan-based LINTEC Corporation (TYO: 7966), in its acquisition of VDI, LLC, a functional film manufacturer headquartered in Kentucky.

Nutter advised Long Term Solutions, Inc. (LTS), a provider of in-home nursing assessments for the long-term care insurance industry, in its sale to Almost Family, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFAM). Based in Natick, MA, LTS provides a suite of planning and support services to insurance companies, employers, and direct to individuals and families throughout the United States.

Nutter represented ESB Bancorp, MHC in its merger with Hometown Community Bancorp, MHC.

Nutter represented Fidelity Bank in its merger with Barre Savings Bank.

Nutter represented MassMutual Asset Finance in the equipment finance syndications market from its inception in billions of dollars of acquisition.

Nutter represented Delaware North, one of the largest privately-held global hospitality and food service companies in the world, when it expanded its portfolio of resorts into Massachusetts by acquiring the Sea Crest Beach Hotel on Cape Cod in July, 2016.

Nutter advised Northeast Retirement Services, Inc., a leading provider of plan accounting, transfer agency, fund administration, trust and retirement plan services, in its acquisition by Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU), a transaction valued at approximately $146 million.

Nutter represented one of the largest banks in the United States in warehouse facilities to a dozen of the largest Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and FHA licensed mortgage lenders and low-income housing tax credit syndicators, with total commitments in excess of $2 billion.

Nutter represented North Shore Bank in its merger with Merrimac Savings Bank.

Nutter advised Madico, Inc., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of automotive, solar, safety, and security films, in its acquisition of select assets of ClearPlex Corporation, an established supplier of protection films based in Draper, Utah.

Nutter represented McCarthy Capital, a private equity investment firm, when it led a recapitalization and growth equity investment in Seven10 Storage Software, LLC to further accelerate growth.

Nutter advised Drafted, Inc. in a $2.5 million venture financing.

Nutter advised BoardOn Track, Inc. in a $1.7 million venture financing.

Nutter advised Clintara in the sale to strategic acquirer Bracket Global, LLC.

Nutter advised Admune Therapeutics LLC in its sale to Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research.

Nutter represented Harvey Building Products in its sale to Dunes Point Capital after a full auction process.

Nutter advised Lallemand USA, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of a global yeast manufacturing company, when it acquired 100% of the equity of USA Yeast Company, LLC, a yeast manufacturing plant and business based in Mississippi.

Nutter represented North Middlesex Savings Bank in its merger with Marlborough Savings Bank.

Nutter represented McCarthy Capital, a private equity investment firm, when it partnered with Bamboo Rose, a provider of the digital B2B Marketplace for retailers, to continue its expansion.

Nutter represented Netra, Inc., a leader in Visual Intelligence and Search, when it closed $1.85 million in Series Seed financing led by Launchpad Venture Group and NXT Ventures with participation from Zelkova Ventures, Mark Cuban, Berwind LLC, and other prominent angels.

Nutter advised Institution for Savings in Newburyport and its Vicinity, a Massachusetts-chartered mutual savings bank, in its acquisition of Rockport National Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQB: RPOR) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Rockport National Bank, a national bank, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $28.3 million.

Nutter represented CIRCOR International, Inc. (NYSE: CIR), a leading provider of valves and other highly engineered products for markets including oil and gas, power generation, and aerospace and defense, in its acquisition of Critical Flow Solutions (CFS) for $210 million.

Nutter represented Connecticut River Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQB: CORB) and its subsidiary, Connecticut River Bank, N.A., a national bank, both of Charlestown, NH, in its merger with Mascoma Mutual Financial Services Corporation and its subsidiary, Mascoma Savings Bank, in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.7 million.

Nutter advised Bank of New Hampshire and its parent BNH Financial, a mutual holding company, in their acquisition of Community Guaranty Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary Community Guaranty Savings Bank, a New Hampshire guaranty savings bank. The combined entity has approximately $1.4 billion in assets and 23 branch offices throughout New Hampshire.

Nutter advised Adams Community Bank, a mutual savings bank based in Adams, MA, in its acquisition of The Lenox National Bank, a national bank located in Lenox, MA. 

Nutter advised Centrix Bank & Trust, based in Bedford, NH, in connection with its acquisition by Eastern Bank Corporation in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $134 million.

Nutter advised North Brookfield Savings Bank, a Massachusetts-chartered savings bank, in its merger with FamilyFirst Bank, a Massachusetts-chartered co-operative bank.

Nutter advised Greenfield Cooperative Bank, a co-operative bank based in Greenfield, MA, in its merger with The Northampton Cooperative Bank, a mutual co-operative bank based in Northampton, MA.

Nutter advised Granite Savings Bank, a mutual savings bank based in Rockport, MA, in its merger with Cape Ann Savings Bank, a mutual savings bank based in Gloucester, MA.

Nutter advised a privately-held real estate company in a corporate restructuring of a complex organizational structure, including admission of an additional partner and the buyout of the company’s investors in a myriad of partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporate general partners/managers

Nutter provided counsel to Alcyone LifeSciences, Inc., a medical device for treatment of neuropathological conditions, in a Series B financing, Series A-1 financing, and Series A financing.

Nutter advised GoodTwo, Inc., a web-based fundraising and cause marketing tool, in a Series A Preferred Stock Financing.

Nutter represented Incentive Targeting, Inc., a provider of marketing and incentive management tools for the grocery industry, in a Series A-2 preferred stock financing.

Nutter represented InCrowd, Inc., a mobile-based real-time decision support, in a series seed preferred stock financing.

Nutter represented MedicaMetrix, Inc., a provider of medical devices for urology for better diagnosis and monitoring, in a Series A financing.

Nutter represented Mosaic Storage Systems, Inc., a cloud-based photograph back-up technology provider, in a Series A-1 financing, Series A financing, and convertible bridge note financing.

Nutter represented Powerhouse Dynamics, LLC, a developer of the award-winning SiteSage enterprise energy and asset management system, in a Series B financing and Series A preferred stock financing.

Nutter secured a round of equity financing from LaunchPad Venture Group and FirstBeverage Group for Repsly Inc., a B2B mobile cloud solution provider that simplifies field activity management.

Nutter represented Thermedical, Inc., a provider of saline-enhanced radio frequency (SERF) ablation systems, in a Series A-2 financing and Series A-1 financing. 

Nutter represented TiE-Angels, a "For Entrepreneurs By Entrepreneurs" investment group in a Series A financing.

Nutter represented TurningArt, a Web-based art rotation service making art accessible, in a Series Seed 2 financing and Series Seed financing.

Nutter advised Zagster, Inc., an online bikesharing program, in a seed financing angel round.

Nutter advised a New Zealand private equity fund on its investment in a Massachusetts-based medical device company.

Nutter represented an early stage, extreme obstacle course racing company in a funding round awarded on Shark Tank.

Nutter represented an early-stage software application and development company in a $750,000 SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) investment.

Nutter advised Guided Surgery Solutions, LLC, a medical devices company, in an accelerator loan from Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.

Nutter represented iGetBetter, Inc., a supplier of cloud-based post-acute care transition solutions, in a Series A round.

Nutter served as the fund and investment manager counsel.

Nutter served as counsel on the launch of several long-short hedge funds.

Nutter served as counsel to a hedge fund manager on the launch of several new private equity funds.

Nutter provided counsel on the reorganization of the management and ownership structure at an investment management firm.

Nutter advised a family-owned consumer packaged goods company in its acquisition by a family-owned strategic buyer.

Nutter represented N2 Biomedical LLC, a provider of an advanced medical device surface treatment process, in its acquisition of Spire's biomedical business.

Nutter advised a family-owned distributor on a roll-up strategy and numerous acquisitions in the same vertical space throughout the Northeast.

Nutter represented a leading automotive dealership in the acquisition of 14 dealerships and related real estate throughout New England.

Nutter represented an investment banking firm as the selling agent in a $278 million initial public offering by a community bank headquartered in Massachusetts.

Nutter represented an insurance holding company in a $300 million public offering of senior debt.

Nutter represented an investment bank in a $60 million underwritten public offering by a New England-based, NASDAQ-listed banking company.

Nutter represented an insurance company in a $125 million initial public offering.

Nutter represented an investment bank in the $38 million private placement of equity interests in a bank holding company organized as an LLC.

Nutter represented a bank holding company in a $20 million initial public offering.

Nutter represented a bank holding company in the $80 million private placement of common and preferred stock and a trust originated by subordinated capital income securities to fund an acquisition.

Nutter represented a utility company based in New Hampshire in a $19 million public offering of common stock.

Nutter represented a New Hampshire-based utility company in a $49 million public offering of tax-exempt bonds.

Nutter represented a privately-held international manufacturing company in the strategic acquisitions of several complementary, worldwide businesses. We provided the resolution of issues related to significant IP assets, which included earn out payments over time.

Nutter represented a top-rated health plan in the acquisition of a Medicaid provider of health insurance in a transaction valued at $130 million and included earn-outs.

Nutter advised a real estate promoter in the formation of a real estate fund for investment in properties in the Northeast.

Nutter represented a manufacturing company in a $30 million leveraged self-tender. 

Nutter advised a family-owned consulting business on intergenerational business success planning.

Nutter advised an American technology company on an international joint venture with a French manufacturer.

Nutter advised on the MBO of an investment management company.

Nutter acted as special counsel to the Board of Governors of a major nonprofit hospital system in connection with the sale of the system to a for-profit entity. We were independent counsel to the Board with respect to fiduciary duties and processes in evaluating and approving the proposed transaction. Nutter also provided advice with regard to officers and directors liability insurance.

Nutter advised a NASDAQ-listed company on simultaneous acquisitions of two businesses from its majority stockholder and that client’s subsequent acquisition of a company valued at approximately $260 million. The combined value was $1.6 billion.

Nutter represented a financial services technology company in its strategic acquisition of a UK-based company.

Nutter represented a closely-held real estate investment firm in a strategic partnership with a leading national real estate development and investment firm.

Nutter represented a mutual savings bank in Massachusetts in its acquisition of a national bank. The transaction was valued at approximately $28 million.

Nutter represented a community bank headquartered in Massachusetts in its acquisition of a network of branches on Nantucket.

Nutter represented a NASDAQ-listed community bank based in eastern Massachusetts in its $96 million acquisition by one of the largest banks headquartered in New England.

Nutter advised one of the largest community banks in Massachusetts in the $163 million acquisition of a publicly traded bank based in Boston. We also represented the client in the $170 million acquisition of a publicly traded bank in eastern Massachusetts.

Nutter represented a Massachusetts-based publicly traded mutual holding company in its acquisition by a mutual savings bank headquartered in Massachusetts.

Nutter represented a large community bank in Massachusetts in the acquisition of a publicly traded bank in southeastern Massachusetts for a combination of stock and cash. The transaction was valued at $105 million.

Nutter represented a NASDAQ-listed bank holding company in the $180 million acquisition by a publicly-traded regional banking company.

Nutter represented a California-based bank holding company in the acquisitions of five banks. The combined value of transactions was approximately $150 million.

Nutter represented a NASDAQ-listed utility company headquartered in New Hampshire in its acquisition by a New Hampshire municipality.

Nutter represented an NYSE-listed insurance holding company in the $80 million acquisition of a multistate insurance company and its related joint venture with a strategic partner.

Nutter served as counsel to numerous small and microcap companies on the complex issues facing the smaller public issuers.

Nutter advised numerous committees of independent directors in internal corporate investigations.

Nutter advised a top-rated health plan on a joint venture to form a de novo health insurance company in a new jurisdiction.

Nutter advised a toner cartridge manufacturer on governance issues and served as ongoing counsel. We also advised the client on its sale to an industry competitor.

Nutter advised a dental health insurer on corporate governance issues and the restructuring of a corporate structure.

Nutter served as general counsel to a chemical manufacturing/household products company.

Nutter advised a boutique real estate investment fund on the formation of joint ventures.

Nutter acted as general counsel to a precision instrument manufacturer.

Nutter served as general counsel to an event and thought leadership consulting company in the payment industry.

Nutter represented a Canadian biotechnology company that develops and commercializes innovative ocular products in the sale of the company’s punctal plug drug delivery system technology. We also advised on the sale of company's Visudyne® business to a pharmaceutical company in a transaction valued at $112.5 million, plus additional contingent payments.

Nutter represented a privately-held broadline distribution company in the $130 million sale of the company to a strategic buyer in a cash transaction.

Nutter represented a publicly-traded bank in the $160 million acquisition by a publicly-traded strategic buyer in a cash transaction.

Nutter advised a private equity company in the $210 million sale of a portfolio company in the telecommunications industry to a privately-held financial purchaser in a cash transaction. Nutter also negotiated the post-closing escrow dispute.

Nutter represented a domestic combustion systems manufacturer in an acquisition by a foreign strategic buyer in a cash transaction. The deal was valued at $120 million and included an earn out.

Nutter represented a software integration company in its acquisition by a publicly-traded buyer.

Nutter represented a manufacturing division of a private-equity backed company in the $75 million stock and asset sale to a publicly-traded foreign buyer involving stock and assets over four continents and seven countries.

Nutter represented a publicly-traded company in the acquisition of a privately-held software company in a transaction valued at $350 million in common stock.

Nutter represented a NASDAQ-listed publicly traded community bank headquartered in western Massachusetts in a merger with another publicly traded bank also headquartered in western Massachusetts in a transaction valued at $108 million.

Nutter represented a NYSE-listed insurance holding company in its $2.2 billion acquisition by a holding company headquartered in Europe.

Nutter represented a publicly-traded specialty chemical company in the $300 million acquisition of another chemical company.

Nutter represented a specialty publishing company in its acquisition by a strategic buyer. The transaction was valued at $67 million, including $32 million cash with $35 million complex earn-out.

Nutter advised Agilyx Corporation and its parent company Agilyx ASA (OSE: AGLX; OTCQX: AGXXF) in connection with the U.S. portion of a successful placement of a senior secured green bond issue of $50 million (USD).

Nutter served as legal counsel to AppwoRx LLC, a Boston-based medical technology manufacturer, in connection with its acquisition by PatientNOW, a private equity-backed computer software company headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Nutter represented BankFive, MHC , the parent company of Fall River-based BankFive, in the private placement of $25 million in fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2031.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Baril Corporation, a leading medical specialty manufacturer of infection prevention, wound care, clinical chemistry, patient monitoring, and medical and surgical consumable products, in its acquisition by TEAM Technologies, Inc., a leading North American healthcare specialty manufacturer focused on oral and dental care and medical end markets. 

Nutter advised Best Day Brewing, the #1 fastest-growing, non-alcoholic craft beer brands in the United States, on its latest funding round. 

Nutter represented a cannabis operator in a restructuring in which it was acquired by an ESOP Trust. The deal involved a pre-acquisition restructuring to make the company eligible to make an election to be taxed as an S-corporation, negotiation with the company’s senior lender to amend their existing senior debt facility, and entrance into subordinated financing from the members of the company in connection with the acquisition.

Nutter represented a cannabis operator in a loan transaction and simultaneous redemption of its founder and certain other owners.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Beyonic, Inc., a digital payments management provider of business services for SMEs, fintechs, and social impact entities across Africa, in its acquisition by MFS Africa Limited, Africa’s largest digital payments hub.

Nutter represents Canna Provisions as its outside corporate counsel for its general corporate needs, including various corporate restructurings to accomplish tax and regulatory objectives.

Nutter represents Canna Provisions as its outside corporate counsel for its general corporate needs, including various corporate restructurings to accomplish tax and regulatory objectives.

Nutter represented Cedar’s Mediterranean Foods Inc. in the formation of Cedar's With Heart Inc., its nonprofit initiative whose mission is to end food insecurity and support local youth enrichment programs in Massachusetts schools and communities.

Nutter advised City Point Partners, a construction support services firm, in connection with its acquisition by HDR, a design firm specializing in engineering, architecture, environmental, and construction services. 

Nutter advised Clean Crop Technologies in connection with its $6 million series A financing led by ReGen Ventures, Trailhead Capital, and the MassMutual Catalyst Fund.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Code-X, Inc., a software development company, in connection with a Series A financing.

Nutter advised Collaborating Docs in connection with a majority investment by TT Capital Partners (“TTCP”). Collaborating Docs matches nurse practitioners (“NPs”) with supervising physicians to facilitate high-quality collaborations, a requirement for NPs to practice independently in 33 states.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Column Health, LLC in connection with its sale to Shore Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm specializing in middle-market health care and food and beverage acquisitions.

Nutter advised Complete Health Economics Outcomes Research Solutions (“CHEORS”), a leading provider of health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) and market access services across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, in connection with its acquisition by PharmAlliance, a diversified pharmaceutical and life sciences services platform.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Copley Equity Partners, a Boston-based private investment firm, in its investment to recapitalize, and facilitate the merger of, Aethon Aerial Solutions and Flight Evolved.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Copley Equity Partners, a Boston-based private investment firm, in connection with Gregory FCA’s acquisition of Affect, a B2B-focused firm serving technology, health care, and professional services clients. Gregory FCA, one of the nation’s 50 largest public relations firms, is a Copley portfolio company.

Nutter served as legal counsel to CRIO, Inc., a leading provider of eSource and other eClinical technologies, in a significant investment from The Riverside Company, a global growth oriented private equity firm.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Cúram, a business intelligence service provider in the health care industry, in connection with its acquisition of PMC Medical Group, a multispecialty health care organization based in New Hampshire.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Definiti, a private equity-backed, national leader in the retirement services industry, in connection with its acquisition of Wisconsin-based National Administration, Inc (NAI).

Nutter served as legal counsel to Definiti LLC, a private equity-backed, national leader in the retirement services industry, in connection with its acquisition of Capital Retirement Plan Services, LLC.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Definiti LLC, a private equity-backed, national leader in the retirement services industry, in connection with its acquisition of Boetger Retirement Plan Services, LLC, a full-service design, recordkeeping, administration, and consulting firm specializing in administration of qualified retirement plan programs based in Pennsylvania.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Definiti LLC, a private equity-backed, national leader in the retirement services industry, in connection with its acquisition of Dana Consulting Group, Ltd. and Noble-Davis Consulting, Inc., two firms in the Great Lakes Region.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Dragonfly Group Inc., a technology-enabled platform acquiring and scaling standout e-commerce brands, in a significant, proprietary investment from the Flagship Buyout Fund of L Catterton, the largest global consumer-focused private equity firm.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Eastern Bank Corporation, the mutual holding company of Eastern Bank, in its conversion to a fully public stock holding company known as Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: EBC).

Nutter served as legal counsel to Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: EBC), the stock holding company for Eastern Bank, in connection with its acquisition of Century Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNBKA), the stock holding company for Century Bank and Trust Company, in a transaction valued at approximately $642 million.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Eastprint Incorporated, a printed electronics solutions provider, in connection with its acquisition by East West Manufacturing, LLC, an integrated design, engineering, manufacturing, and distribution services partner for original equipment manufacturers and distributors throughout North America and Europe.

Nutter represented Edgewood Retirement Community Inc., The Baldwin Senior Living, and Edgewood Senior Solutions Group Inc. in connection with the acquisition of a 15.1 acre property in Londonderry, NH, where it plans to build an all-new, one-of-a-kind senior living community called The Baldwin.

Nutter represented Fidelity Bank in its merger with Colonial Co-operative Bank.

Nutter successfully obtained a settlement on behalf of its client Fidelity Bank in connection with a multi-district litigation class action relating to the TelexFree international Ponzi scheme. The Court approved the $22.5 million settlement and entered judgment dismissing the claims with prejudice. The legal team was led by Ian Roffman, chair of Nutter’s Securities Enforcement and Litigation practice, and included Joe Toomey, Ken Ehrlich, and Tom Curry.

Nutter is serving as legal counsel to Fidelity Bank in connection with its agreement with Cape Cod 5 to merge their respective mutual holding companies under one multi-bank holding company, Mutual Bancorp, subject to regulatory approval.

Nutter advised G.A. Fleet Associates and Fleet Pump (together, Fleet) in connection with its acquisition by Vessco Water (Vessco), a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors and one of the largest full-service water treatment equipment distributors in the nation. 

Nutter served as legal counsel to Fowler High Precision, Inc., a specialty manufacturer and distributor of dimensional metrology tools, highly engineered systems, and calibration services, in connection with its recapitalization by Pfingsten Partners, LLC.

Nutter represented Great American Mining, Inc., a Bitcoin mining company that provides a utilization solution for oil and gas producers that have stranded energy that cannot be brought to market, in its sale to Crusoe Energy Systems, LLC.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Griffith Properties, LLC and DRA Advisors in a joint venture in the acquisition, financing, and permitting for redevelopment of 580 Pleasant Street in Watertown, MA.

Nutter advised Hadron Healthcare Fund in MariMed, Inc.’s (OTCQX: MRMD) $46 million financing.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Invoke Solutions, Inc., a research and content testing platform that serves many of the world's top video streaming services and broadcasters, in connection with its acquisition by MarketCast LLC.

Nutter served as legal counsel to iResearch, a leading multi-specialty clinical research center with locations in Decatur, GA and Savannah, GA, in connection with its acquisition by CenExel.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Kalahari Snacks, the #2 biltong brand in the U.S., in its acquisition by Stryve Foods LLC, an emerging healthy snacking platform and the leading air-dried meat snack company in the country.

Nutter served as legal counsel to lef Farms, an indoor grower based in Loudon, NH, in connection with its acquisition by BrightFarms, Inc., an indoor farming company and provider of locally grown packaged salads.

Nutter advised LifeYield, a Boston-based, tax-smart technology provider, in connection with its acquisition by SEI® (NASDAQ: SEIC).

Nutter served as legal counsel to Magellan Jets, LLC, a private aviation solutions provider, in its acquisition of Stellar Labs, Inc.

Nutter represented Millennium Packaging Service LLC regarding the issuance of a demand loan from First National Bank of Pennsylvania.

Nutter represented the NWHL in connection with its preparation of the NWHL 2021 Season in Lake Placid, including securing a broadcast agreement with NBC Sports Network and a venue agreement for the event with the Herb Brooks Arena. Nutter also represented the NWHL in connection with its reorganization to an unincorporated association and new governance model, resulting in the original six NWHL member clubs being subject to the terms of the NWHL Constitution and Bylaws with each of the member clubs being represented on the NWHL Board of Governors.  

Nutter represented a nationally recognized investment bank acting as placement agent for a $20 million offering of subordinated debt in July 2021 by a bank holding company in New England.

Nutter advised Night Shift Brewing in connection with its agreement to be acquired by Hendler Family Brewing Company (HFB). Night Shift will be joining an impressive portfolio of local craft brands including Jack’s Abby and Wormtown to create the largest producer of craft beer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

Nutter is serving as legal counsel to North Shore Bancorp, the holding company for North Shore Bank, in connection with its agreement to combine with Hometown Financial Group, Inc., the holding company for bankESB, bankHometown, and Abington Bank.

Nutter served as legal counsel to OpenClinica, an industry-leading clinical research solutions provider based in Waltham, MA, in connection with a strategic investment with Thompson Street Capital Partners.

Nutter represented Parkway Capital Investments/Calvert Street Capital Partners in their investment in a mix of debt and equity totaling $3.8 million in Merrill Industries, a manufacturer of custom packaging solutions located in Ellington, CT.

Nutter represented Patterns Behavioral Services, a therapy services company that is dedicated to the support and success of families and their children afflicted with autism and other intellectual disabilities, in an equity redemption and restructuring.

Nutter served as legal counsel to REAL Software Systems in connection with its acquisition by Rightsline, the leading rights and finance management platform for the media and entertainment industry.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Redi2 Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of revenue management and hosted fee-billing solutions in the global financial services industry, in connection with its acquisition by Envestnet.

Nutter advised RIND Snacks, a sustainable snack brand, in connection with its acquisition of Small Batch Organics, a Vermont-based manufacturer of award-winning granola product.

Nutter represented Ryan Building Products, Inc. in its sale to Beacon Building Products, Inc., the largest publicly traded distributor of roofing materials and complementary building products in the United States and Canada.

Nutter advised Shawmut LLC, the premier provider of engineered flexible multi-layer materials for automotive, medical and other applications, in connection with its acquisition of long-time warp-knitting supplier, Fairystone Fabrics, by newly formed affiliate, Shawmut Infinite. 

Nutter served as legal counsel to Shepley Wood Products, the premier building supply company for Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Southeastern Massachusetts, in its acquisition by Kodiak Building Partners, a Denver-based building products distribution platform.

Nutter advised Taurus Investment Holdings, LLC, a Boston-based, global real estate private equity firm, in connection with a strategic investment by Legal & General (L&G), one of the UK’s leading financial services groups and a major global investor, who alongside its equity stake is making an initial commitment of up to $200m.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Ticket Evolution Inc. (“Ticket Evolution” or the “Company”), an end-to-end software provider for the event ticketing industry, in connection with its acquisition by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”) and Clearlake operating advisor Sam Soni.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Tufts Health Plan in connection with its combination with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. The newly combined nonprofit organization will become one of the region’s largest health services organizations, providing high-quality health coverage in every segment of the market.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Turner Brothers, LLC, a Massachusetts-based concrete building services company, in its acquisition of Woodland Tilt-Up, Inc., a Florida-based specialty Tilt-Up construction contracting firm.

Nutter advised Verista, a leading business and technology consultancy firm, in connection with its acquisition of ILB Enterprises. 

Nutter served as legal counsel to Veristat, LLC, a scientifically minded global clinical research organization (CRO), in its acquisition by WindRose Health Investors, LLC, a New York City-based health care private equity firm.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Vestigo Ventures in connection with its closing of Vestigo Ventures Fund II, L.P. with $117.3 million total fund commitments, surpassing its fundraising goal.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Vestigo Ventures in connection with its closing of a $6 million financing round in ForMotiv, the leader in digital behavioral data capture and predictive analytics solutions used by Fortune 500 insurance carriers and financial institutions carriers globally.

Nutter served as legal counsel to Wandering Bear, Inc., a cold brew coffee maker, in connection with its $5 million funding round backed by existing investors.