Mark is a senior transactional partner who serves as the Global Chair of Reed Smith's Private Equity Group and is an elected member of the Firm’s Executive Committee. He specializes in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and fund formation.
Credenciales
Premios y reconocimientos
- 2025 Legal 500 USA, Corporate - Leading Partner
- 2020-2022 Legal 500 USA, Private Equity Buyouts - Recognized as an active dealmaker and co-team leader of Reed Smith’s “highly experienced” private equity group.
- 2022 Super Lawyers - (2011, 2014-2019, 2022-2023) Selected for inclusion in the New York Metro Super Lawyers list for Mergers & Acquisitions.
- 2017 - BTI Client Service All-Star, Mergers & Acquisitions. The BTI Client Service All-Stars list is issued by BTI Consulting.
- 2015 - Chambers NY – M&A / Corporate. Recognized as a “Noted Practitioner.” Chambers USA is issued by Chambers & Partners.
In The News
- 30 January 2023 “Reed Smith represents Leeds Equity Partners and portfolio company Exterro on acquisition of Zapproved”
- 5 January 2023 “Reed Smith advises Leeds Equity Partners on acquisition of e.Republic platform”
- 1 December 2022 “Reed Smith represents Leeds Equity Partners’ Exterro Inc. in $1B+ recapitalization”
- 22 September 2021 “Reed Smith NY PE Team Closes Archive360 Platform Acquisition for Leeds Equity Partners”
- 21 September 2021 “New York-based PE team represents GHO Capital Partners portfolio company Velocity Clinical Research in its add-on acquisition of NRI Clinical Research”
- 24 June 2021 “Reed Smith represents Leeds Equity Partners in ins platform acquisition of software company Genius SIS”
- 10 June 2021 “Reed Smith’s industry specific strengths highlighted in Legal 500 USA rankings”
- 17 July 2020 “Reed Smith hosts inaugural life sciences deal making virtual roundtable with key industry deal makers”
- 8 July 2020 “Reed Smith represents EW Healthcare Partners in $90 million POP investment in MiMedx Group, Inc. (MDXG: OTC US)"
- 29 June 2020 “Reed Smith shows wide ranging influence in Legal 500 USA rankings”
- 14 May 2020 “Reed Smith advises GHO Capital and Fair Journey Biologics on the Combination of FairJourney Biologics with Iontas Limited"
- 13 May 2020 "Reed Smith represents Venue Concept Inc. (NASDAQ: VERO) on $22.25 Million equity financing"
- 12 February 2020 "Reed Smith Advises GHO Capital on its investment in FairJourney Biologics"
- 15 November 2019 "Reed Smith advises Venus Concept Ltd in Merger with Restoration Robotics"
- 14 November 2019 “EW Healthcare Partners’ Investment in Cognate BioServices” Global Legal Chronicle
- 7 November 2019 “Venus Concept Completes Merger With Restoration Robotics and Combined Company Raises $28 Million in Private Placement” Globe Newswire
- 12 June 2019 “Leeds-backed Exterro buys Jordan Lawrence Group” PE HUB
- 15 March 2019 "Restoration Robotics and Venus Concept Announce Merger to Create a Leading Global Medical Aesthetics Company" Globe Newswire
Representative Clients
Private Funds
- AEA Investors
- Apollo Management
- Blackstone Group
- CITIC Group
- Coller Capital
- California Technology Ventures
- EW Healthcare Partners
- GFH Financial Group
- GHO Capital
- Gulf Islamic Investments
- Investcorp International
- Leeds Equity Partners
- Marathon Asset Management
- Nakheel PJSC
- Neo Capital
- Niya Partners
- Rakiza Infrastructure Fund
- Saigon Asset Management
- SEDCO Capital
- Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.
- American Express
- BlackRock
- The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)
- JPMorgan Chase
- MUFG Bank
- Sumitomo Corporation of America
- US Trust
Life Sciences and Healthcare
- Bioventus
- Centessa Pharmaceuticals
- Covis Pharma
- DJO Global
- FairJourney Biologics
- MiMedx Group
- Velocity Clinical Research
- Venus Concept