Overview
Emily Deagen counsels private equity funds, growth equity funds, and privately held companies in complex corporate transactions, including platform and add-on acquisitions, equity investments, leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations, sales, and other significant transactions. She has broad experience representing searchers, search fund investors, and search fund companies in all phases of the "entrepreneurship through acquisition" lifecycle, including fund formation, fundraising, acquisitions, company operations, and exit strategies. Emily also advises clients on general corporate matters, debt and equity financings, corporate governance, commercial agreements, and employment matters.
Emily has experience across a range of industries, including technology, life sciences, healthcare, insurance, and consumer products. She also has advised both nonprofit and for-profit clients regarding commercial co-ventures, cause marketing, and related governance and compliance matters.
Emily received her J.D. from Harvard Law School, where she received the Dean’s Award for Community Citizenship, and her B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.
Recognitions
- Named to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s 2023 “Excellence in the Law” list as an “Up & Coming Lawyer”
Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 2015
- Cornell University, B.S., 2012
Representations
- Goldman Sachs in multiple investment transactions, including investments in AlphaSense, Deepwatch, Egnyte, and GumGum
- Great Hill Partners in numerous investment, acquisition, and sale transactions, including Bombas, CustomInk, Second Nature, Ikon Science, and Varicent
- Triyam and its parent company Estelio Partners in the sale of Triyam to Access Information Management
- Silversmith Capital Partners in its minority investment in Microblink
- Windjammer Capital Investors in its acquisition of Advanced Instruments
- Windjammer Capital Investors in its acquisition of Hilco Vision from Blue Point Capital Partners
- Clearhaven Partners in its acquisition of Engageware (formerly known as TimeTrade Systems)
- Intervale Capital in the sale of TorcSill Foundations to White Deer Energy
Matters may have been completed before joining Paul Hastings.
Engagement & Publications
- Panelist for "Managing the Risk of Closing a Deal" webinar through Next Coast ETA
Involvement
- Member, City Year Greater Boston Seven Generations Board