Rob Nicholls

New York

T: +1.212.237.0018

F: +1.917.849.5301

The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
32nd Floor
New York, New York 10036

E: rnicholls@velaw.com

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Rob’s principal areas of practice are private equity, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets. He counsels private equity funds, their portfolio companies, and a variety of public and private companies in connection with strategic investments, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, as well as general corporate matters. He also has experience in a variety of corporate finance matters.

Experience Highlights

Talen Energy Corporation and Cumulus Growth Holdings and its subsidiaries in connection with the restructuring of Talen Energy Supply and its chapter 11 cases
A private Canadian multi-national company in its purchase of a private Canadian agriculture producer
Canadian counsel to a private Taiwanese seafood conglomerate in its acquisition of a private North American shelf-stable seafood company
A private equity firm in its purchase and conversion of secured debt of a Canadian paintball company through receivership proceedings
A public Canadian healthcare services provider in a bought deal offering of common shares
A Canadian underwriter in connection with a bought deal public offering of common shares of a public Canadian company

Credentials

University of Western Ontario, J.D., 2017
Trinity College at the University of Toronto, Honours B.A., Philosophy and Bioethics, 2013

Member: Ontario Law Society
Guest Lecturer: University of Western Ontario

Only in Ontario; not admitted in New York

French (conversational)

“Clause for Concern? Sandbagging Provisions in Canadian M&A” – Blakes Business Class, 2017 (co-author)
“The Rise of the Reverse Vesting Order in Canada” – Financier Worldwide Magazine, 2021 (co-author)
“Trending Decisions; Cases We Are Following” – Rebuilding Success (CAIRP), 2021 (co-author)