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Simon J. Sharpe

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Simon Sharpe is a partner and a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Group.

Simon represents public and private companies and private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in domestic and cross border merger & acquisition transactions, including leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, restructurings, minority and growth equity investments and other strategic transactions. Simon has extensive experience with corporate carveouts, GP-led secondary transactions, bankruptcy sales, and recapitalizations, and frequently counsels clients on a variety of securities law, corporate governance, commercial and strategic matters.

Prior to joining Proskauer, Simon worked in investment banking at a leading Canadian bank, and in litigation at the Canadian securities regulator.

In 2019, Simon was named a “Rising Star” in mergers & acquisitions by New York Super Lawyers.

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In this episode of The Proskauer Benefits Brief, David Teigman, partner in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group, Simon Sharpe, partner and member of ourproskauer benefits brief podcast Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions groups and Nick LaSpina, senior counsel in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group discuss rep and warranty insurance (RWI) in the mergers and acquisitions context. They also focus on certain aspects of this insurance product as it relates to executive compensation and employee benefits matters. For the last 10 years, we have only seen the use of this insurance product proliferate, so be sure to tune in as these issues will continue to be highly relevant in any transactional practice.


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