Education
Boston College Law School, J.D.
- Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review, Managing Editor
University of Michigan, B.A.
- Brain, Behavior and Cognitive Sciences; Sociology with sub-concentration in Law, Criminology and Deviance
- University Academic Honors
Admissions
- Michigan
Overview
Experience
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Overview
Philip Desai is a corporate attorney with a concentration in private equity and business services. He focuses his practice primarily on the representation of private equity funds and their portfolio companies.
- Represents companies with respect to corporate governance matters
- Represents clients in connection with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
- Assists with corporate restructuring, financing, and general corporate matters
Experience
Representative Matters
- Assisted private equity firm in a $395 million sale of a company that provides services in the hydraulic fracturing industry
- Represented private equity fund in a $25 million add-on acquisition of a printing company, including performing due diligence and drafting ancillary agreements
- Assisted in closing a $44 million sale and merger of a portfolio company of a private equity client
- Represented a private equity client in an add-on acquisition of a construction company and related refinancing
Prior Experience
- University of Michigan’s Department of Molecular, Cellular and Development Biology and Department of Neurology, Research Assistant