Ed Saad

Choate Represents Venminder in Acquisition by Ncontracts

Choate represented Venminder, a unified platform for managing third-party risk, in its acquisition by Ncontracts, a leading provider of integrated compliance, risk, and vendor management solutions to the financial services industry.

Spectrum Equity Makes Strategic Investment in Varicent

Choate represented Spectrum Equity in its strategic investment in Varicent, the industry leader in sales performance management (SPM) software.

Vidia Equity Closes Oversubscribed €415M Climate Fund I

Choate represented Vidia Equity, a Munich-based investor in industrial decarbonization climate solutions, in the formation of its oversubscribed €415M Vidia Climate Fund I.

La Famiglia Joins Forces with General Catalyst

Choate is proud to have provided US counsel to La Famiglia, a seed-stage venture capital firm based in Berlin, in its combination with General Catalyst, a Cambridge, MA and Silicon Valley based venture capital firm.

Hostaway Receives $175M Strategic Growth Investment from PSG

Choate represented Hostaway, a leading all-in-one vacation rental software and management system based in Finland with significant operations in Canada, in its $175M strategic growth investment led by PSG.

Carried Interest Would Be Taxed at Ordinary Income Tax Rates Under Newly Proposed Legislation

On July 27, 2022 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin issued a joint statement announcing an agreement to add the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to the FY2022 Budget Reconciliation Bill, which includes limitations for Private Equity managers to benefit from capital gains treatment on their carried interest.