Erik A. Bergman
Partner, Attorney at Day Pitney LLP
About
Erik A. Bergman, a Day Pitney LLP partner, counsels investment advisers, investment funds, and individual and institutional investors on fund formation, offering documents, and investor agreements. He represents public and private companies with global operations, as well as start-up and established businesses, on mergers, acquisitions, large investments, and joint ventures and alliances, negotiating the contracts and financing those deals need. Bergman earned his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1993, after a B.A. from Rutgers University in 1990. He serves on the Connecticut Department of Banking Securities Advisory Council and advises on corporate governance and the securities laws that apply to public and private companies, a background he brings to the mergers and acquisitions he handles.
Who is a good fit for Erik A. Bergman
- Companies with global operations preparing a merger or an acquisition.
- Public and private companies forming a joint venture or an alliance.
- Start-up and established businesses pursuing an acquisition or an investment.
- Investment funds and institutional investors making an investment in a company.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Yale Law School, J.D., 1993
- Rutgers University, B.A., 1990
- Bar admissions
- Connecticut
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Assisted clients with the formation of private equity funds focused on investments in alternative energy space
- Assisted client in the structuring and formation of real estate fund focused on investing in industrial, office and multifamily properties located in major East Coast markets targeting a mix of core-plus acquisitions (typically a stabilized cash-flowing property), value-add acquisitions and opportunistic/development opportunities
- Represented a family office in connection with significant investment in private equity sponsored acquisition vehicle formed to acquire software developer, including negotiating terms of the investment and negotiating management and governance matters (e.g., "major decision" approval rights)
- Represented a family office in connection with investment in joint venture entity formed to acquire and operate a residential real estate property located in the mid-Atlantic region of the US, including negotiating terms of the investment and negotiating management and governance matters (e.g., "major decision" approval rights) as well as terms of acquisition financing-related guaranty agreements
- Represented a family office in connection with investments in start-up and early stage ventures
- Represented an SEC-registered investment adviser in connection with acquisition of another registered adviser
- Represented a public company in connection with strategic acquisitions and dispositions
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional