Gregory W. Gribben
Partner, Attorney at Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
About
Gregory W. Gribben has represented corporate buyers and sellers in asset sales, stock sales, and mergers. He advises issuers on public and on private securities offerings. He handles regulatory matters for financial institutions in his corporate finance practice. He counsels those issuers through venture capital transactions. As a Partner in the Business & Finance Department, he practices corporate, securities, and financial services law. He represents investment advisors on state and federal registration and regulatory compliance, represents private fund sponsors and their investors, and counsels businesses on corporate governance and compliance. He earned his J.D. from Albany Law School, and he brings that corporate and securities background to the asset, stock, and merger transactions he handles for buyers and sellers.
Who is a good fit for Gregory W. Gribben
- Corporate sellers negotiating an asset sale of their company.
- Corporate buyers acquiring a company through a stock purchase.
- Issuers closing a venture capital transaction.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Albany Law School, J.D.
- State University of New York at Oswego, B.A.
- Bar admissions
- New York, Arizona
Recognition
- BV® Distinguished™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
- Listed in the current edition of the " Best Lawyers in America."
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented fiber-to-premises operator in partnership with national private equity sponsor to accelerate expansion of fiber network throughout Northeastern U.S.;
- Numerous merger and acquisition transactions as counsel to both buyers and sellers of registered investment adviser firms and individual financial advisory practices;
- Represented multiple bank and bank holding company issuers with investment transactions to increase regulatory capital using different types of funding instruments, including common and preferred equity and subordinated debt;
- Launch of over $200 million of private investment funds as counsel to sponsors;
- Counsel to all-fiber internet service provider in significant equity investment from clients of global asset management firm to aid rollout of direct-to-home fiber optic network in Northeast Florida;
- Sale of healthcare services company in multi-million dollar public tender offer;
- Public stock for stock merger of bank holding companies as counsel to acquirer; (buyer side)
- Holding company restructuring of $200 million dollar not-for-profit group;
- Counsel to national and state chartered banks in acquisitions and launches of financial service subsidiaries;
- Counsel to issuer in multi-million dollar SEC qualified Regulation A common stock offering;
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional