About
Nicholas A. Stawasz, a Boston partner at Troutman Pepper Locke, counsels sponsors and portfolio companies on private equity acquisitions. He advises buyers acquiring companies for their own operations on mergers with privately held businesses. His clients include large multinationals, middle market businesses, and emerging companies. For several clients, he serves as outside general counsel on corporate governance, internal restructurings, and commercial contracts. Nick also handles company sales and financings for those clients and their investors and owners. He earned his J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law. He advises manufacturers, medical device companies, and technology businesses on their transactions. Nick also handles deals in business services, professional services, and industrials.
Who is a good fit for Nicholas A. Stawasz
- Private equity sponsors acquiring or financing a portfolio company.
- Companies acquiring a privately held business for their own operations.
- Owners of middle market businesses selling the company.
- Investors arranging financing for an emerging company acquisition.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Northeastern University School of Law, J.D.
- Washington and Lee University, B.A. in History
- Bar admissions
- Massachusetts
Recognition
- Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A, Massachusetts (2025-2026)
- Legal 500 United States: M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity Buyouts: Middle-Market (up to $500m) (2024-2025)
- Boston Magazine, Top Lawyers List, Corporate Law (2022-2025)
- Selected for inclusion on the 2013 and 2014 Massachusetts Rising Stars lists
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented a private equity firm in its platform acquisition of a privately held provider of business coaching and training services to field services contractors and distributors and a privately held full-service marketing agency supporting similar field services contractors and multiple add-on acquisitions.
- Represented a growth equity firm focused on fast-growing technology companies in multiple investments and exits.
- Represented a private equity-sponsored manufacturer of commercial and residential pool deck equipment and accessories in its sale to a Spanish publicly traded pool and wellness equipment company.
- Represented a private equity firm in its platform acquisition of a privately held national provider of exterior building maintenance and repair services and multiple add-on acquisitions.
- Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of a niche manufacturing company from an affiliated private equity fund managed by the same private equity firm.
- Represented a private equity firm in its platform acquisition of a privately held tech-enabled managed security services provider, multiple add-on acquisitions, and carve-out sale of its direct guard business.
- Represented a private equity sponsored fire protection services company in multiple acquisitions and in its sale to an affiliate of a private equity fund.
- Represented a private equity sponsored provider of cloud-based contract, compliance, and revenue management solutions in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of a Canada-based privately held cloud-based policy lifecycle management solutions provider.
- Represented a medical device company providing joint surface and preservation solutions in its sale for up to $100 million to a Nasdaq-listed joint preservation and regenerative therapies company. ($100,000,000)
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional