R. Scott Beach

About

R. Scott Beach, a partner at Day Pitney LLP, counsels family offices and family enterprises on mergers and acquisitions. He helps clients structure, form, and operate family offices, private funds, and partnerships. He handles technology arrangements for these clients. He advises emerging growth companies and private equity investors on debt financings, equity raises, and joint ventures. Beach earned his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School in 1993. Best Lawyers named him Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year, Stamford Area, in 2021, 2023, and 2025. Portfolio company executives, fund principals, and managers seek his counsel on employment terms and equity compensation. He advises clients on MLB, NBA, and MLS franchise investments and on eSports organizations.

Who is a good fit for R. Scott Beach

• Family offices and family enterprises pursuing a merger or an acquisition.
• Private equity investors entering a joint venture or buying a company.
• Emerging growth companies pursuing a merger, an acquisition, or a joint venture.
• Investors acquiring a stake in an MLB, NBA, or MLS team or an eSports organization.

Education and admissions

Education

• The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1993
• Emory University, B.A., 1990

Bar admissions

Connecticut

Recognition

• Lawdragon 100 Global Wealth Lawyers, 2026
• Legal 500 US City Elite Guide, Corporate and M&A in Connecticut, 2026
• Chambers USA Legal Directory, Corporate/M&A in Connecticut, 2012-2026
• The Best Lawyers in America, Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year for the New York Area, 2021, 2023 and 2025
• The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, 2008-2027; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2015-2027
• Top Lawyers in Fairfield County, Business Law, 2025
• Connecticut Super Lawyers, Business/Corporate, 2006-2018
• Fairfield County's 'Forty under 40' business leaders

Specialties

Representative matters

As described on the firm’s website.

• Representation of a single family office in connection with a $100 million commitment to an endowment-strategy alternative investment fund ($100,000,000)
• Formation of a $20 million venture capital investment company for a single family office ($20,000,000)
• Representation of an international family office as a sponsor in connection with the IPO of one of its portfolio companies that is an operator of a specialty refining and pipeline fuel distribution business
• Representation of high-net-worth individuals, family offices and institutional investors in various investments in private funds
• Representation of a U.S.-based private equity fund sponsored by offshore investors in connection with the acquisition, and later sale, of a controlling preferred stock investment in a leading manufacturer of private label home accessories to an India-based strategic purchaser
• Representation of a private equity firm in the sale, along with the other institutional co-investors and founding shareholders, of all of the stock of a national retail flooring company based in the southeast to two west coast private equity firms, through a merger transaction valued in excess of $400 million
• Formation and sale of $120 million joint venture between a medical instrument manufacturer and a multinational pharmaceutical company ($120,000,000)
• Representation of sponsors of private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge funds, and fund of funds in connection with the formation and launch of such funds
• Formation and $22 million private equity financing of a developer of technology products and services dedicated to enhancing online marketing ($22,000,000)
• Sale of the country's largest MMDS telecommunications company to a global telecommunications company at a transaction value of more than $600 million

Deal profile

Typical deal size

Any deal size

Remote work

In-person / regional