Biography
Adam Anderson handles mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, corporate, and financing matters. He has over a decade of experience guiding clients, from family-owned businesses to large, multi-national corporations, through all types of corporate transactions. Adam is a member of the firm’s Business Transactions Group.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Adam routinely counsels public and private companies in connection with mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions. He represents clients of all sizes, from startups to multinational corporations, across a range of industries, including media, technology, manufacturing, and construction. Adam has assisted The Nielsen Company (US), LLC, a global information and measurement company, with numerous transactions in recent years, including with its recent acquisition of Visual IQ, Inc. and its sale of its Expositions business to Onex Capital Advisors. He represented Datto, Inc., a leading provider of backup, disaster recovery, and intelligent business continuity solutions, in connection with its acquisition of Backupify, Inc., a provider of cloud-to-cloud backup software, and its acquisition of Open Mesh, Inc., a leader in cloud-managed wireless networks.
Venture Capital and Emerging Markets
A significant portion of Adam’s practice is devoted to assisting venture capital and emerging companies with debt and equity financing transactions. He counsels start-ups, emerging companies, and entrepreneurs on investments, preferred stock financing, and merger and acquisition transactions.
General Corporate
Adam's practice also involves providing advice on general corporate and business matters. He regularly counsels clients regarding strategy, corporate and tax restructurings, joint ventures, commercial and employment agreements, corporate governance, compensation, and commercial contracts.
Prior to joining Robinson+Cole, Adam was associated with the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, where his practice focused on mergers and acquisitions. He served as a legal intern to the Honorable Lawrence McKenna of the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.
Adam was ranked in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the state of Connecticut in the area of Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions for 2016 and 2017. He was selected as a Rising Star in the Connecticut Super Lawyers list from 2012 to 2015.