Scott Nelson advises domestic and international clients on M&A and private equity transactions, corporate governance, and commercial matters. His practice has involved transactions in a variety of industries, including software and technology services, consumer products, aviation, industrials, payments processing, energy, and life sciences.
Scott's recent software and technology representations include Ansys's (NDAQ: ANSS) acquisitions of Analytical Graphics ($700 million), DYNAmore, Phoenix Integration, and Diakopto; ACI Worldwide's (NDAQ: ACIW) acquisition of Western Union's Speedpay payments processing business for $750 million; and Verimatrix (formerly Inside Secure, a French public company) in its acquisition of Verimatrix (a U.S. content security and rights management provider) for $145 million.
Scott has led several transactions for The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG); Signature Aviation plc, the largest global network of aviation fixed-base operators; and Engage PEO, a Florida-based professional employer organization. Other recent transactions include Sonepar SAS's 2022 sale of the Vallen North America industrial MRO and supply business to Nautic Partners and 2023 acquisition of Billows Electric Supply; Misonix's (NDAQ: MSON) $518 million acquisition by Bioventus (NDAQ: BVS); and Diamond S Shipping's $1.65 billion merger with the tanker business of Capital Product Partners (NDAQ: CPLP).
Prior to his legal career, Scott marketed technology solutions at Apple and interned with Union Pacific Railroad.
Scott has provided pro bono services to the board of directors of the American Association of People with Disabilities, Her Justice, and the Legal Aid Society.
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- Columbia University (J.D. 2017; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar); University of Nebraska-Lincoln (B.S. in Business Administration 2012, with a major in Marketing and a minor in Economics)
- New York
- Intern, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, United States Customs & Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security (Summer 2015)
- Judicial Extern to: Judge Robert D. Sack, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (2017) and Judge Donald S. Kurtz, New York Supreme Court, Kings County (Summer 2015)