Maciej (Matt) Pietruczak

Thoughtful and pragmatic guidance for companies and investors 

Matt Pietruczak represents companies, their founders and their investors in a wide range of important transactions, focusing on:

• Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
• Venture capital investments
• Growth equity investments

He also serves as outside general counsel to companies from early-stage startups to large privately held companies. Matt works for a variety of investors, including:

• Venture capital sponsors
• Private equity sponsors
• Family offices
• Startup accelerators
• Corporate venturing teams

• Advising on business transactions and risk for current operations and future growth.
• Helps companies, founders and investors receive and deploy capital.
• Helps companies, founders and investors successfully navigate sale/purchase of companies.

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Represented manufacturer in $45 million sale to private equity fund.
• Represented health care company in $14 million acquisition of health care services company.
• Represented industrial and municipal services contractor in $280 million sale to private equity fund.
• Represented private equity sponsor in $105 million sale of portfolio company to a private equity sponsor.
• Represented private equity sponsor in $340 million sale of portfolio company to European public company.

Venture Capital Investments and Financings

• Regularly represents companies, venture capital sponsors, and family offices in financing transactions, ranging from $500,000 to $200 million.
• Represented Silicon Valley tech startup in $5.5 million Series B financing round.
• Represented Midwest-based tech startup in $1 million seed equity financing round.
• Represented family office as lead investor in a $200 million secondary investment and recapitalization.
• Represented family office in $1 million investment in Series E round of a global entertainment emerging growth company.
• Represented publicly traded company as lead investor in $5 million Series A equity financing in security software startup.

Private Placements and Fund Formation

• Represented real estate investment sponsor in $14 million private placement in connection with $30 million real estate investment.
• Counseled on the structuring, formation and operation of $600 million private equity buyout fund.