Nicole Moss

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atty nmossNicole Moss specializes in corporate transactions and private securities law, including mergers & acquisitions, equity & debt financings, corporate and partnership structuring and formation, private placements for companies and private funds, state and federal securities law compliance and reporting and general corporate matters. She represents private companies at all stages of corporate growth.

EDUCATION

Ms. Moss received her B.Sc in Communications from the University of Texas at Austin in 1992 and her J.D. from Southern Methodist University in 1994.

ADMITTED

  • Texas
  • Massachusetts

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Texas Bar Association
    • Business Law and Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Sections
  • Houston Bar Association
    • Corporate Counsel, Oil & Gas Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Sections
  • Massachusetts Bar Association

PUBLICATIONS

Co-authored w/ C. Aidun, D. Kreisler, S. Kholi, chapter on U.S. Private Equity within A Practitioner's Guide to Private Equity, ed. City and Financial (2009)

Co-authored w/ J. Soler, fortress IPO - Start of a New New Thing?, Weil Alerts (2006)

Co-authored w/ D. Woog McGinty, series of six articles on start-up recruiting, Inc. com (2001)

An Introduction to Insurance Law and Coverage in the PRC, 30 Tort & Ins. J., 871 (1995)

Co-authored w/ M.S. Quinn, Tort Liability and Reinsurance Contracts, 8 Env. Claims J. 67 (1995)

The Absolute Pollutions Exclusion, 6 Env. Claims J. 541 (1994)

REPRESENTATIVE TRANSACTIONS

Mergers & Acquisition experience:

  • $300M purchase of a retail product manufacturer by a private equity investment fund
  • $135M sale of an aggregate portfolio consisting of interests in 80+ startup companies by a venture capital investment fund
  • $60M purchase of a high-end consumer product manufacturer by a private equity investment fund
  • $40M sale of an enterprise software solution company by a private equity investment fund
  • $38M purchase of a biotech testing company by a private equity investment fund

Fund formation experience:

  • $8B leveraged buy-out fund raised for private equity firm
  • $3B leveraged buy-out fund raised for private equity firm
  • $3B oil 7 gas fund for energy-focused private equity firm
  • $.5B off-shore hedge fund raised to complement on-shore hedge fund
  • $350M first generation fund focused n Asian markets
  • $350M early stage energy-focused mezzanine fund
  • $250M middle-market venture funds
  • $100M early stage energy-focused hedge fund regarding fund formation, general corporate matters
  • $100M fund focused on distressed assets
  • $100 M-$450 M investment syndications for several private equity fund clients

PERSONAL

Ms. Moss has lived on four continents and has travelled extensively.  She is a student of world history and photography.  She actively volunteers with youth development-oriented non-profits.