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Matthew V. Soran

  • Partner | M&A and Private Equity

New York

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Matthew Soran is a partner in the Corporate Department and the M&A and Private Equity Practice, resident in New York.

Matthew has significant experience in mergers and acquisitions, having represented private investment groups and public and private companies in mergers, stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures, carveout transactions, joint ventures, recapitalizations, growth equity investments, venture investments, secondary sales of private equity limited partnership interests, and other corporate and governance matters.

Work highlights:

  • CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), in numerous engagements, including in its $8 billion acquisition of Signify Health, and in its sales of Coventry Workers Comp Services, PayFlex, and bswift businesses.
  • Catalent (NYSE: CTLT), in numerous engagements, including its $1.2 billion acquisition of Paragon Bioservices, its $950 million acquisition of Cook Pharmica, its $315 million acquisition of MaSTherCell Global, and its acquisitions of Accucaps Industries ...

Matthew Soran is a partner in the Corporate Department and the M&A and Private Equity Practice, resident in New York.

Matthew has significant experience in mergers and acquisitions, having represented private investment groups and public and private companies in mergers, stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures, carveout transactions, joint ventures, recapitalizations, growth equity investments, venture investments, secondary sales of private equity limited partnership interests, and other corporate and governance matters.

Work highlights:

  • CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), in numerous engagements, including in its $8 billion acquisition of Signify Health, and in its sales of Coventry Workers Comp Services, PayFlex, and bswift businesses.
  • Catalent (NYSE: CTLT), in numerous engagements, including its $1.2 billion acquisition of Paragon Bioservices, its $950 million acquisition of Cook Pharmica, its $315 million acquisition of MaSTherCell Global, and its acquisitions of Accucaps Industries Limited, Pharmapak Technologies, Micron Technologies, and Redwood Bioscience
  • Goldman Sachs Asset Management in numerous engagements, including its acquisition of Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services and its acquisition of Rocaton Investment Advisors.
  • Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI) in its acquisition of Clarient Global and Avox Limited from DTCC and a bank shareholder consortium.
  • Aerie Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AERI), Inc. in its $904 million sale to American Swiss ophthalmology company, Alcon (NYSE: ALC).
  • Boulder Brands (NASDAQ: BDBD) in its $944 million acquisition by Pinnacle Foods (NYSE: PF)

Matthew consistently engages with some of the premier thought leaders in the industry through participation in panels and speaking opportunities for Transaction Advisors and the Loan Syndication and Trading Association, among others. Matthew is also involved with both diversity and inclusion and pro bono efforts. Within Fried Frank, Matthew previously served on the Firmwide Diversity Committee. In 2016, The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity selected him as a Fellow. Matthew regularly works on pro bono engagements with Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA) and Start Small Think Big.

Matthew is recognized by Legal 500 in M&A: Large Deals ($1 billion+) with client sources calling him “top notch” and “extremely responsive, deeply knowledgeable about M&A and…creative in addressing problems.” The publication has also listed him as a “Next Generation Lawyer” since 2017, in recognition of his M&A experience. A frequent speaker and writer, he recently participated in events for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and Thomson Reuters covering topics such as shareholder activism, M&A, and private equity trends. He has co-authored articles published in various publications including Law360, The M&A Lawyer, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation. Most recently, Matthew was named a 2022 BTI Consulting Client Service All-Star. 

Professional associations

  • Member, Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Control Contests Committee, New York City Bar Association

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Events

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Transaction Advisors’ M&A Strategy Forum

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Harvard Corporate Governance Roundtable 

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Transactions Advisors M&A Conference

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NACD Master Class

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M&A Conference at Fordham Law in New York
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