Overview
Nick Palatucci advises startup companies, private equity investors, executives, and high-net-worth individuals on structuring, governance, fundraising, and corporate transactions. He counsels companies at all stages of growth, ranging from Silicon Valley startups funded by top venture capitalists to family-run businesses and other closely held corporations. Nick has formed hundreds of companies, guiding entrepreneurs through the corporate setup, building the initial team, and completing early rounds of financing, as well as providing general corporate and commercial support on the many issues that early-stage companies typically face. On the investor and acquirer side, Nick works closely with business principals to craft term sheets, negotiate definitive documents, manage the diligence process, and execute successful closings.
In addition to counseling traditional for-profit entities, Nick guides family offices, foundations, and philanthropies through restructurings, impact investing, and sponsoring corporate projects such as media organizations, startup incubators, grant programs, and partnerships. He also provides corporate and transactional support to select nonprofits on a pro bono basis.
Nick also has significant experience advising clients on cryptocurrency and blockchain issues as they relate to emerging companies and corporate fundraising models, having advised companies through pre-sale funding, token sales, and complex corporate structuring to achieve corporate and regulatory goals. He is familiar with common legal approaches to various Web3 entity types, including DAOs, foundations, token-issuing entities, and multi-jurisdictional structures.
- California
- J.D., University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, 2012
- B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2003
Representative Matters
- Represented co-lead investor in $120 million majority stake debt and private equity investment in education technology company.
- Represented international alternative asset manager in connection with $60 million Series D preferred stock offering of imaging technology company.
- Represented co-lead investor in connection with $40 million Series B preferred stock offering of VR/AR company.
- Represented lead investor in connection with $35 million Series B preferred stock offering of microlending company.
- Represented ecommerce company in $20 million Series B preferred stock offering and secondary sale.
- Represented international corporate venture capital investor in connection with $6 million Series A preferred stock offering of blockchain finance company.
- Advised investors in $1.8 billion sale of blockchain tokens.
- Supported team representing public acquirer of private agtech company valued at $1.1 billion.
- Represented buyer in spinout of social media company from public parent company for undisclosed value
- Represented issuer in $326 million underwritten public follow-on offering and $30 million private investment in public equity (PIPE) by US pharmaceutical company.
- Supported international telecommunications IPO with proceeds of $850 million; drafted prospectus and US securities filings for Regulation S offering.
- Led the formation and capitalization of film production joint venture with an initial investment of $50 million.
News & Publications
Press Releases
Steptoe Advises ARRAY Alliance, Inc. in Pioneering Financing Model for Ava DuVernay's 'Origin'
December 8, 2023