Bio

Clients trust Jeffrey Nadler to immerse himself in their business issues and develop creative solutions that get their deals done. Public and private companies choose Jeff for their most complex mergers, acquisitions, going private transactions, capital markets transactions, private equity and venture capital investments, and joint venture transactions. He represents issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and unregistered offerings. Jeff also represents private fund sponsors on fund formation, portfolio investments, operational activities, regulatory compliance, GP-led fund restructurings, and co-investment activities. Jeff’s combination of M&A, capital markets and private funds experience uniquely qualifies him for work on fund-related transactional matters, including fund restructurings, which require both in-depth private funds industry knowledge and technical M&A skills. Clients value Jeff’s excellent judgment and his pragmatic approach to the challenges of any complex transaction. They frequently call on him to advise on compliance with U.S. securities laws. Before joining Davies, Jeff was a partner in the corporate department at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in New York City, where he focused on M&A and capital markets transactions. Among other notable transactions, Jeff represented Molson in its $6-billion merger with Adolph Coors; advised Vivendi Universal in the $14-billion sale that created NBC Universal; and represented GE in various acquisition transactions. In addition to being licensed in New York and Ontario, Jeff is also a qualified Israeli attorney with significant work experience with transactions in that country. From 2008 to 2010, Jeff was a partner at a leading Tel Aviv law firm, where he represented many Israeli and foreign clients, including Apax Partners in its acquisition of Psagot Investment House Ltd., Israel’s largest investment house, and Thales S.A. in its “take private” acquisition of CMT Medical Technologies Ltd., which was listed on the Paris stock exchange. Jeff continues to represent Israeli-based clients. Jeff has extensive transaction experience in the technology, telecommunications, manufacturing, chemical, healthtech and life sciences, media and entertainment industries.