Biography
Michael Andreasen is a business law attorney with a focus on general corporate, mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), finance, securities, venture capital, and private equity matters. His work includes drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various corporate contracts, assisting with securities law compliance, and providing support in areas of equity compensation, corporate governance, and investor relations.
Michael’s clients include public, private, and startup companies in a diverse range of industries, including technology, life sciences, cannabis, sports, and hospitality. He has experience representing both buyers and sellers in M&A transactions, borrowers and lenders in debt financings, and companies and investors in equity financings. His clients often face problems or hurdles that don’t have obvious solutions, and Michael takes pride guiding them through complicated matters and finding viable, efficient, and practical solutions. His approach is to integrate himself as a valuable part of his clients’ teams, remaining responsive and reliable from start to finish.
He has worked on both sides of the table in a full range of transactions spanning M&A, venture capital financing, early-stage, and general corporate matters. Michael is able to assist clients from inception all the way through an exit event, and every transaction he works on gives him a greater depth of experience for his clients to leverage.
Michael previously served as corporate counsel at a medical diagnostics device manufacturer and service provider based in Waltham, Massachusetts, and worked at Northeastern University’s Venture Accelerator, assisting startup companies with navigating early-stage corporate and intellectual property matters.
Experience
- Represented an emerging health care technology company in raising approximately $200 million through convertible notes and Series A-E financings.
- Represented a packaging manufacturer in its sale for approximately $160 million.
- Represented a sports technology company in its sale for approximately $30 million.
- Represented various life science and health care companies with their securities compliance and reporting obligations.
News & Views
Recognitions
2024, One to Watch, Corporate Law, listed in Best Lawyers in America©
Affiliations
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
Credentials
Admissions
- Massachusetts
Education
- Bentley University, BS
- Northeastern University School of Law, JD