Hanover, 16.10.2024 – We are thrilled to announce the addition of Jack Paterson to the firm as a partner. Coming to BDH from a decade-long practice at Gunderson Dettmer, Jack specializes in the representation of emerging growth companies throughout their life cycles, from formation to exit, as well as the venture funds that support them. He is broadly experienced in venture financing, SAFEs and convertible debt issuances, formation and capitalization of companies, governance complexities and later stage company issues, and secondary transactions and tender offers. Outside of his transactional work, he provides day-to-day guidance to companies on corporate governance, employment, and equity compensation matters.
While at Gunderson, Jack also developed significant experience in mergers and acquisitions and gained abundant experience in company side representation leading to successful exits: including HotelTonight and its acquisition by Airbnb, BetterCloud and its strategic investment by Vista Partners, Refinery29 and its acquisition by Vice, Caper and its acquisition by Instacart, Grailed and its acquisition by GOAT, SevenFifty Technologies and its acquisition by Provi among many others.
Jack’s fund side experience includes multiple financings led by Imaginary Ventures, Tiger Global, Addition, Coatue, Shine, Lux Capital and Union Square Ventures.
Jack is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and holds an LL.M. degree from Columbia Law School. Jack is admitted to practice in New York.
Jack can be reached at jpaterson@bdhllp.com