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Matt Benson

shareholder
manchester
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ABOUT MATT BENSON

Matt is a Shareholder in the Corporate Department at Sheehan Phinney. Previously with Cook Little, he advises his business clients on a variety of legal and business issues. Matt represents entrepreneurs of all types and at all stages of their businesses, from start-up to exit.

KEY CASES
  • Assisted a rapidly growing software company to obtain several million dollars in equity financing from a major venture capital firm, and in subsequent bridge loan financing rounds.

  • Counsel start-up companies seeking seed capital from angel investors, venture capitalists, and others, and provided advice on securities issues.

  • Structured the sale of a dentist’s practice to provide that the dentist was able to work with the prospective purchaser and provide an organized transition for the practice.

  • Assisted in the sale of a company client to a large multinational publicly traded company.

EDUCATION
  • J.D., Boston College Law School
  • M.B.A., Boston College Graduate Carroll School of Management
  • B.S., Brandeis University
ADMISSIONS, MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
  • State of New Hampshire
  • New Hampshire Bar Association
AWARDS
  • NH Magazine 2023 Top Lawyer, Corporate Law
  • Martindale Hubbell, AV Peer Review Rated
  • Chambers USA, Corporate/Commercial
  • Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Manchester Lawyer of the Year, Corporate Law
  • Best Lawyers of America ®, Corporate Law, Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law, Technology Law
  • New England Super Lawyers®, Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities and Corporate Finance
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INDUSTRY & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
  • Board of Directors of the New Hampshire Tech Alliance (NHTA)
  • Board of Directors of the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
  • Board of Directors of the National Finance Authority
  • 2014 Graduate, Leadership New Hampshire