Leo Greenberg

Leo Greenberg

Counsel, Tax

Leo Greenberg represents domestic and international clients in an array of U.S. federal income tax matters.

Bio

Mr. Greenberg advises public and private companies across industries on the buy-side and sell-side tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, complex post-acquisition integration and cross-border tax planning, partnerships, funds and joint ventures, public and private debt and equity offerings, redemptions, internal restructurings, intellectual property licensing and collaboration transactions, bankruptcies and debt workout transactions. Mr. Greenberg also counsels clients on renewable energy transactions, including qualification for U.S. federal tax credits and other tax benefits, tax equity investments and tax credit purchase and sale transactions.

In recognition of his work, Mr. Greenberg has been named one of Best Lawyers’ Ones To Watch in America and an Up & Coming Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.

Representative matters include:

  • Acrisure LLC in its sale of convertible senior preferred stock in a $2.1 billion capital raise led by Bain Capital
  • Aspen Technology, Inc. in its $11 billion mixed consideration business combination with the software business of Emerson Electric Co.
  • CC Capital in its:
    • $250 million investment in The Westaim Corporation
    • $2.2 billion acquisition of Insignia Financial Ltd.
  • CF Industries Holdings, Inc. in its $1.675 billion acquisition of an ammonia production complex from Incitec Pivot Limited
  • Convera in its $910 million acquisition of Western Union Business Solutions
  • Corix Infrastructure in its merger of equals with SouthWest Water Company
  • CureVac N.V. in its $1.25 billion all-stock acquisition by BioNTech SE
  • Jabil Inc. in:
    • the $2.2 billion divestment of its mobility business to BYD Electronic (International) Company Limited
    • its acquisition of Hanley Energy Group
  • The McClatchy Company in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy and Section 363 asset sale
  • New Fortress Energy Inc. in its:
    • $5 billion stock and cash acquisition of Hygo Energy Transition Ltd. and Golar LNG Partners LP
    • $3 billion equity and debt refinancing transactions
  • R1 RCM Inc. in its $8.9 billion acquisition by investment funds affiliated with TowerBrook Capital Partners and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
  • Sompo Holdings, Inc. in its acquisition of all of the ordinary shares of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited
  • Triumph Group, Inc. in its sale to affiliates of Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners
  • TTAM Research Institute in its $305 million acquisition of substantially all the assets of 23andMe Holding Co.
  • Zurich Insurance Group in its $600 million acquisition of the personal travel insurance business of AIG

Mr. Greenberg also regularly advises nonprofit organizations pro bono regarding obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status. Additionally, he is a co-author of the United States chapter of The Inward Investment and International Taxation Review.

Credentials

Education

  • LL.M., Boston University School of Law, 2018
  • J.D., Boston University School of Law, 2018 (summa cum laude)
  • A.B., Tufts University, 2012 (magna cum laude)

Admissions

  • Massachusetts

Leo Greenberg