People

Overview

Neil Torpey is a partner in the Corporate Department of Baker Botts. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, and capital markets matters.

Mr. Torpey has extensive experience in the representation of public and private business organizations in connection with public and private mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, securities offerings, and private equity and venture capital transactions; the representation of sponsors and investors in connection with the establishment of private equity funds; the representation of investment banks and issuers in capital markets transactions; and the representation of companies as general counsel in connection with a variety of corporate and commercial matters. He has had extensive experience structuring and executing transactions in the U.S., Asia, Latin America and Europe.

Admissions & Affiliations

  • New York State Bar
  • Member, Board of Directors, BOCI-Prudential Trustee Limited (a joint venture of The Bank of China and Prudential)
  • Member, Board of Directors, Colgate University Alumni Corporation
  • Member, Board of Directors, Friends of Kellett School
  • Member, Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries - Technical Consultation Panel
  • Prior experience includes service as a member of the staff of United States Senator Bill Bradley, and of the United States Federal Reserve Board
  • Advisor, Cornell Law School Tech LLM Program
  • J.D., Cornell Law School 1985
  • B.A., Political Science, Colgate University 1982
    cum laude

Experience

  • Novacap Digital Infrastructure Fund I, L.P., and affiliate co-investors, in connection with the acquisition of All West Communications, Inc., a fiber network, telco and data center operator in Utah and Wyoming, and related financing.
  • NOVA Infrastructure Partners, an infrastructure-focused private equity investment firm, in its investment in telMAX, Inc., a fiber network operator providing data, voice and video services in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada.
  • Novacap Technologies V, L.P. and Novacap Technologies VI, L.P., and affiliated co-investors, in connection with the acquisition of Horizon Telcom, Inc., a telecommunications and fiber network services provider in Ohio and neighboring states, and related financing; and in connection with subsequent add-on acquisitions and financing transactions, and in connection with the subsequent sale of Horizon to NASDAQ-listed Shenandoah Telephone Company.
  • Novacap Technologies IV, L.P., in connection with the acquisition of Oxford Networks, Inc., a diversified telecommunications and data center services provider, and related debt financing; the subsequent acquisition of Utel Inc./Freedom Ring Communications, LLC, a telecommunications and fiber network services provider, and related debt financing; and the sale of Oxford Networks, Inc. to affiliates of Oak Hill Capital Partners.
  • A Middle East-based sovereign wealth fund in establishing an Asia-focused private equity fund for artificial intelligence-related investments. 
  • Various family offices in initiating, managing and exiting private investments, including via IPO and through M&A transactions with private and public companies
  • Novacap Technologies VI, L.P., and related co-investors, in connection with the acquisition of Cadent, LLC, a leading AdTech company, from Lee Equity Partners, and related financing.
  • Cadent LLC and related co-investors, in connection with the take-private acquisition of AdTheorent, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed AdTech company, and related financing.
  • CVC DIF Capital Partners, and related co-investors, in connection with the acquisition of Tonaquint, Inc., a data center operator in Nevada and Utah, and relate financing.
  • Novacap Technologies VI, L.P., and related co-investors, in connection with the acquisition of Stratus Networks, Inc., an Ilinois-based fiber network operator, and related financing.
  • Stratus Networks, Inc., a fiber network operator, and related co-investors, in connection with the acquisition of all of the assets of Illinois Fiber Networks, NFP and iFiber Ventures, Inc., and Illinois-based fiber network operator, and related financing.
  • Grain Capital and related co-investors, in connection with the acquisition of 123.Net, a Michigan-based fiber network and data center operator, and related financing.