David A. Martinez
David's practice focuses on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, co-investments, growth equity, and joint ventures.
David Martinez represents public and private companies, private equity sponsors, and other investors primarily in technology, software, aerospace, agriculture, agribusiness, industrial, biotechnology, and consumer spaces. Further, he provides counsel to venture-backed and closely held companies and boards of directors on strategic transactions, including auctions and growth investments.
Regularly advising overseas clients on investments into the United States, David has substantial experience in cross-border transactions across a broad range of industries. His background includes spending two years in Japan, counseling Japanese clients on outbound investments.
David also advises private company clients on corporate governance and strategic matters, including for nonprofit clients in his pro bono practice.
Areas of focus
Sample clients
- Microsoft Corporation
- Costco Wholesale Corporation
- Pacira BioSciences, Inc.
- Endeavour Capital
- Avalara, Inc.
- Zillow Group
- Auth0, Inc.
- Spaceflight, Inc.
Industries
Services
Education & Credentials
Education
- Stanford Law School, J.D., Editor-in-Chief, Stanford Journal of International Law, 2014
- Harvard University, M.A., Social Anthropology, 2012
- Stanford University, B.A., Humanities, with honors, 2006
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
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New York
Related Employment
- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York and Tokyo, Associate, 2014-2018
Professional Recognition
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2021-2025
Insights
News
Professional Experience
Mergers & Acquisitions
Representative Strategic Transactions
- Represented Auth0 in its $6.5 billion acquisition by Okta.
- Represented Costco Wholesale Corporation in its acquisition of Innovel Solutions for $1 billion in cash.
- Represented Microsoft Corporation in acquisitions, including its pending acquisition of Xandr from AT&T.
- Represented Zillow Group in its acquisition of ShowingTime.
- Represented Pacira BioSciences in its acquisition of publicly listed Flexion Therapeutics.
- Represented Avalara in its acquisitions of Transaction Tax Resources and Indix.
- Represented an investment management firm in its investments in the agriculture industry.
- Represented PMI Worldwide, a global manufacturer of sustainable food and beverage container solutions, in Acquisition by HAVI Group.
- Represented Superfeet, the global insole industry leader, in its acquisition by Westward Partners.
- Represented Mathway in its acquisition by Chegg.
- Represented PharmaCann in its acquisition of LivWell Enlightened Health.
- Represented Bridge 2 Bridge Beverages, a beverage distributor, in its acquisition by PepsiCo.
- Represented Lucky Strike Entertainment in its acquisition by Wellspring Capital Management.
- Represented Verity Solutions Group, Inc. in its acquisition by Cigna.
- Represented Just Biotherapeutics, Inc. in its acquisition by Evotec.
- Represented a pharmaceutical manufacturer in its acquisition of a generic drug manufacturer.*
Representative Cross-Border Transactions
- Represented Tech Mahindra in the US aspects of its acquisition of Zen3 Infosolutions.
- Represented a Canadian investment company in its cross-border take-private acquisition of a transportation company.*
- Represented a Japanese trading company in its investments in the agriculture, transportation, and chemicals industries.*
- Represented a Japanese company in the U.S. aspects of its acquisition of a graphite electrode manufacturer.*
- Represented a Japanese electric utility in its investment in a U.S. gas-fired power plant.*
*Prior experience
Private Equity
- Represented Endeavour Capital in investments and acquisitions, including its investment in Entek Technology Holdings.
- Represented Equality Health in its recapitalization led by General Atlantic.
- Represented ThankView LLC in its combination with EverTrue, Inc., supported by a strategic majority investment from Rubicon Technology Partners.
- Represented Xenon arc in its acquisition by Peak Rock Capital.
- Represented PDQ.com in its recapitalization led by TA Associates.
- Represented Sola Salon Studios in its recapitalization by MPK Equity Partners.
- Represented a private equity sponsor in its majority investment in a real property asset management firm.*
- Represented a private equity sponsor in its take-private acquisition of a leading building products manufacturer.*
*Prior experience