Robert C. Rives

Partner

Boston, MA
D: 617.345.3344

"To understand the law and its nuances is not enough. In any transaction, I want to thoroughly understand the client, its business and objectives, and appreciate the motivations and backgrounds of all parties to the transaction."

Overview
Bar Admissions

Massachusetts

Education

J.D, University of Virginia, 1984

B.A., magna cum laude, Amherst College, 1977

Practices

Robert Rives is a Partner in the firm's Corporate Group. His practice focuses on representing clients in mergers and acquisitions for both strategic and financial buyers as well as public and private companies. He also advises clients on corporate governance and strategic planning, equity co-investments, leveraged buy-outs, joint ventures and private investment fund formation, and other middle market transactions ranging in size from $25 million to $500 million. Mr. Rives has significant experience in the acquisition, divestiture, regulation, operation, recapitalization and financing of senior housing facilities throughout the United States. He has represented clients in a host of complex transactions in the senior housing field involving joint ventures, bankruptcy acquisitions and equity and debt transactions.

Experience

Experience

  • Represented strategic and financial buyers and operators for over fifteen years involving more than $1 billion of assets in senior housing facilities in the assisted living field, and related debt and equity financings.
  • Represented developers and investors in complex joint venture financings, transactions with real estate investment trusts and HUD and other federal financing programs.
  • Represented client in the acquisition of a VoIP phone service company in bankruptcy, from initial auction to closing.
  • Represented a management team in the leveraged buy-out of a regional chain of pharmacies and distributor of surgical and medical supplies.
  • Represented a wealth advisory management company in its sale to a strategic buyer for over $75 million with a complex earn out.
  • Represented a public company in a going private transaction and subsequent asset sale to a foreign investor.    
  • Represented multiple start-ups in formation and fund raising efforts, including a company focused on organ transplant technologies licensed from one of Boston’s leading teaching hospitals.

Memberships

Northeast Health System

  • Board of Trustees
  • Chair, Senior Health Division

Robert C. Rives
Practices
  • Business, Finance & Transactions
  • Venture Capital & Emerging Companies
  • Middle-Market M&A and Private Equity
  • Intellectual Property & IP Litigation
  • IP Transactions
Education

J.D, University of Virginia, 1984

B.A., magna cum laude, Amherst College, 1977

Admissions

Massachusetts

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