Meghan E. Kelly

Notable Experience and Client Impact

Meghan advises clients in a variety of transactions. Recent transactions include: 

• Representation of Tufts Health Plan in connection with its combination with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.
• Representation of Commerce Bancshares Corp. and its subsidiary, Commerce Bank & Trust Company, in its merger with Berkshire Hills Bancorp. Inc. (NYSE: BHLB), in an all-stock transaction valued at $209 million.
• Representation of First Commons Bank, N.A., in its merger with Brookline Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKL). The total value of the transaction was approximately $55.958 million.
• Representation of Strategic Cyber LLC in connection with its acquisition by HelpSystems, a Minnesota-based IT software company.
• Representation of Powerhouse Dynamics, Inc. in its acquisition by merger by Middleby Corporation.
• Representation of Admune Therapeutics LLC in its sale to Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research.
• Representation of Palisade Corporation in its recapitalization by Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP).
• Representation of Veracross, LLC in its majority recapitalization by BV Investment Partners.
• Representation of Shawmut Corporation in its joint venture with the automotive headliner and specialty industrial fabrics business of Glen Raven Technical Fabrics LLC.
• Representation of Lallemand USA, Inc. in its acquisition of the Hutchinson, MN yeast manufacturing operations of Ohly.
• Representation of Lallemand USA, Inc. in its asset acquisition of a yeast manufacturing plant and business based in North Dakota.
• Representation of Madico, Inc., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of automotive, solar, safety, and security films, in its acquisition of select assets of ClearPlex Corporation, an established supplier of protection films based in Draper, UT.
• Representation of Collaborative Consulting, LLC in its acquisition by CGI Group Inc. (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A), a leading provider of information technology and business processing services, through its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.
• Representation of Deep River Snacks in its sale to Arca Continental.
• Representation of Location, Inc., a leader in geographic data sciences and predictive, location-based analytics for businesses across the U.S. and Canada, in connection with its acquisition by CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics, and data-enabled services provider.
• Representation of Ce3, Inc., a full-service CRO focused on providing early phase oncology clinical development services to the biotechnology industry, in connection with its acquisition by Catalyst Clinical Research, a clinical development organization providing highly customizable clinical research solutions to the global biopharmaceutical industry.
• Representation of Agilyx, a leader and pioneer in chemically recycling difficult-to-recycle mixed waste plastic streams into high value low carbon circular feedstocks and fuels, on the formation of a joint venture with AmSty, a leading integrated producer of polystyrene and styrene monomer. The joint venture, Regenyx LLC, will be dedicated to fully recycling post-consumer polystyrene materials back to new polystyrene products.
• Representation of OSRAM, one of the world’s leading lighting manufacturers with headquarters in Munich, Germany, in its acquisition of Digital Lumens Inc., a Boston-based company that specializes in industrial Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.
• Representation of CIRCOR International, Inc. (NYSE: CIR), a leading provider of valves and other highly engineered products for markets including oil and gas, power generation, and aerospace and defense, in its acquisition of Critical Flow Solutions (CFS) for $210 million.
• Representation of Baril Corporation, a leading medical specialty manufacturer of infection prevention, wound care, clinical chemistry, patient monitoring, and medical and surgical consumable products, in its acquisition by TEAM Technologies, Inc., a leading North American healthcare specialty manufacturer focused on oral and dental care and medical end markets.
• Representation of T.F. Boyle Transportation, Inc. in its acquisition by Toronto-based Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. (TSX: AND).
• Representation of Beyonic, Inc., a digital payments management provider of business services for SMEs, fintechs, and social impact entities across Africa, in its acquisition by MFS Africa Limited, Africa’s largest digital payments hub.

Meghan works with emerging companies to secure investment and build their brands. Recent transactions include:

• Representation of Cambridge Crops (d/b/a Mori) in a $12 million Series A financing led by Acre Venture Partners with participation from The Engine, Prelude Ventures, Refactor Capital and Closed Loop Ventures.
• Representation of Cambridge Crops in connection with its $4 million Series Seed financing led by The Engine and Refactor Capital.
• Representation of Gravyty in connection with a $21 million investment from K1 Investment Management.
• Representation of Copley Equity Partners, a Boston-based private investment firm, in its investment to recapitalize, and facilitate the merger of, Aethon Aerial Solutions and Flight Evolved.
• Representation of Cali’flour Foods, the developer and manufacturer of low-carb, gluten-free cauliflower products, in a Series A financing round led by Sunrise Strategic Partners, with participation from CircleUp Growth Partners.
• Representation of Kalahari Snacks, the #2 biltong brand in the U.S., in its acquisition by Stryve Foods LLC, an emerging healthy snacking platform and the leading air-dried meat snack company in the country.
• Representation of The Living Apothecary, a probiotic water kefir maker based in Oakland, CA, in a $1.4 million financing round led by L.A. Libations and Venice Brands.
• Representation of Demers Food Group Inc. in a round of financing led by Arbel Growth Partners LP, the private equity firm led by Carl Lee, the former president and CEO of Snyder’s Lance, Inc.
• Representation of Wandering Bear, Inc., a cold brew coffee maker, in its $8 million Series A equity round of financing and $5 million funding round.

Meghan is active in the Boston community, serving on the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s City Awake Leadership Council, on the steering committee for the Boston Bar Association’s Senior Associates Forum, on the Women’s Committee for the Association for Corporate Growth, as a mentor for Boston University School of Law students, on the planning committee for the annual Toast to St. Jude event, and as a member of the Women’s Bar Association.

She gained previous legal experience serving as an intern at the Office of the Attorney General in Augusta, ME and working as a pro bono intern at Pine Tree Legal Assistance.

During law school, Meghan was a note development editor for the Boston University Law Review and president of the Student Government Association. She was an advisor for the 1L Student Advising Program, a welcomer for the BU Law Orientation, a Legal Writing Fellow, and chair of the Alumni Committee of the Women’s Law Association. Upon graduating, Meghan received the Sylvia Beinecke Robinson Award for her significant contribution to the life of the School of Law.

Prior to law school, Meghan worked as a legal intern for the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.