J. Bruce Boisture
J. "Bruce" Boisture advises business and not-for-profit clients with regard to major transactions, significant contract disputes, and financings, with a special emphasis on mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures in the healthcare field. He has experience working with start-up companies and established companies, and in turn-around situations, in a wide variety of industries including banking, insurance, medical devices, consumer goods, data management and communications, and investment management.
Prior to rejoining the firm, Bruce served as the chief operating officer of a large private equity investment firm and as president of a publicly traded life insurance company, a start-up medical device company, an education data management company, and an industrial hydrogen technology company, as well as on several boards of directors.
Representation of a private equity firm in the development and execution of a program of tax-advantaged transactions
Representation of a private equity fund in a contract dispute arising out of an escrow arrangement related to an earlier merger of a portfolio company
Representation of a hospital in creating a joint venture with another hospital to build and operate an outpatient cancer treatment center
Representation of a hospital in the acquisition of an out-of-market hospital
Representation of the acquirors of an equipment leasing business
Representation of a large equipment vendor in the formation and start-up of a new equipment leasing company
Representation of a medical device company in debt and equity financings
Representation of a closely-held consumer products company in a debt financing
Representation of a management group in consolidation of privately held consumer products companies
Representation of large institutional investors in the assertion of their claims for rescission of purchases of residential mortgage-backed securities
Representation of private investment funds in the assertion of their claims to force third-party repurchases of mortgage loans from trusts that issued residential mortgage-backed securities purchased by the funds