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Nicholas A. Denice

Associate Providence

Nick is a corporate attorney with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and corporate governance.  He has broad financial expertise as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Nick’s transactional experience ranges from representing companies in mergers, acquisitions, and recapitalizations, including asset and stock deals on both the buy-side and sell-side.  Nick represents companies in all stages of business, including emerging and developing companies, established private middle-market businesses, and public companies.

Nick is active in the healthcare industry and serves on the Board of Directors of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, the state’s largest health insurer.  He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Catholic Foundation of Rhode Island.

Experience

  • Represented Covia Holdings Corp. (NYSE:CVIA), a leading provider of mineral-based and material solutions for the Industrial and Energy markets, in the $105 million sale of its subsidiary The Winchester and Western Railroad Company, a Class III short line railroad with over 100 miles of track, to OmniTRAX, Inc.
  • Represented the Nashville & Eastern Railroad Corp. (NERR), Nashville & Western Railroad Corp. (NWR), Transit Solutions Group, a commuter rail operation, and three related operating entities in their merger and sale to R.J. Corman Railroad Company.
  • Advises a NYSE-listed owner and manager of casino operations on corporate and contract matters.
  • Represented a private Dutch holding company in the cross-border acquisition of a controlling interest in a leading Boston-based national fish and seafood distributor with over $160 million in annual revenue.
  • Represented a leading manufacturer of polymer films and pressure sensitive tapes for the automotive and aerospace industry, with $50 million in revenue, in its reorganization and sale to a NYSE publicly traded specialty engineered materials company.
  • Represented a privately-held regional leader in the integrated solid waste services industry in its $90 million sale to a NYSE publicly-traded waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services company.
  • Represented a leading IT services firm with $140 million in annual sales, in its reorganization and sale, creating a company with $525 million in revenue and 1,400 employees.
  • Represented a national plumbing, heating, and cooling company in its reorganization and stock sale for a purchase price in excess of $20 million along with sale of shareholders’ commercial real estate portfolio for a purchase price exceeding $30 million.
  • Acted as outside counsel to a regional blood banking, blood services, and blood-testing laboratory business in its merger with a national blood banking and laboratory conglomerate.
  • Represented several purchasers and sellers of independent insurance agencies in multimillion dollar transactions with a variety of deal structures.

Credentials

Work Experience

  • Hinckley Allen
    • Associate (2018-Present)
  • Duffy & Sweeney, LTD
    • Associate (2016-2018)
  • Bogue, Moylan + Marino, LLP (now Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP)
    • Associate (2015-2016)

Honors & Awards

  • Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch (2021-2024)
    • Corporate Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Super Lawyers, Rhode Island
    • Rising Stars (2023)

Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA), 2016
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), 2011

Charitable & Civic Involvement

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island
    • Board of Directors (2016-Present)
    • Audit Committee Vice Chair
    • Finance Committee Member
  • Catholic Foundation of Rhode Island
    • Board of Governors (2017-Present)
  • Rhode Island PBS Foundation
    • Board of Directors (2021-Present)
    • Treasurer
  • Town of West Warwick, Pension Board (2011-2016)
    • Chairman (2013-2016)

Professional Affiliations

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • Massachusetts Bar Association
  • National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) - New England Chapter
  • Rhode Island Bar Association
  • Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants

Bar Memberships

  • Massachusetts
  • Rhode Island

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More Changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Enforcement

On August 3, 2021, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the latest in a series of important updates to antitrust enforcement under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. This new announcement comes on the heels of the Biden Administration�…

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How M&A Activity Will Affect an Outstanding PPP Loan

On October 2, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) promulgated SBA Procedural Notice 5000-20057 Paycheck Protection Program Loans and Changes of Ownership, that sets forth new guidance requiring Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) borrowe…

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57 Hinckley Allen Lawyers Included in 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

A total of 57 Hinckley Allen attorneys were named to the Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Upstate New York for 2023, including those newly recognized as well as featured in Top Lists.Ger…

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Hinckley Allen Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America® 2024

A multitude of Hinckley Allen attorneys are recognized in their respective practice areas in Best Lawyers® 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. In addition, 11 Hinckley Allen attorneys were named in the “Lawyers of the Year” category, as wel…

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Hinckley Allen Facilitates Brinker Capital Merger in Significant Moment for Financial Services Industry

Hinckley Allen represented its long-time client, Brinker Capital, a registered investment adviser, and its affiliated broker-dealer, in their sale to new investment partnership controlled by funds affiliated with Genstar Capital Partners, a California-base…

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WEBINAR: Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly - What Businesses Need to Know about the Paycheck Protection Program

March 11, 2021

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