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Matthew S. Draper

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Phone: (412) 209-2535
Fax: (412) 209-2570
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Pittsburgh
One PPG Place
Suite 3010
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Matthew S. Draper

Matthew S. Draper

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Industries

Industries: 
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Technology and Manufacturing
Sports and Entertainment
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Services

Services: 
Corporate
General Corporate
Mergers and Acquisitions
Private Equity
Venture Capital
Opportunity Zones and Qualified Opportunity Funds

Matt Draper is a corporate lawyer who focuses his practice on mergers, acquisitions, and other general commercial and corporate matters. He has represented private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, public and private companies, and entrepreneurs in a variety of transactional matters. Matt works closely with clients and their management teams to negotiate and draft complex acquisition and commercial agreements.

Matt also has significant experience advising clients on debt and equity financings, venture capital investments, and other general corporate matters.

Prior to joining Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr in 2013, Matt was associated with the law firms of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP, and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

Experience

  • Regularly advise public manufacturer of electronic instruments and electro-magnetic devices in domestic and international acquisitions.
  • Advised public education company in its acquisition of clean energy vocational training provider.
  • Advised leading Mid-Atlantic supplier of specialty fasteners and supply chain logistics in its acquisition by a private equity buyer.
  • Advised Pittsburgh-based apartment data aggregation technology company on its disposition of an operating division to a private equity buyer.
  • Advised Delaware-based telecommunications franchise on its sale to a strategic acquiror.
  • Advised IT infrastructure and managed services company on its corporate reorganization and subsequent secured senior debt facility with a private equity lender.
  • Advised Pittsburgh-based educational technology company in its acquisition by a private equity buyer.

Thought Leadership

News Press Releases Alerts & Newsletters Articles Blogs Events
April 28, 2017
Law 360 announces Q1 promotions
February 5, 2016
Saul Ewing client AMETEK completes two significant acquisitions
January 23, 2017
Saul Ewing LLP Elects Nine Attorneys to Partnership
January 4, 2016
Saul Ewing LLP Elects 5 Attorneys to Partnership
October 30, 2018
Federal Trade Commission Changes Course on Reportability Analysis for Not-for-Profit Combinations
January 19, 2016
Ban on Hiring Health Care Workers with Criminal Histories Rejected by Pa. Appellate Court
July 11, 2016
Understanding Term Sheets for Investments

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Seminar, Webinar & Podcast
May 18, 2016
Draper leads “Legal Quick Hit” on mergers and acquisitions for ACC New to In-House Committee
Speaking Engagement
May 3, 2016
Draper to speak at ACC Contracts & Commercial Law Committee Roundtable

Credentials and Accolades

Memberships and Affiliations

Member, Alumni Council, Shady Side Academy

Education

J.D., Penn State University, The Dickinson School of Law, 2006

  • Editor-in-Chief, Penn State International Law Review
  • Dean's Scholarship
  • Richard Reeve Baxter Award, Outstanding student writing in the field of international law

B.A., Bucknell University, 2003

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania

Firm Management Positions

Career Development Committee

Vice Chair, Private Equity, Venture Capital and M&A

Matt Draper is a corporate lawyer who focuses his practice on mergers, acquisitions, and other general commercial and corporate matters. He has represented private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, public and private companies, and entrepreneurs in a variety of transactional matters. Matt works closely with clients and their management teams to negotiate and draft complex acquisition and commercial agreements.

Matt also has significant experience advising clients on debt and equity financings, venture capital investments, and other general corporate matters.

Prior to joining Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr in 2013, Matt was associated with the law firms of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP, and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.