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Nathaniel (Nate) Ford Partner

Firmwide Chair, Private Equity Practice

  • Denver

    D +1.303.291.2336

    F +1.303.291.2436

    Denver

    1900 Sixteenth Street, Suite 1400

    Denver, CO 80202-5255

    +1.303.291.2336

    NFord@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Nate Ford focuses his practice on advising private equity sponsors, senior management, and public and private companies in connection with domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, growth equity financings and other complex corporate transactions, including a high volume of leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations in healthcare, software/technology, retail/consumer, and a broad range of other industries. In addition, Nate frequently provides representation to the portfolio companies of his private equity fund clients and represents them in connection with strategic add-on acquisitions and operational execution.

Chambers 2023-bl2024 Lawyer of the Year

Ranked by Chambers & Best Lawyers

Named “Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America, 2024
Ranked by Chambers USA 16 Years in a Row

Professional Recognition

  • Recognized by The Legal 500, M&A Powerlist, 2024
  • Listed in 5280 as one of Denver's Top Lawyers, 2015-2019, 2021-2024
  • Named The Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2024
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law, 2013-2024
  • Named a "Colorado Super Lawyer," by Super Lawyers, 2012-2017
  • Named a "Colorado Rising Star," by Super Lawyers, 2009-2011
  • Ranked in Chambers USA as "America's Leading Lawyer" for Corporate/M&A, 2008-2023
  • "Forty Under 40," Denver Business Journal, 2004

Community Involvement

  • Marlon Foundation, Executive Officer and Board Member
  • ACE Scholarships, Board of Trustees

Related Employment

  • Faegre & Benson LLP, Denver, CO, Partner

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Education

  • University of Colorado Law School, J.D., Associate Editor, University of Colorado Law Review
  • Princeton University, A.B., cum laude