Sa is a highly skilled and versatile business counselor who advises companies, boards, entrepreneurs, investment banks and venture and private equity investors, as they build and grow companies. He handles public offerings, 144A and private financings, acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships. Sa guides public and private companies and investors, primarily in the energy and sustainability, technology, materials science, hospitality, retail and life sciences industries. Known as a problem-solver, Sa executes transactions with creative structures to address new opportunities in finance and development of new markets by clients in partnership with global corporations. He also helps entrepreneurs secure financing, commercial agreements and partnerships.
Sahir represents emerging growth and established energy technology, information technology, life sciences and retail companies, investors and investment banks in public offerings, 144A offerings and other private financings, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships. Sa is listed among the Top 100 Cleantech & Renewables Lawyers by Euromoney’s LMG Cleantech & Renewable Energy. He was also named a Massachusetts Super Lawyer in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Sa is a senior member of the firm’s Securities Practice Group and Technology Practice Group and serves as Co-chair of the firm's Energy & Sustainability Practice. The firm’s Energy & Sustainability Practice has completed more than 500 transactions across energy sectors totaling over $8.5 billion since 2006. Serving more than 250 clients, spanning the ecosystem from emerging companies to large corporations, venture capital and private equity funds, investment banks, project developers, and family offices, the firm is recognized nationally as a leading law firm in the space.
Sa has worked on a wide variety of capital-raising projects, including equity, debt, syndicated loan, strategic investment and structured finance offerings, with aggregate proceeds of more than $10.6 billion. He has extensive experience in corporate finance and securities law as well as mergers and acquisitions. Sa represents issuers, underwriters, initial purchasers, and placement agents in public and private equity offerings, debt offerings (particularly high-yield, but also investment grade), bank financings, leveraged buyouts, securitizations, and related transactions as well as private equity funds in leveraged buyouts. He is also a key contributor to MintzEdge, an online resource for entrepreneurs that includes useful tools and information for starting and growing a company.
Sa has an MBA in corporate finance and focuses on adding value in complex financing structures and helping younger companies navigate the challenges of the public and private markets. He handles projects in a broad range of sectors, including energy and clean technology, information technology, telecommunications, materials technology, biotech, aerospace, semiconductor, retail and hospitality. He also has extensive international experience — he previously practiced in New York, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and now works from the Boston office of Mintz. He has represented clients in the United States, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Sahir Surmeli
- Energy Technology Connections Newsletter - May 2015 - (Posted On Thursday, May 21, 2015)
- U.S. Advanced Energy Market Surpasses Airline Industry, Rivals Pharmaceuticals - (Posted On Wednesday, March 11, 2015)
- Energy Department Announces $35 Million to Advance Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies - (Posted On Wednesday, March 04, 2015)
- Technology:Is there an IPO Boom? 2014 IPO Statistics - (Posted On Wednesday, January 21, 2015)
- New Funding for Energy Innovation: D.O.E. Announces $125 Million for Transformational Energy Projects - (Posted On Friday, January 16, 2015)
- Department of Interior Announces January Auction Date for Martha’s Vineyard Wind Energy Leases - (Posted On Monday, December 01, 2014)
- Funding Opportunities for Early-Stage Clean Energy Companies from MassCEC - (Posted On Wednesday, October 22, 2014)
- Top 10 IPO Tips from “On Your Mark, Get Set, IPO!” - (Posted On Wednesday, October 08, 2014)
- Energy Technology Connections - September 2014 - (Posted On Friday, September 05, 2014)
- What 2014’s Continued IPO Surge Means for Clean Tech and Renewable Energy Companies - (Posted On Monday, August 04, 2014)