Solange Etessami

Associate, New York

Biography

Overview

Solange Etessami is an associate in the Private Wealth & Family Offices group. She advises individuals, families, and fiduciaries on estate planning, estate administration, tax planning and succession planning and also advises on the formation and administration of tax-exempt organizations.

Bars and Courts
New York
Education
JD
Harvard Law School
BA
UC Berkeley
Languages
English
Spanish
Farsi
French

Experience

Representative experience includes:

  • Representation of VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III, Inc. (NYSE: VPCC), a SPAC sponsored by Victory Park Capital, in its US$4 billion business combination with Dave Inc., a financial platform.
  • Representation of D8 Holdings Corp. (NYSE: DEH), a SPAC, in its US$1.1 billion business combination with Vicarious Surgical Inc., a next-generation robotics technology company seeking to improve both cost and efficiency of surgical procedures as well as patient outcomes.
  • Representation of Celestica Inc. (NYSE: CLS), a Canadian multinational electronics manufacturing services business, in its US$306 million acquisition of PCI Private Ltd., a Singapore-based South East Asian electronics manufacturing and service business, from Platinum Private Equity.
  • Representation of CVC Capital Partners in its:
    • acquisition, with minority co-investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), of a majority stake in the international agencies of BlueFocus Intelligent Communications Group Co., Ltd., a leading publicly traded Chinese marketing services conglomerate.
    • acquisition of Mediaocean, the leading global omnichannel advertising platform.
  • Representation of Harvest Partners, LP in its sale of Neighborly, a holding company of 21 service brands focused on repairing, maintaining and enhancing consumers' homes and businesses via various online platforms, to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.