Paul Marino

Partner

Sadis & Goldberg

Paul Marino is a partner in the Financial Services and Corporate Groups. Paul focuses his practice in matters concerning financial services, corporate law and corporate finance. Paul provides counsel in the areas of private equity funds and mergers and acquisitions for private equity firms and public and private companies and private equity fund and hedge fund formation.

Paul works on a variety of M&A transactions, including leveraged acquisitions, divestitures of business divisions, going-private transactions, and other strategic acquisitions and dispositions, in the following industries: manufacturing, telecommunications, consumer products, hospitality, healthcare, and technology, among others. His practice also includes joint ventures and general company representation matters.

Paul has represented national and multinational corporations, ranging from telecoms to tech companies, as well as real estate syndication and financial investors and investment advisors. He has also negotiated and structured a number of U.S. domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.

4:00pm - 4:35pm

April 10, 2025

Venture Debt Deal Sourcing/Origination/Screening

• Where to source high-potential venture debt deals
• Balancing sponsor-backed vs. independent deals
• Avoiding adverse selection and chasing the wrong deals
• Structuring a systematic origination process
• Building rapport with founders, boards, and investors
• The role of brand and reputation in deal flow
• Lessons learned from the most successful (and unsuccessful) deals

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM

Wednesday March 6, 2024

Asset Backed Lenders for Venture-Backed Companies

  • Benefits of asset-backed lenders for venture-backed companies
  • How asset-based lending provides working capital based on assets rather than credit history
  • Ways startups can use asset-backed lenders to support expansion