The network
Board Members
The Capital Network is led by a Board comprised of accomplished and respected entrepreneurs, investors and sponsors.
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Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is a partner at Foley Hoag and serves as Deputy Chair of the firm's Business Department. Paul's practice focuses on venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and related business transactions. Paul has helped his clients raise hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital and convertible debt, and has also advised his clients through dozens of acquisitions and public offerings.
Paul's clients range from start-up and venture-backed portfolio companies to well-established public companies. His clients operate in a wide array of industries, including networking, computer security, information technology, enterprise software, and life sciences. Paul provides practical legal advice to entrepreneurs and their businesses regarding corporate formation issues, contract negotiations, equity distribution and compensation matters. He advises emerging growth companies in the areas of venture capital and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions (both buy and sell side), reorganizations, strategic investments, joint ventures and other partnering transactions. He assists later stage and public companies with respect to SEC and securities law compliance, corporate governance, disclosure issues and general corporate matters. Paul also represents venture capital investors in connection with their portfolio investments in early and later stage growth companies.
Boston Magazine named Paul a "Massachusetts Superlawyer" in 2009. Before that he was named a "Rising Star in Massachusetts" by Boston Magazine for three straight years. Paul received his J.D. from Boston College Law School and his B.A. from Saint Anselm College.
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