David L. Coombs
Director
Boston
dcoombs@goulstonstorrs.com+1 617 574 3563David L. Coombs
Director, Boston
dcoombs@goulstonstorrs.com+1 617 574 3563Related Expertise
David Coombs guides companies operating in the commercial real estate and investment management industries. An experienced business and securities advisor, Dave also works with sponsors and investors in the formation and operation of private investment funds.
Dave is an accomplished deal lawyer and trusted advisor who counsels clients through critical transactions and strategic planning. He often leverages his MIT mathematics background in working with clients to design and implement their business and transaction structures.
In his role as co-chair of the firm's Corporate Real Estate practice, Dave helps shape the group's strategic initiatives and practice development.
Related Representative Matters
A healthcare IT solutions company as general outside counsel, including a recapitalization and growth investment by private equity sponsor WestView Capital Partners.
The founders and senior management of a cloud security company in connection with the $300 million sale to Cisco.
PIMCO in connection with investments in U.S. real estate funds, including a $500M investment in Blackstone’s global opportunity fund, as well as investments of $100M or more in funds sponsored by Beacon Capital, Crow Holdings, and LBA Realty.
CrossHarbor Capital Partners, as general outside counsel and in connection with capital raising activities, including over $500 million in private capital formation transactions to finance its various real estate investments and related activities in Big Sky, Montana, commencing with its landmark acquisition of the Yellowstone Club.
Oxfam America in connection with the activities of its shareholder activist fund, including submission and presentation of Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposals and related proxy campaigns on pressing social issues such as gender equality, workplace safety, climate change, and diversity. Target companies have included Chevron, Mondelez, Coca-Cola, General Mills, and Tyson.
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Affiliations
- General Counsel and Board of Directors, MIT Enterprise Forum, 2004-2011
Admissions
- Massachusetts
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( S.B. , 1991 )
Harvard Law School ( J.D. , 1998 )