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Scott D. McClure is a Partner in Wiggin and Danaโs Corporate Department in the Washington, DC office. He brings to the table his expertise of nearly 30 years in Corporate Law. He started as an associate with a large, international firm in their Corporate Practice Group (Tax) division and worked his way up to being partner of the firmโs Corporate Practice Group Tax Division in which he led out the structuring of multiple taxable, tax-free domestic and cross-border reorganizations as well as stock and asset acquisitions. He is also a member of wiggin(x).ย
Scottโs practice involves providing analysis of numerous corporate restructuring and recapitalization transactions as well as corporate division and spin-off transactions. At his previous firm, he served for an extended period as partner responsible for overseeing the formal associate mentor/training and development program, and managed associates for the tax practice group.
Scott earned his J.D. from Duke University School of Law with high honors and was the Note Editor of the Duke Law Journal. Scott also successfully completed all sections of the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) Examination. In addition, Scott earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Adventist University, formally known as Southern College, and graduated summa cum laude.
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- Duke University School of Law (J.D.)
- High Honors
- Southern College, Southern Adventist University (B.B.A)
- summa cum laude
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- Lead tax counsel representing Swedencare AB (publ), a veterinary supplies company, in its $475MM acquisition of the Garmon Corp. d/b/a NaturVet, a market leader in the manufacture and distribution of pet supplement products.
- Lead tax counsel representing Swedencare AB, a developer and manufacturer of pet care products, in its acquisition of Vetio Animal Health Group, a contract development and manufacturing organization focusing on animal health products.
- Lead tax counsel representing Tuscan Imports, Inc., a distributor of bespoke Italian outdoor kitchen equipment in its sale to Salt Creek Capital.
- Lead tax counsel representing SimplyProtein for Pets, Inc., a portfolio company of KKR & Co. Inc., in its carve-out acquisition of a line of products from Nestlรฉ Purina Petcare, subsidiary of Nestlรฉ (OTCMKTS: NSRGY).
- Lead tax counsel representing Spark Digital, a media, entertainment and technology company, in its sale to intive Group GmbH, a German strategic and portfolio company of MidEuropa Partners.
- Lead tax counsel representing Indiana-based infrastructure services provider Midwestern Electric in its acquisition by Canadian PE firm, CAI Capital Partners. Midwestern Electric provides specialty electrical services to municipal and state owners of traffic infrastructure in the Midwest.
- Lead tax counsel representing Aviation Marine Insurance Services, Inc., a specialty insurance brokerage, in its sale to Newfront Insurance, a tech-enabled, venture backed insurance brokerage.
- Lead tax counsel representing KKR & Co. and its portfolio company PetVet Care Centers, one of the largest corporate veterinary practice networks, with its acquisition of several veterinary hospitals across the U.S., including various corporate and real estate matters.
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