Mark Goldman is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn. He is a member of the firm’s Emerging Companies / Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity practice groups. He represents investment funds and companies in connection with venture capital, growth equity and control investments. His experience also includes merger transactions, stock and asset sales, and joint ventures across a wide range of industries.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mark was a corporate lawyer in Israel (with Herzog, Fox & Neeman) and before that in Sydney, Australia (with Clayton Utz).
His recent experience in VC and growth transactions includes advising:
- Acumen Fund in its investments in BioMassters, Inclusively, Keep It Cool, Kurasa and Winock Solar
- Blue Earth Capital in its investments in AMP Robotics, CarbonCure, Sense Labs, SWTCH and TS Conductor
- J.P. Morgan’s growth equity arm in its investments in AlphaSense and Loop, among others
- KKR in its investments in Replay and Guesty, among others
- March Capital in its investments in Acceldata, ActionIQ, Expel, Extend, Forter, Gr4vy, Luminance, Nile Global, Overjet, Parallel Domain, SuperOps, Tessera Therapeutics, Tessian, ThoughtSpot and Uniphore, among others
- The Chernin Group in its investment in Lovevery
In addition, his recent experience in M&A transactions includes advising:
- Owners of a SaaS business focused on regulatory reporting solutions in its sale to a strategic buyer
- Platinum Equity in its acquisition of Mad Engine
- KKR and its portfolio company Reliaquest in its acquisition of Digital Shadows
- The Chernin Group in its acquisition of a majority stake in SketchyMedical
- Owners of a platform of dental implant pactices in sale of the platform to a private equity group
- Family-owned plush toy business in its sale to a private equity group
Mark is a contributor to Gibson Dunn’s Biotech Briefings blog. View his articles here.
Mark received an M.A. in Government from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (Israel) in 2010. He received an LL.B. and B.Com. from the University of Western Australia in 2005.
Capabilities
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- ESG: Risk, Litigation, and Reporting
- Emerging Companies / Venture Capital
- Private Equity
Credentials
Education:
- Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya - 2011 Master of Arts
- University of Western Australia - 2005 Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm.)
- University of Western Australia - 2005 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
Admissions:
- California Bar
- Israel - Israel Bar Association