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Biography

Nick Lamplough has advised on some of the largest mergers in history and defended companies against Wall Street’s most high-profile activists for nearly two decades.

He has advised companies on communications and investor relations strategy in connection with dozens of friendly, unsolicited and contested M&A transactions, over 100 shareholder activism situations and countless crises.

Nick began his career in 2007 at Joele Frank and was named partner in 2018.

He is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) and was named to the 2022 class of NIRI’s Rising Leaders Under 40 and recognized by the 2023 M&A Advisor Emerging Leader Awards. He received a B.A. in communications, with a minor in business administration, from Northeastern University.

Recent & Notable Assignments
  • Brady Corp in its $1.4B acquisition of Honeywell's Productivity Solutions & Services Business
  • Tri Pointe Homes in its $4.5B acquisition of Sumitomo Forest Co.
  • Ambrx in its $2 billion sale to Johnson & Johnson
  • StandardBio in its $563 million acquisition of SomaLogic
  • StarBulk Carriers in its $610 million acquisition of Eagle Bulk Shipping
  • Sekisui House in its $4.9 billion acquisition of MDC Holdings
  • Subway in its $9 billion sale to Roark
  • First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey in its defense of a $163 million unsolicited proposal from K Corp Acquisitions
  • Merck in its $11.5 billion acquisition of Acceleron
  • Scientific Games in its divestitures of OpenBet and Lottery business
  • Verizon in its $130 billion acquisition of Vodafone's 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless
  • Toys R Us in its Chapter 11 restructuring
  • SpartanNash in its successful proxy contest against Macellum and Ancora
  • Oshkosh Corp in its successful proxy contest against Carl Icahn
Areas of Expertise
  • M&A
  • Shareholder Activism
  • Restructuring
  • Corporate Crisis
  • Media Relations
  • Investor Relations
  • Manufacturing
  • Industrials
  • Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
  • Healthcare & MedTech
  • Energy & Utilities
  • Telecommunications
Background
  • Partner at Joele Frank
Our Track Record
Experience that speaks for itself.
Our founding team has advised on over $3.7 trillion in transactions, 400+ activist engagements, and 80+ restructurings. See our full record of selected transactions, league table rankings, and practice area depth.
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$3.7TIn transactions advised
400+Activist engagements
80+Restructurings
#3Bloomberg 2025 activism rankings