J. Page Davidson
Page Davidson works closely with executives and boards of directors in connection with a variety of corporate and securities matters. In the last 30 years, Page has worked with countless companies on complex corporate transactions, such as the leveraged buyout (LBO) and subsequent initial public offering (IPO) of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, at the time the largest LBO in history. Page guides both public and private companies in executing their business strategies, representing numerous companies from initial formation through public offering and ultimate sale. Page has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America® as the Nashville Securities/Capital Markets Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2022) and the Nashville Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2021).
While Page’s clients include a significant concentration of healthcare companies, he also works with companies in a number of other industries, including food and beverage, industrial, hospitality, technology and retail. His practice involves a broad spectrum of corporate and securities matters, including:
- Mergers and Acquisitions – Representing public and private strategic and private equity clients on merger and acquisition transactions; representing publicly traded corporations through both privately negotiated and auction process transactions; advising on acquisitions or divestitures of operating subsidiaries or divisions; and coordinating related acquisition financing.
- Capital Formation – Working with issuers as well as venture capital and private equity firms in connection with corporate finance and capital market transactions, including registered and unregistered equity and debt offerings.
- Shareholder Activism – Advising boards of directors with respect to shareholder proposals, proxy contests, defensive measures, and regulatory and legislative initiatives relating to governance and director elections.
- Corporate Governance – Advising boards of directors or special committees with respect to corporate governance issues, as well as advising special committees on corporate restructurings, management led buy outs and investigations.
Page has served in various leadership positions within the firm, including on the firm’s Executive Committee (2015-2017 and 2010-2012), as chair of the Corporate & Securities Practice Group (2003-2009) and as the firm’s hiring partner (2000-2003).
Memberships
Nashville Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Representative Experience
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Representation of Tivity Health Inc. (Nasdaq: TVTY), a leading provider of healthy life-changing solutions, in its sale to Stone Point Capital, an investment firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut, with over $40 billion of assets under management. Tivity Health stockholders received $32.50 in cash per share, representing a total transaction value of $2.0 billion. Tivity Health’s common stock ceased trading and will no longer be listed on Nasdaq.
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Representation of Avesi Partners, a leading private equity investment firm, in its acquisition of memoryBlue, a sales development consulting firm that specializes in helping a wide range of high-tech clients accelerate new business growth. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of Ingram Content Group in its sale of Vital Source Technologies, an education technologies solutions provider, to Francisco Partners, a global investment firm specializing in technology and technology-enabled businesses. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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We represented Tivity Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: TVTY), a fitness and social engagement solutions provider, in the divestiture of its nutrition business, Nutrisystem® and South Beach Diet®, to Kainos Capital, a leading food and consumer-focused private equity firm, for $575 million in cash.
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Representation of i3 Verticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IIIV), an integrated payment and software solutions provider, in its public offering of 3,737,500 shares of Class A Common Stock with proceeds of $87,831,250. The underwriters included BofA Securities, Stephens Inc., Morgan Stanley, BTIG, Raymond James and D. A. Davidson & Co.
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Representation of i3 Verticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IIIV), an integrated payment and software solutions provider, in its offering of $138 million aggregate principal amount of 1.00% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2025, its concurrent amendment to its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and its concurrent entrance into exchangeable note hedge and warrant transactions with certain financial institutions. BofA Securities served as the representative of the initial purchasers of the exchangeable notes
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Representation of MyHealthDirect, a digital care coordination platform, in its sale to Experian Health
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Representation of i3 Verticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IIIV), an integrated payment and software solutions provider, in its secondary offering of 5,165,527 shares of Class A common stock at $22.75 per share. The underwriters included Cowen, Raymond James and BofA Merrill Lynch
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Represented Tivity Health, Inc. in its acquisition of Nutrisystem, Inc.
Publications
Past Events
Media Mentions & Firm News
Accolades
Chambers USA — Corporate/M&A (2008-2022)
The Best Lawyers in America© — Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law (2005-2023)
Best Lawyers® — Nashville Securities/Capital Markets Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2022); Nashville Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2021, 2014); Nashville Corporate Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2020); Nashville Mergers and Acquisitions Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2018, 2013); Nashville Corporate Governance Law “Lawyer of the Year” (2017)
Nashville Post “In Charge” — Legal Sector (2019-2023)
Nashville Business Journal “Best of the Bar” (2019)
IFLR1000 — Notable Practitioner (2019-2021)
BusinessTN’s “Tennessee’s Best 150 Lawyers”
Lawdragon 500 New Stars, New Worlds
The Legal 500
Mid-South Super Lawyers (2007-2015, 2017-2020)
Nashville Post “Nashville’s 101 Top Lawyers”
Education
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Duke University School of Law - J.D., 1985
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Vanderbilt University - B.A., 1982
Admissions
- Tennessee, 1985
Chambers USA
"Page Davidson has a particular focus on the healthcare and technology sectors. He is well versed in guiding his clients through high-stakes M&A, as well as corporate governance and shareholder regulatory issues. 'In addition to his technical skill, he's able to translate difficult legal concepts so that business people can understand, and this is a skill that not all lawyers have.' 'He's incredible and really good at what he does.'"
From Chambers USA 2021