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Patricia J. Durelli
Patricia J. Durelli
Partner
Hartford, CT
| (860) 275-0494

Overview

Patricia "Paty" Durelli represents clients in a wide range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and private equity investments. Paty advises corporate clients with respect to corporate governance and other general corporate matters. She also represents private company borrowers, banks, funds and other lenders in all aspects of secured and unsecured bank and other senior and subordinated lending.

Prior to joining Day Pitney, Paty was an extern for the Honorable Vanessa L. Bryant of the U.S. District Court of Connecticut.

Experience

Represented a privately held company in its successful sale to a middle-market private equity firm

Represented Wildcat Investment Management LLC in connection with the formation of a “deal by deal” fund to invest in the capital stock of Plastiq, Inc., a fintech platform for payment services, through a series of secondary transactions with existing stockholders and/or their affiliates; advised client on the launch of the private fund, including preparing the offering documents and supplements, negotiating placement agreements, as well as the terms of a side letter with a major investor; structured the secondary transaction, including negotiating the letters of intent and securities purchase agreements with existing stockholders and the terms of various ancillary agreements, including investment representative and marketing agreements; and provided tax advice on the secondary transaction to ensure tax optimization for the parties

Represented a privately-held company in connection with a strategic merger with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of a public company

Represented a financial institution providing working capital and acquisition financing of over $20 million to a manufacturer

Education and Credentials

Education

  • Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, Quinnipiac Health Law Journal, Staff Member
  • University of Connecticut, B.A., 2012

Admissions

  • State of Connecticut

Affiliations

  • Connecticut Bar Association, Standing Committee on Professional Ethics, Member
  • Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association, Board Member and Past President
  • Steering Committee for the Governor's Council on Women and Girls, CHBA Representative

Languages

  • Spanish

Recognition and Community

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Recognitions

Selected to The Best Lawyers in America list of Ones to Watch (Woodward/White, Inc.) for Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2021-2025; Venture Capital Law, 2021-2025

Selected to the list of Connecticut Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters), Business & Corporate, 2021-2024

Community Involvement

Quinnipiac University Law School, Mentor, 2015-2020

Patricia J. Durelli Latest News and Insights

January 2, 2025
Day Pitney Announces Elevation of New Class of Partners

Day Pitney Press Release

November 8, 2023
Day Pitney Receives Corporate Award at the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association's Annual Dinner

On November 8, Day Pitney was the proud recipient of the 2023 Corporate Award from the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association.

May 4, 2022
Veson Nautical Acquires Q88

Day Pitney Press Release

March 25, 2022
Day Pitney Represents Iridian in Management Buyout

In March 2022, Day Pitney completed a transaction in which it represented Iridian Asset Management LLC, an asset management firm based in Westport, CT and its management team (collectively "Iridian"), in connection with the "management buyout" of its founding partners and the firm's asset management business.

December 23, 2021
Day Pitney Represents TriStruX LLC in Sale to Huron Capital

Day Pitney LLP represented TriStruX LLC in its successful sale to Huron Capital, a middle-market private equity firm.

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