Serge C. Doucet III

Associate

Serge C. Doucet III works with clients of Choate’s Business Department. He has experience representing underwriters and investors in connection with public and private debt and equity securities offerings, including public utilities and public utility holding companies. In addition, Serge also represents private equity funds and their portfolio companies in mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic transactions and general corporate matters.

Additionally, Serge regularly assists clients in a pro bono capacity, with specific focus on CORI sealing matters.

Representative Engagements

  • Apryse Software Corp. in the acquisition of Qoppa Software, LLC.
  • Hostaway, a leading all-in-one vacation rental software and management system, in its $175M strategic growth investment led by PSG.
  • Represented the underwriters in a $1.8B public debt offering by Eversource Energy, led by Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as the global coordinators.
  • Represented the underwriters, led by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, in a $300M public offering of 5.15% Series W First Mortgage Bonds by Public Service Company of New Hampshire, doing business as Eversource Energy.

Education & Credentials

Boston University School of Law
JD, 2022
University of Central Florida
BA, 2019,

summa cum laude

Admissions

Massachusetts

Serge 's Insights

Announcements 03.03.2025

Choate Represents BS&A, a Serent Capital Portfolio Company, in Acquisition of Boyce Systems

Choate represented Serent Capital and its portfolio company, BS&A Software, in the acquisition of Boyce Systems. BS&A is a leading provider of cloud-based municipal enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, and Boyce Systems, with its Keystone software, is one of Indiana's top providers of financial and ERP solutions for municipalities.

Announcements 02.28.2025

Choate Represents Underwriters in $800M Public Offering by Eversource

Choate represented the underwriters, led by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC in a $400M public offering of 4.85% Debentures due 2030 and a $400M public offering of 5.20% Debentures due 2035 by NSTAR Electric Company, doing business as Eversource Energy.

Announcements 02.21.2025

Choate Represents Underwriters in $400M Public Offering by The Connecticut Light and Power Company

Choate represented the underwriters, led by MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. in a $400M public offering of 4.95% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, 2025 Series A, due 2030 by The Connecticut Light and Power Company, doing business as Eversource Energy.

Announcements 11.22.2024

Choate Represents Initial Purchasers in $100M Private Placement by Eversource

Choate represented the initial purchasers in connection with a private placement offering of First Mortgage Bonds, 5.17% due 2034 by Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts doing business as Eversource Energy, in the aggregate principal amount of $100M.

Announcements 09.20.2024

Choate Represents New Heritage Capital in Investment in Brilliant

Choate represented New Heritage Capital in its majority investment in Brilliant, a global provider of impactful corporate gifting and branded merchandise solutions.

Announcements 09.13.2024

Choate Represents Underwriters in Public Offering by Eversource

Choate represented the underwriters, led by Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. in a $300M public offering of 4.95% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, 2024 Series B, due 2034 by The Connecticut Light and Power Company, doing business as Eversource Energy.

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