The New-York based corporate team at Jones Day is well versed in handling big-ticket public and private M&A transactions in the life sciences, technology, consumer products and industrial sectors. Practice co-head Randi Lesnick regularly advises on strategic corporate and private equity transactions, including M&A, divestitures, public takeovers and recapitalizations. Co-head Andrew Levine assists a range of high-profile blue-chip corporations and sponsors, with a particular focus on the life sciences and retail industries. Jeffrey Litle, based out of Columbus, focuses on transactions in the automotive, manufacturing and precious metals sectors. Joel May combines both M&A and capital markets expertise. Bret Stancil has recently joined the team from Latham & Watkins.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Key clients
- Board of Directors of Catalent Inc.
- Parker Hannifin Corporation
- Verizon Communications, Inc.
- Hexagon AB
- TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
- Hanesbrands Inc.
- Verint Systems Inc.
- Wabtec Corporation
- Payward, Inc. d/b/a Kraken
- TriMas Corporation
- Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
- Co-founders and Chief Executive Officer of Guess?, Inc.
Work highlights
Advised the Board of Directors of Catalent, Inc. in the USD 16.5 billion merger of Catalent withNovo Holdings.
Advising Parker Hannifin Corporation in the USD 9.25 billion acquisition of Filtration GroupCorporation from Madison Industries.
Advised Verizon Communications, Inc. in the prepaid lease transaction with Vertical BridgeREIT LLC. In connection with the transaction, Vertical Bridge obtained the exclusive rights to lease, operate and manage more than 6,000 wireless communications towers across all 50 states and Washington, D.C. from subsidiaries of Verizon for a total value of approximately USD 3.3 billion, including certain commercial benefits. The transaction was structured as a prepaid lease with upfront proceeds of approximately USD 2.8 billion in cash.
Practice head
Randi Lesnick; Andrew Levine
Other key lawyers
Jeffrey Litle; Joel May