Overview
Jennifer has 20 years of experience as a lead lawyer and strategic partner who uses sound legal judgment, smart business acumen, and deep operational expertise in counseling public corporations, privately held companies, large private equity platforms, and venture capital firms through complex, high stakes, multidimensional business transactions.
Jennifer’s expertise includes advising and leading cross-functional in-house, client, and third-party teams in structuring, negotiating, and executing high-profile international mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, financings, restructurings, bankruptcy proceedings, venture capital initiatives and equity co-investments for U.S. and international clients. Her experience spans numerous industries including financial technology, healthcare, real estate, manufacturing, and transportation, as well as early-stage, high-growth companies where she advises on the full business life cycle from formation, capitalization, and acquisition through operation and ultimate exit.
Jennifer advises clients and C-suite executives on a range of corporate matters, including governance, legal strategy, risk management and mitigation, and ongoing operations for subsidiaries and portfolio companies. She also has prior experience serving in the in-house legal function role for a large international manufacturer and distributor as well as a high growth electric mobility manufacturer.
Experience
Represented private equity firm Wellspring Capital Management LLC in the $285 million acquisition of Critical Nurse Staffing, LLC, a home healthcare service provider, and certain of its affiliates.
Represented Revelar Capital in its acquisition of Summit Spine & Joint Centers, a leading minimally invasive spinal services platform in headquartered in Lawrenceville, GA. Debt financing was provided by Audax Group.
Represented Revelar Capital in its acquisition of Lettermen’s Energy, Inc.
Represented Loar Holdings Inc. in its $250 million acquisition of Harper Engineering Company.
Represented Loar Holdings Inc., a diversified manufacturer and supplier of niche aerospace and defense components, in its acquisition of Applied Avionics, Inc., a manufacturer of highly engineered avionics interface solutions catering to the aviation industry, valued at $385 million.
Represented AspenHR, LLC in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Americorp Financial Pension & Insurance Corporation, a California-based group insurance provider for small businesses.
Represented AspenHR, LLC in its acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares of FullStack Inc.
Represented Vertical Supply Group, a Gridiron Capital portfolio company, in its acquisition of Yates Gear, a provider of fall protection products in the climbing, technical rescue, rope access, and tactical equipment industries.
Advised Alia Software Inc., an AI-powered pop-up and email/SMS list-growth platform for e-commerce merchants, such as Shopify, in its acquisition by Dotdigital Group plc (AIM: DOTD), a global provider of AI-driven customer experience and data platforms.
Represented Columbia Pacific Advisors in a joint venture with Criterion Group in obtaining $180 million in refinancing for a 34-property, 15.4 million-square-foot industrial outdoor storage portfolio spanning 290 acres across key Tier 1 and Tier 2 markets nationwide.
Represented Kenan Advantage Group, the largest tank truck transporter and logistics provider in North America, in its acquisition of Xcel Bulk Logistics, a dry bulk transportation and logistics company based in Texas, from Lilium Group.
Represented Mednition Inc., a provider of AI-powered risk intelligence software to hospital systems, in its Series A financings.
Represented LAND Energy, Inc. in its Series A financings.
Represented Vertical Supply Group in its serial acquisition build and grow strategy across the US, UK, EU, and Canada, including Honey Brothers Limited, Tree Kit Limited, and Universal Field Supplies.
Represented Praetorian Holdings Group in its strategic financing initiatives and acquisition of Dominion Steel, Inc., a Virginia-based structural steel fabricator.
Represented Kenan Advantage Group in its acquisition of Florida Food Trucking/Leasing.
Represented Kenan Advantage Group, a large transportation and logistics company headquartered in Ohio, in its equity acquisition of two Idaho transportation and logistics companies – IMT Holdings LLC and Idaho Milk Transport LLC.
Represented a Canadian family office in its serial U.S. private equity investments.
Represented Olympus Partners and Excel Fitness Holdings in their ongoing acquisitions of fitness clubs in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas and Oklahoma.
Represented Community Tax LLC, an leader in tax debt resolution services, in its acquisition by NextPoint Financial Inc. (TSX: NPF.U) (OTC Pink: NACQF), an all-inclusive financial services destination providing tax services, loans and other solutions for underserved consumers and small businesses, based in Dallas, Texas.
Represented Gridiron Capital LLC in the acquisition of Sherrill, Inc. dba Vertical Supply Group, a trusted manufacturer and supplier of high-cost of failure, fall protection equipment and tools for arborists, utility, industrial, rescue, landscape and other work-at-height professionals and recreational and rock climbing users based in Greensboro, N.C. from Platte River.
Represented Signet Jewelers SIG (NYSE) in its acquisition of a jewelry subscription and retail business, Rocksbox.
Represented Dent Wizard, a portfolio company of Gridiron Capital and the largest national provider of automotive reconditioning services and vehicle protection products, it its sale to Dealer Tire, a portfolio company of Bain Capital.
Represented Amprion, a developer of technology for the early detection of neurodegenerative brain diseases, in connection with Series A and Series B equity financings.
Represented Gridiron Capital Partners in its initial platform acquisition of Jacent Strategic Merchandising, a provider of strategic impulse, in-line and check stand, merchandising products and solutions to retailers.
Represented Petmate, a portfolio company of Olympus Partners, in its acquisition of PetQwerks, a manufacturer and distributor of alternative rawhide pet chews and treats.
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Education
- with honors
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- Adjunct Professor, Entrepreneurial Finance: Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
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