Overview
Joel Pentz is a strategically focused business advisor and legal counselor. With a broad and unique background in private practice and as in-house general counsel, in both the private and public sector, his common-sense approach and emphasis on efficiency drives business-based results.
Joel’s practice is centered around all aspects of corporate real estate and business transactions with particular focus on warehouse, distribution, logistics, manufacturing and related industrial assets. He has extensive experience leading, planning, structuring, negotiating, managing and executing real estate acquisition, divestiture, leasing, financing, development and joint venture transactions, annually advising on more than 100 leases comprising over 5 million square feet and in excess of $1 billion in private equity based merger and acquisition transactions.
Joel represents a broad range of clients in multiple industries including Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms and related portfolio companies, transportation and logistics industry companies including 3PLs, warehousers, distributors, and manufacturers. In addition to his private practice background, Joel has significant public sector experience as a former port authority in-house General Counsel where during his tenure he had regular and significant interaction with local, state and federal elected officials and governmental agencies, trade organizations and interested stakeholder groups in connection with policy and advocacy, public relations, project planning and management, construction, environmental, funding, economic development, public private partnerships and general business development efforts with respect to major regional logistics and intermodal assets and related public infrastructure improvements, industrial properties and warehousing facilities, logistics and transportation issues, industrial and waterfront development and collaborative public private partnership opportunities.
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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.
Advised COEO Solutions, backed by private equity firm Riata Capital Partners, on its acquisition of NetWolves Network Services.
Represented Rover Group, Inc., the world’s largest online marketplace for pet care, in its acquisition of Meowtel Inc., the leading cat-sitting marketplace.
Represented GarageCo Holdings, Inc. in its add-on acquisition of Omaha Door & Window, expanding the GarageCo platform.
Represented Blackstone in connection with its acquisition of a portfolio of 228 mortgage loans from Atlantic Union Bank for approximately $2 billion.
Represented Blue Marlin Partners in acquiring a stake in Mo’ Bettahs, a Hawaiian-Style Barbecue restaurant chain.
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 private equity sponsor in its simultaneous acquisitions of an oncology practice service provider and a group purchasing organization.
Represented The CommuniCare Family of Companies in its acquisition of 16 nursing centers in Indiana.
Represented a client in its acquisition of four skilled care facilities and the financing of the acquisition and operation of those facilities and five others through a (i) term loan facility, (ii) a revolving loan facility, (iii) a mezzanine loan facility, and (iv) a loan facility.
Represented Altus Capital Partners II, L.P. in the acquisition of Nichols Portland, a division of Parker Hannifin Corporation. Team handled all aspects of the acquisition – the acquisition itself and the equity and debt financing of the acquisition.
Represented Altus Capital Partners II, L.P. in the acquisition of MAX Environmental Technologies, a fully integrated environmental treatment and disposal company.
Represented Continental Tire the Americas in the acquisition of 100% of the stock of Hoosier Racing Tire Corporation.
Represented Continental Tire in the acquisition of 100% of the stock of Hoosier Racing Tires.
Represented Persona Signs in receiving a majority investment from Exeter Image Holdings, a portfolio company of Exeter Street Capital Partners, a private equity firm.
Represented MPE Partners in the recapitalization of DecoArt, a leading manufacturer of paints and finishes for arts, crafts, and home decorating applications.
Representation of a venture capital and private equity firm in the purchase or lease of 20 healthcare facilities in Missouri and the purchase of 17 facilities in Ohio.
Represented Ennis-Flint in its acquisition of ThermoDrop® thermoplastic assets and product line from Potters, and Potters purchased Ennis-Flint’s bead manufacturing facilities. Ennis-Flint is a worldwide leader in the traffic safety, access, rail, and road marking industries providing the most comprehensive line-up of pavement marking materials and electronic control products.
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 a private equity sponsor in its acquisition of the assets of a domestic and international intermodal drayage and transportation logistics company.
Represented a manufacturer and distributor in its exchange of business division assets with a third party.
Represented the buyer in its acquisition of a manufacturer and distributor of piston sealing, retaining and snap rings.
Represented Continuing Health Care Solutions, Inc. (CHS) in receiving $43.3 million term loan and line of credit from Oxford Finance LLC.
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