Jenelle M. DeVits

Since joining Kirkland, Jenelle's representative matters have included: 

• Represented Clearhaven Partners LP and its portfolio company, TimeTrade Systems, in TimeTrade’s acquisition of SilverCloud LLC.

• Represented Transportation Infrastructure Partners, a joint venture between Ridgewood Infrastructure, LLC and Savage Enterprises, LLC, in its acquisition of the Carolina Marine Terminal, a multi-modal marine dry good bulk port facility located in Wilmington, North Carolina.

• Represented Parthenon Capital Partners in its acquisition of a controlling stake in Venbrook Insurance Services, an insurance and risk management services provider.

• Represented Bain Capital Double Impact, the impact investing arm of Bain Capital, in its financing for its investment in Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics, a premier group-practice provider of affordable, specialty dental services to families throughout the state of Texas. 

• Represented OmniClaim, a healthcare cost containment and payment integrity solutions provider, in its sale to Equian, a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital.
• Represented The Jordan Company in its acquisition of Young Innovations, Inc.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Jenelle’s representative matters included:

• Represented Bain Capital in connection with obtaining debt financing for its acquisition of TI Automotive, a provider of automotive fluid storage, carrying and delivering systems for passenger cars and light trucks.
• Represented Bain Capital in connection with obtaining debt financing for its investment in Canada Goose, a premium outerwear company.
• Represented Bain Capital in connection with obtaining financing for its acquisition of Innocor, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced foam products for the bedding industry.
• Represented American Industrial Partners in obtaining $775 million in secured high yield note financing and a $125 million ABL revolving facility for its acquisition of the Mining Consumables Division of Arrium for $1.23 billion.
• Represented Summit Partners in its acquisition of Paradigm Outcomes, the nation’s leading provider of complex and catastrophic medical management services.
• Represented Ironwood Pharmaceuticals in a $150 million debt refinancing.
• Represented Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. on the refinancing of its senior secured credit facility with a new $2.6 billion securitized financing facility comprised of $2.5 billion of senior fixed-rate term notes and $100 million of variable funding notes.

Ropes & Gray LLP (October 2013 to October 2017)