Jeffrey W. Richards, P.C.

Over his career, Jeff has worked on hundreds of transactions and corporate matters, involving a wide range of legal and commercial issues, and a variety of transaction sizes and structures. A few select examples include representing clients in connection with the following:

• multi-billion dollar acquisition of tire and automotive parts distributor, and subsequent billion dollar add-on acquisition of auto body repair provider
• equity financing and brand licensing arrangements for multi-billion dollar acquisition of passenger airline
• merger of two retail services providers, and subsequent multi-billion dollar sale to publicly traded special purpose acquisition company
• $160 million acquisition of customer experience management company, and subsequent add-on acquisition
• $520 million acquisition of online diamond and jewelry retailer
• billion dollar acquisition of leading team sport, school spirit, and achievement recognition retailer
• $280 million acquisition of enterprise network services provider
• $400 million acquisition of leading cloud business applications provider
• equity and debt financing for multi-billion dollar venture to build new branded passenger cruise ship business
• minority equity investment and debt recapitalization of $650 million beauty and personal care products manufacturer, and subsequent sale to publicly traded consumer products company
• $80 million acquisition of telematics and mobile workforce technology provider
• multi-billion dollar “reverse Morris trust” transaction, involving spin-off of a division of a publicly traded paper company, and merger with a privately held distribution services business, to form a new publicly traded company
• $100 million carve-out acquisition of government networking and communication solutions business of publicly traded telecommunications equipment manufacturer, and subsequent $750 million sale to publicly traded national security company
• $100 million investment in Latin America wireless telecommunications tower company, and subsequent sale of two divisions to multinational infrastructure company
• $85 million acquisition of electronic payment processing company
• multiple equity investments in business management software provider, and subsequent $675 million sale to publicly traded technology company
• shareholder equity and governance arrangements for multibillion dollar take-private acquisition of IT service management software provider
• $450 million acquisition of leisure tour operator and resort management company, and subsequent sale of the company
• billion dollar acquisition and consolidation of multiple furniture and gift showroom properties, and subsequent sale of the company
• $360 million acquisition of distributed antenna systems provider, and subsequent billion dollar sale to publicly traded telecommunications tower company
• $220 million acquisition of business software services provider, and subsequent sale to publicly traded multinational software company
• billion dollar acquisition of data hosting services provider, and subsequent sale to publicly traded telecommunications company
• $100 million acquisition of electronic media hosting and distribution services provider, and subsequent sale to publicly traded telecommunications company
• multi-billion dollar acquisition of global provider of wireless handset insurance, data back-up, and product warranty and maintenance services
• multi-billion dollar equity recapitalization and renegotiation of shareholder and governance arrangements for privately held financial services company
• multi-billion dollar carve-out acquisition of sensors and controls manufacturing division of publicly traded electronics company, and multiple subsequent carve-out add-on acquisitions
• initial public offering of equity for global auto parts manufacturer, and multiple secondary equity offerings and public issuances of its high-yield notes
• $600 million PIPE investment in publicly traded motorcycle manufacturer
• multi-billion dollar take-private acquisition of global toys and games retailer
• multi-billion dollar carve-out acquisition of semiconductor manufacturing division of publicly traded technology company
• billion dollar acquisition of medical device manufacturing and design services provider
• multi-billion dollar take-private acquisition of global specialty pharmaceutical company
• financing arrangements for multi-billion dollar acquisition of musical equipment retailer
• $487 million carve-out acquisition of the emergency medical response technology division of a publicly traded medical products manufacturer
• proposed multi-billion dollar spin-off of and leveraged investment in pharmaceutical manufacturing division of publicly traded company
• $125 million PIPE investment in publicly traded chemical products manufacturer
• $300 million minority investment in wireless communications services provider
• multi-billion dollar acquisition of paper and packaging manufacturing business from publicly traded office supplies company and, shortly after the initial carve-out acquisition, the sale of over a billion dollars of timberlands and forestry assets
• $630 million acquisition of magazine and book publications company, and subsequent sale to a publicly traded publisher
• $790 million carve-out acquisition of office and building supplies distribution division of publicly traded paper and building products manufacturer
• proposed multi-billion dollar acquisition of global satellite services provider
• start-up acquisition of early-stage telecommunications company, and subsequent $210 million sale of the company
• $150 million PIPE investment as part of restructuring of publicly traded telecommunications company
• debt restructuring of private company, including senior credit agreement amendment and $214 million exchange offer of outstanding high-yield notes
• $200 million PIPE investment in publicly traded cellular telecommunications provider
• $100 million start-up investment in competitive local exchange carrier
• start-up acquisition of French telecommunications and data network services company
• early-stage acquisition of Argentina telecommunications services provider
• initial public offering of equity for telecommunications services company, and multiple public issuances of its high-yield notes