Jeff Gilson

Representative matters include the representation of:

• Represented Jersey Mike's Subs, a leading franchisor of fast-casual submarine sandwich stores in the United States, on its entry into an agreement whereby private equity funds managed by Blackstone will acquire a majority ownership position in Jersey Mike's. 
• Lead M&A counsel on multiple minority purchase and sale transactions of major professional sports teams.
• Air France-KLM, in its consortium investment of $1.2 billion in restructuring aid to Scandinavian airline SAS AB, replacing previous debtor-in-possession Apollo Global Management.
• Asahi Europe & International Ltd., in the acquisition of Octopi Brewing, LLC, a leading beverage production and co-packing facility located in Wisconsin, via purchase of all of its equity interests and properties.
• IFS North America, Inc., an affiliate of Industrial and Financial Systems, IFS AB, a leading global cloud enterprise software company, in its acquisition of Falkonry Inc., an industrial artificial intelligence software company that provides automated, high-speed data analysis to the manufacturing and defense industries.
• Ross Acquisition Corp. II, on its proposed $280 million business combination with APRINOIA Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s Disease and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
• Blackrock, in its investment in an international mining group.
• Ara Partners Group, LLC, a leading private equity firm specializing in industrial decarbonization investments, in its majority interest investment in Lincoln Terminal Holdings, LP, a leading renewable fuel logistics and infrastructure provider in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.
• I Squared Capital Advisors, in numerous transactions, including the merger of its portfolio company, American Intermodal Management (AIM), with Flexi-Van Leasing, a major marine chassis provider in the United States.
• Sole Source Capital LLC, a lower-middle market private equity firm, in numerous acquisitions.
• Roscommon Analytics, a technology and analytics company focused on the energy sector, in various transactions.
• Altor and its portfolio company Trioworld, a leader within sustainable plastic film products, in Trioworld’s acquisition of Canadian and US-based Malpack, a leading company that specializes in high-performance stretch film for the transit packaging sector.
• Aptean, Inc., a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, in its acquisition of Lascom S.A., a leader in project lifecycle management solutions for the manufacturing sector.
• Gelnex, a leading global producer of gelatin and collagen products, in its acquisition by Darling Ingredients Inc. 
  (NYSE: DAR), the largest publicly traded company turning edible by-products and food waste into sustainable products, as well as a leading producer of renewable energy.
• Hexatronic Group AB, a NASDAQ OMX Stockholm-listed leading technology group that specializes in fiber communications products, in its acquisition of US-based Rochester Cable, a leading manufacturer of electro-optical cables for operation in harsh environments, from industrial technology company TE Connectivity.
• Victory Park Capital, a leading private equity firm focused on emerging and established businesses across various industries in the United States and abroad, in numerous transactions, including:
  • VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings (NASDAQ: VIH), in its $200 million IPO and subsequent $2.1 billion business combination with Bakkt Holdings (NYSE: BKKT), a digital asset marketplace.
  • VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II (NASDAQ: VPCB), in its $225 million IPO and proposed $2.5 billion business combination with FinAccel, Southeast Asia’s leading provider of digital financial services and parent of artificial intelligence-enabled digital consumer credit platform Kredivo.
  • VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III, Inc. (NYSE: VPCC), in its $225 million IPO and subsequent $4 billion business combination with Dave Inc. (NASDAQ: DAVE), a digital banking platform.
• Monroe Capital, a private credit asset management firm specializing in direct lending and opportunistic private credit investing, in multiple transactions.
• dMY Technology Group Inc., in its $1.8 billion business combination with Rush Street Interactive LP, an online sports-betting and casino company.
• Forum Merger II Corp., in its $482 million business combination with Ittella International, a plant-based food company.
• Entrepreneurial Equity Partners, in the acquisition of Grecian Delight Foods, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of Greek and Mediterranean inspired cuisine.

Representative matters prior to joining White & Case include the representation of:

• GTCR, in a series of transactions, including:
  • The $800 million sale of Greatcall, Inc. to Best Buy Co., Inc.
  • The $841 million acquisition of PR Newswire from UBM plc, and the divestiture of PR Newswire’s US and UK Agility business to Innodata.
  • The $150 million sale of Avention to business data and analytics company Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB).
  • The strategic equity investment in Transaction Data Systems, Inc. (Rx30).
  • The sale of AssuredPartners to Apax Partners.
  • The $900 million sale of Capella Healthcare to Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
• Cision, Ltd., in a series of transactions, including:
  • The acquisition of social media company Falcon.io.
  • The acquisition of global research organization PRIME Research.
  • The consummation of multiple secondary offerings.
  • The $2.4 billion merger with Capitol Acquisition Corp. III, and the formation of public company Cision Ltd.
• Platinum Equity, in a series of acquisitions, including:
  • The acquisition of American & Efird from KPS Capital Partners, LP.
  • The acquisition of PrimeSource Building Products, Inc. from ITOCHU Corporation.
• Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), in its acquisition of a third-party administrator of health benefit plans.
• TA Associates, in its acquisition of Healix, Inc.
• Willis Stein & Partners, in the sale of Strategic Materials, Inc. to Littlejohn & Co., LLC.
• Bain Capital Private Equity, in its acquisition of Epic Health Services from Webster Capital.
• Madison Dearborn Partners, in its strategic growth commitment of $100 million to Ankura Consulting Group, and subsequent strategic combination with ARPC.
• Harren Equity Partners, in its acquisition of Circa Corporation of America.
• National Industrial Coatings, in its acquisition by a private investment group.
• Blue Point Capital Partners, L.P., in its acquisition of Handi Quilter.