Jeffrey A. Kaye

Jeff Kaye is special counsel in the Corporate Practice Group.

Areas of Practice

Jeff's practice focuses on the representation of companies and investors (both individuals and funds) in a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, equity and debt offerings and investments, executive employment and compensation structures, and relationships among shareholders, among other general corporate matters. Jeff's clients range from high net-worth individuals, privately held companies, private equity funds to publicly-traded corporations.

Experience

Representative Transactions:

• Represented Aqua Expeditions PTE. LTD and its majority shareholders in the sale of a controlling interest to Compagnie Du Ponant, SASU
• Represented Networks Electronic Company in its sale to PTI Technologies, a subsidiary of Esco Technologies
• Represented NH Research in its sale to National Instruments (NASDAQ: NATI)
• Represented Bison Capital in over a dozen investments, acquisitions and recapitalizations
• Represented Brooklyn Bedding LLC in its recapitalization by Cerberus Capital Management
• Represented Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. in its acquisition of the Pure Flix SVOD service
• Represented The Works Entertainment (producers of The Illusionists) in its sale to Cirque du Soleil
• Represented FAT Brands Inc. (NASDAQ: FAT) in its acquisition of Global Franchise Group
• Represented The Mane Choice and its founder in its sale to MAV Beauty Brands (XTSV: MAV)
• Represented Bond Manufacturing Co., Inc. in the sale of its décor division to GHP Group Inc., an affiliate of Novacap
• Represented the founder of Freebird Holdco, LLC in the acquisition of assets of Iowa Cagefree, LLP
• Represented Bond Manufacturing Co. Inc. in the sale of certain assets to Orbit Irrigation
• Represented Scorpion Enterprises, LLC in the sale of a minority interest to Bregal Sagemount
• Represented Bragg Live Food Products in its sale to ACV Acquisition, LLC
• Represented Bay State Physical Therapy & Milton Chiropractic in its sale to Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL)
• Represented Prime Shine, LLC in its sale to Mister Car Wash Holdings, Inc.
• Represented Streamline Circuits, LLC in the sale to an affiliate of HCI Equity Partners
• Represented New Milani Group, Inc. and Jordana Cosmetics Corporation in their sale to an affiliate of Gryphon Investors
• Represented MNS Engineers, Inc. in its acquisition of the assets of S&C Engineers, Inc.
• Represented Hehr International Inc. in its sale to Lippert Components Manufacturing, Inc.
• Represented BH Cosmetics, Inc. in the sale of the majority of its equity to MidOcean Partners
• Represented Pacific Trellis Fruit LLC dba Dulcinea Farms in its sale to Arable Capital
• Represented M. Caratan, Inc. and Caliente Farms, LLC in their sale to ACM Fund II, LLC
• Represented Sterling Capital in several investments
• Represented OCAT, LLC, a Taco Bell franchisee, in the sale to World Wide Bells Holdings LLC
• Represented Warburg Pincus in several investments
• Represented Wencor Group, LLC in the acquisition of Fortner Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc.
• Represented Windsor Fashions, Inc. in the sale of a majority of its stock to an affiliate of Sun Capital
• Represented REM Optical Company, Inc. and its owners in its sale to De Rigo Vision S.p.A.
• Represented On-Line Administrators, Inc. d/b/a Peak Performance in its sale to CIP Revolution Holdings, LLC
• Represented Drake Automotive Group, Inc. in its sale to Huron Capital Partners, LLC
• Represented El Tapatio Markets, Inc. in the sale of stores to Bodega Latina Corporation
• Represented Monte Nido Holdings, Inc. in a sale of its securities to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
• Represented Marketing Software Company, LLC, in its sale to Valid USA, Inc.
• Represented Press Forge Company in its sale of to Precision Castparts Corp
• Represented Wencor, LLC in its acquisition of PHS/MWA
• Represented FDSI Logistics, LLC in the sale of its assets to Cardinal Health 249, LLC
• Represented Premier Sports & Entertainment, Inc. in its sale to Zealot Networks, Inc.
• Represented Sanders Industries in the sale of its business to Industrial Growth Partners
• Represented Hall & Foreman, Inc. in its sale to David Evans and Associates, Inc.
• Represented Autism Spectrum Therapies, LLC in its sale to Learn-It Systems, LLC
• Represented the owners of Subsea Global Solutions, LLC, in their sale of a controlling equity interest in to Lariat Partners
• Represented Sanders Industries in the sale of its subsidiary, Alloy Die Casting Co., to the Gladstone Companies
• Represented Sanders Industries in a sale of assets of Ultracast, LLC to Armstrong Mold Corporation
• Represented Splash News & Picture Agency in the sale of its assets to Corbis Images
• Represented The Salter Group, LLC and its majority members in a sale of assets to FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN)
• Represented Modern Healthcare, Inc. and its affiliates in its reorganization and subsequent sale of its specialty pharmacy operations to a subsidiary of Altamont Capital Partners
• Represented Corva, LLC and Jerry Simonsen in connection with the acquisition of common and preferred securities of Corva Holdings, LLC
• Represented NC Dynamics Incorporated and its shareholders in a sale of stock to Aerospace Holdings, Inc.
• Represented Sanders Industries in its acquisition of the stock of CMI Rubber Company, Inc.
• Represented the owners of Miami Diver, Inc. in a merger transaction with Parker Diving Service Inc. and its affiliates
• Represented Sanders Industries in the acquisition of stock of Fabritech, Inc.
• Represented Advanced Sleep Medicine Services, Inc. in the sale of assets to High Road Capital Partners
• Represented Sanders Industries in the acquisition of assets of Pratt & Whitney Composites, Inc.
• Represented Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation in the acquisition of Sonoma Photonics, Inc.
• Represented Northrop Grumman Guidance and Electronics Company, Inc. in the divestiture of its Electro-Optical Systems business unit to L-3 Communications Corporation
• Represented Allegro Mfg. Inc. in the sale of its stock to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Conair Corporation
• Represented Longs Drug Stores in connection with its purchase of numerous pharmacies.
• Represented Adams Rite Manufacturing Co. in its sale to ASSA ABLOY Inc.
• Represented Transamerican Auto Parts in its sale of assets to Bear Stearns Merchant Manager II, LLC
• Represented Sanders Industries in the acquisition of Creavey Seal Company, d/b/a G.F.C., Inc.
• Represented Rubbercraft Corporation of California, Ltd. in the acquisition of Bobber Products, Inc.
• Represented The Boeing Company in the sale of assets related to the business of manufacturing and supplying technologically advanced composite products to The Boeing Company's commercial airplane programs to Triumph Composite Systems
• Represented Northrop Grumman Corporation in connection with the sale of assets related to two businesses to L-3 Communications Corporation
• Represented L. Powell Company and its shareholders in a recapitalization by Windward Capital
• Represented Gregg Industries in sale of its stock to Neenah Foundry Company
• Represented Higher Octave Music, Inc. in its sale to Virgin Records America, Inc.
• Represented The Boeing Company in the sale of its commercial electronics operating unit to BAE Systems Controls, Inc.
• Represented Northrop Grumman Space & Mission Systems Corp. in its acquisition of Illgen Simulation Technologies, Inc.
• Represented Pacific Fitness Corporation in the sale of certain product lines to Stairmaster Sports/Medical Products, Inc.

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Memberships

• Member, State Bar of California