Attorney Profile for Jacob B. Derenthal
Jake focuses his practice on representing public and private companies, entrepreneurs, private equity firms, financial and institutional clients in a broad range of corporate and securities transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity issuances, corporate restructurings, venture capital and angel investing, strategic alliances and corporate governance matters. Jake counsels management, directors and shareholders in connection with entity formation, contract negotiation, operational and employment issues, commercial leasing, financing and exit strategies. He has experience in transactions involving healthcare, manufacturing, technology, aerospace, real estate, and service sectors.
Prior to joining Frantz Ward, Jake served as in-house counsel for a healthcare services company. He began his legal career as an associate in the corporate and securities practice group of a regional law firm based in Cleveland.
Representative Matters:
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Represented private equity fund in leveraged buyout of metal processing company
- Represented public company in acquisition of polymer manufacturing division
- Represented sellers and purchasers in healthcare practice acquisitions and dispositions
- Represented aerospace parts manufacturer in asset sale to public company
- Represented marketing design and distribution company in multiple add-on acquisitions
- Represented online publishing company in sale to media group
- Represented private equity firm in acquisition of physical rehabilitation services company
Securities
- Represented medical device company in private placement of convertible preferred stock
- Represented management consulting company in issuance of common stock
- Represented services company in issuance of subsidiary limited liability company membership interests and private debt transactions
- Represented food processing company in “down round” sale of preferred stock
- Represented medical parts distributor in recapitalization, dividend, and issuance of securities to venture capital investors
- Represented biotech company in issuance of senior preferred stock
Loan and Restructuring Transactions
- Represented borrower group in syndicated senior credit facility
- Represented borrowers in cross-border secured financing
- Represented private equity owned company in tax-free merger, consolidation and reorganization of operating and holding companies
Awards/Honors:
Ohio Super Lawyers – Rising Stars, 2009
Phone: 216-515-1639
jderenthal@frantzward.com
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Education:
J.D., St. John’s University School of Law, 2004
B.A., University of Michigan, 1999
Admissions:
Ohio State Bar, 2004
Professional Associations:
American Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association