Profile
Jim represents borrowers, financial sponsors, lenders and other capital providers in the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of a wide array of financing matters. Jim's practice includes acquisition financings, syndicated bank loans, direct lending, sustainability linked loans, debt restructurings, lease financings and a host of other commercial investment and lending matters on behalf of private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, financial industry clients and other public and private businesses and credit providers. His clients span industries and include those with a focus on the banking and financial industry, infrastructure, real estate development, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, software and technology, energy, oil and gas, transportation, logistics, education, franchisors, government contracting, aerospace, industrials and manufacturing, branded consumer products, consumer services and leisure, as well as various sectors within the retail space. Jim has utilized his experience in the financing world to help clients throughout the duration of a corporate life cycle, from formation and initial investments through to mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and other transformative events.
Concentrations
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Leveraged finance
- Private capital
- Special situations
- Investment grade finance
- Acquisition finance
- Banking and credit
- Sustainability linked loans
Capabilities
Experience
- Represented Rotunda Capital Partners in connection with the debt financing for its acquisition of Siegel Egg Co., a leading wholesale distributor of bakery ingredients and other food products throughout New England and New York.
- Represented Rotunda Capital Partners in connection with the debt financing for its acquisition of Canter Power Systems, a Generac Power Pro Premier dealer and one of the largest independent installers of home standby power generators in the United States.
- Represented Rotunda Capital Partners in connection with the debt financing for its acquisition of U.S. Waterproofing, Chicagoland’s premier provider of basement waterproofing and foundation repair service.
- Part of a team that represented an affiliate of The Carlyle Group in connection with an investment in Tillman Infrastructure, a leading privately held cell tower platform in the United States.
- Part of a team that represented an affiliate of The Carlyle Group in connection with the acquisition of Involta, LLC, a leading regional U.S. data center and hybrid infrastructure company.
- Represented Crestview Partners in connection with the acquisition of Emerald EMS, an electronics manufacturing services provider specializing in high-mix, low-volume engineering, design, prototyping, testing, assembly and lifecycle support services for blue-chip original equipment manufacturers across a range of end markets.
- Represented Primavera Capital Group in various financing transactions for Spring Education Group.°
- Represented Apax Partners in various financing transactions for Authority Brands.°
- Represented KSL Capital Partners in the financing for its $1.5 billion acquisition of Intrawest Resorts Holdings.°
- Represented Microsoft Corporation in its $5 billion senior unsecured credit agreement.°
- Represented KKR and Veresen in the financing for their Veresen Midstream Limited Partnership joint venture.°
- Represented JLL Partners and Koninklijke DSM N.V. in the $1.85 billion financing for their acquisition of Patheon and merger with DSM Pharmaceutical Products.°
- Represented Genesee & Wyoming in obtaining $2.3 billion of financing for its acquisition of RailAmerica.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Doyle prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- Engineer, Hatch Mott MacDonald, 2002-2005
Recognition & Leadership
- Member, American Bar Association
- Volunteer, Compass Pro Bono, 2019-Present
- Volunteer, DC Coalition for the Homeless, 2020-Present
- Volunteer, District Alliance for Safe Housing, 2019-2020
- Tutor, Northstar Tutoring, 2018-2019
- Board Member/Secretary, Excel Automotive Institute, 2017-2019
Credentials
- J.D., University of Virginia School of Law
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B.S.E., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, magna cum laude, Princeton University
- Certificate in Robotics and Intelligent Systems
- District of Columbia
- New York