Profile
Jared A. Hershberg is an experienced legal advisor, providing strategic counsel across a spectrum of high-stakes arenas. With a focus on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, private investment fund matters, corporate governance and general corporate matters, Jared is a trusted ally in the boardroom and beyond. He represents a diverse array of fund types, including private equity, growth capital and venture capital, as well as privately-held businesses, family offices, specialty lenders, boards and executives.
Jared counsels clients on acquisitions, dispositions, mergers and investment-related activities, including control and non-control investments, growth investments, co-investments, joint ventures and strategic alliances, recapitalizations, capital raises, commercial contracts and general corporate, partnership and limited liability company matters.
Jared has experience with both cross-border and domestic transactions across numerous industry verticals, including software and technology, manufacturing and industrials, consumer products, business services, health and beauty, transportation and logistics, education and training, and food and beverage.
Capabilities
Experience
- Opn, a one-stop payments solutions company based in Japan and Southeast Asia, in connection with its acquisition of MerchantE, a leading end-to-end digital commerce platform that provides payment processing and solutions in the United States.
- Vista Equity Partners, a private equity sponsor, in its acquisition of QuickBase Inc., a provider of high-productivity application platform-as-a-service (hpaPaaS) software.
- QuickBase Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Cloudpipes Ltd., a leading cloud-based integration and automation platform.
- QuickBase, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Merge Mobile, Inc. (d/b/a FastField), a mobile data collection and analytics platform.
- QuickBase Inc. in connection with the acquisition of MCF Technology Solutions, a longstanding Quickbase solutions provider.
- Lincolnshire Management, a private equity sponsor, in connection with the acquisition of CrossCom National, a provider of distributed technologies solutions in automotive, hospitality, restaurant and retail locations that utilize operating and infrastructure systems.
- Motive Capital Management, an investment fund, in connection with its investment in Insurify, Inc., a leading virtual insurance agent and comparison platform.
- Cross Rapids Capital, a private equity sponsor, in connection with the carve-out acquisition of Worley Limited’s North American maintenance and turnaround business that provides maintenance, turnaround, small cap construction and O&M services for refineries, chemical plants, natural resource extraction and processing, and other industrial facilities across the U.S. and Canada.
- Axial Reade Capital, a private equity sponsor, in connection with its acquisition of Synivate, Inc., a leading regional provider of managed IT services, cybersecurity solutions, network security services, and IT risk management and compliance services.
- MB Global Partners, a New York-based asset management firm focusing on investing in special situations, in connection with its equity investment in the consortium-led acquisition of GPS Products Inc., a company engaged in the manufacturing, design, marketing, sales and distribution of furniture and furniture components for pre-school through grade twelve educational institutions and colleges. The other consortium members consisted of Primavera Capital Group, a Chinese investment firm, and Castle Harlan, a private equity sponsor.
- Belron, Inc., a multi-national conglomerate, in connection with its acquisition of Safelite Group, Inc., a manufacturing company.
- Blue Star Glass, a fabricator of specialty industrial glass, in connection with its acquisition of specialty manufacturing assets from Apogee Inc.
- Dayglo Presents, LLC, a leading concert and performance venue owner and concert promoter, in connection with multiple bridge financings and an eventual equity capital raise from numerous investors to finance new venues in New York City and Chicago. The transactions also included the formation of a new holding company and an internal corporate restructuring.
- Clearlake Capital Group, a private equity sponsor, in connection with its acquisition of Concert Golf Partners, a leading operator of private golf and country clubs.
- ITT Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Habonim Valves and Actuators Ltd., a manufacturer of industrial valves, valve accessories, valve automation packages and actuators.
- Lincolnshire Management portfolio company Dalbo Holdings, a service provider in the oil and gas industry, in connection with the acquisition of Blazer Water Transfer, a provider of water management solutions for hydraulic fracturing.
- TZP Group, a private equity sponsor, in its minority investment in Logix ITS, a Canadian company with international operations that provides traffic safety, speed enforcement and parking solutions, and the concurrent acquisition by a U.S. subsidiary of Logix ITS of All Traffic Solutions, a U.S.-based provider of similar products and services.
- Achieve Partners Management, a private equity sponsor, in its acquisition of Optimum Healthcare IT, a provider of professional healthcare IT consulting and staffing services.
- Axial Reade Capital in connection with the acquisition of numerous automotive dealerships.
- Alpha Square Group with certain minority/growth investments.
- Littlejohn & Co., a private equity sponsor, in its acquisition of Direct ChassisLink from Maersk.°
- Littlejohn & Co. portfolio company LJ Aero Holdings in its acquisition of Weaver Manufacturing, a manufacturer of machined components and subassemblies for the aerospace industry.°
- MidOcean Partners, a private equity sponsor, in its acquisition of Global Knowledge Training, a computer and business training services company.°
- J.H. Whitney & Co. portfolio company Ignite Restaurant Group in its acquisition of Romano's Macaroni Grill, a chain of casual-dining Italian restaurants.°
- Guggenheim Capital Partners with numerous growth-stage investments.°
- North Castle Partners, a private equity sponsor, in its acquisition of Flatout, a healthy foods brand.°
- North Castle Partners in its investment in Palladio Beauty Group, a cosmetics and skin care company.°
- Arsenal Capital Partners, a private equity sponsor, in its acquisition of MedicineLodge, a specialty medical devices company.°
- Great Point Partners, a private equity sponsor, in its acquisition of a controlling interest in Mediatech, a manufacturer and supplier of cell culture and molecular biology reagents.°
- Vista Equity Partners in its sale of Mediaocean LLC, a leading provider of integrated omnichannel software designed to facilitate mission-critical solutions for media intelligence, management and finance, to CVC Capital Partners.
- Vista Equity Partners portfolio company Drift, a buyer experience and conversational AI company, in connection with its business combination with Salesloft, an AI-powered revenue orchestration provider.
- Jebbit, a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company and a leading first-party data-capture and experience-creation software for marketers, in connection with its business combination with BlueConic, a leading customer data platform.
- Motive Capital Management in connection with the disposition of its investment in LMRKTS, an industry-leading multilateral optimization and compression provider.
- Strada Services, Inc., a founder-owned leading regional provider of electrical, home security, plumbing and HVAC installation and repair services to residential homes, in connection with its sale to Trilantic Capital Partners.
- Valerie Wilson Travel, a founder-owned leading international travel consulting business, in connection with its sale to Frosch International Travel.
- TZP Group in its sale of The Living Company, a provider of furniture, fixtures, and equipment to off-campus student housing properties.
- Pegasus Capital Advisors, a private equity sponsor, in its sale of Halo, Purely For Pets, Inc., a provider of specialty pet products.
- Investcorp International, an investment fund, in its sale of Randall-Reilly, a B2B data and data-driven marketing services, media and events company.°
- Cortland Capital Market Services, an investment and financial services company, in its sale to Alter Domus, a Permira portfolio company.°
- Littlejohn & Co. in its sale of LJVH Holdings Inc. to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters.°
- Littlejohn & Co. in its sale of Synchronous Aerospace Group, a supplier of complex subassemblies and precision components for the aerospace and defense industries.°
- J.H. Whitney & Co., a private equity sponsor, in its sale of Aarrowcast, a manufacturer of ductile iron castings for equipment in the military, heavy truck and construction markets.°
- North Castle Partners in its sale of gloProfessional, a skin care, mineral cosmetics and hair care company.°
- Charterhouse Group, a private equity sponsor, in its sale of AllianceOne, an operations and logistics management company.°
- Charterhouse Group in its sale of LogistiCare Solutions, a transportation logistics company.°
- Flight Club New York, a founder-owned online sneaker marketplace, in its sale to a VC-backed strategic buyer.°
- Encina Capital Partners with the formation of numerous specialty lending platforms.
- Matrix Investment Partners, a family office and private wealth management platform, with numerous corporate and investment-related matters.
- JP Morgan Asset Management with numerous fund investments, co-investment transactions, and secondary transactions.°
- Goldman Sachs Asset Management with numerous fund investments and co-investment transactions.°
- Management Consulting Services Associate, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, 1994-1996
- Business strategy and operations management consulting in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors
Recognition & Leadership
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, New York State Bar Association
- Member, Law360 Private Equity Editorial Advisory Board, 2015-2017
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Columbia Law School
- B.A., Duke University
Admissions
- New York