Jonny D. Gelfand

Jonny D. Gelfand

Associate, currently on externship, Mergers and Acquisitions

Bio

Jonny Gelfand is a corporate attorney who advises public and private companies, private equity firms and financial institutions on a variety of U.S. and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings and other corporate matters.

Mr. Gelfand has represented a diverse range of clients across industries in deals such as:

  • Keurig Dr Pepper in its $863 million investment in, and related long-term sales and distribution agreement with, Nutrabolt, an active health and wellness company;
  • Deloitte in its acquisition of substantially all of the U.S. and Mexican assets of Dextra Technologies, a leading product engineering services and embedded software firm;
  • NextGen Acquisition Corporation in its business combination with Xos, Inc., an original equipment manufacturer for commercial electric vehicles;
  • NextGen Acquisition Corporation II in its business combination with satellite launch firm Virgin Orbit;
  • Social Finance Inc. in its minority investment in a U.S. technology company;
  • Permira Funds-sponsored Alter Domus (Luxembourg) in its acquisition of Cortland Capital Markets Services LLC;
  • The Sage Group plc in its acquisition of Intacct Corporation, a provider of cloud- and SaaS-based financial management and accounting services;
  • Boral Limited in its $2.6 billion acquisition of U.S.-based Headwaters Incorporated, a building products company;
  • affiliates of MSX International, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Bain Capital from a consortium including Court Square Capital Partners and Prudential Financial;
  • Dakota Territory Resource Corp, a publicly traded gold exploration and development company, in its merger with JR Resources Corp.;
  • MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated in various acquisitions and corporate matters;
  • Mars, Incorporated in numerous transactions and corporate matters;
  • Fortress Investment Group LLC in a variety of corporate matters;
  • Bucherer AG in various acquisitions and corporate matters; and
  • financial advisors, including Centerview Partners LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Lazard Frères & Co. LLC in numerous transactions.

Mr. Gelfand is actively involved in the firm’s knowledge strategy, corporate training and mentoring programs. He also provides pro bono legal services to a variety of New York-based clients, as well as The Innocence Project and for individuals seeking asylum in the U.S.

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., Columbia Law School, 2015
  • B.A., Emory University, 2012

Admissions

  • New York

Jonny D. Gelfand

Associate, currently on externship, Mergers and Acquisitions
jonny.gelfand@skadden.com