
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