Jeff Scudder's practice is concentrated in corporate and securities law, with a focus on complex business transactions (including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, leveraged recapitalizations and restructurings), corporate governance, SEC reporting and compliance, general contracting, and compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (including notification filings with the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice). Jeff has advised boards, board committees and officers of clients across a wide variety of industries, ranging from publicly traded corporations with large market capitalizations to private equity firms to small nonprofit entities. He has significant experience representing educational institutions, including postsecondary institutions and charter schools, in connection with general corporate, transactional and regulatory matters. Jeff has also assisted public and private companies in raising capital through securities offerings of various types, including common and preferred stock issuances, debt issuances, PIPE transactions and equity lines of credit.
Jeff chairs the firm’s Attorney Development Committee and is a member of the firm’s Hiring Committee.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Represented privately held processed meats company in its nine-figure sale to a strategic buyer
Special Counsel to publicly held medical device company in its $3.5 billion sale to a publicly-traded, multinational drug company
Represented privately held provider of enterprise asset management (EAM) software for utilities and local governments in its nine-figure sale to a publicly traded strategic buyer
Represented private equity firm in its acquisition of multiple privately held specialty manufacturing companies with foreign operations, including related equity and debt financings, and real estate sale/leaseback transactions
Represented publicly traded biotech company in its sale to a private pharmaceutical company
Represented leading provider of Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS) solutions in its $114 million sale to a publicly traded strategic buyer
Represented privately held information technology outsourcing company in its $95 million sale to a publicly traded strategic buyer
Represented privately held travel technology company in its $92 million sale to a publicly traded strategic buyer
Represented leading professional dental education company in its sale to private equity firm
Represented private equity fund in its $40 million acquisition of manufacturing company
Represented buyer in its acquisition of a privately held call center and technology company specializing in the multifamily housing industry (asset acquisition)
Represented manufacturer of large-scale test equipment in its $40 million sale to a private equity fund
Represented human genome sciences company in its $40 million merger with medical diagnostics services company
Represented privately held medical device testing company in its $19 million sale to a private equity fund
Represented privately held technology company specializing in apartment marketing and leasing solutions in its sale to a strategic buyer sponsored by a private equity fund
Represented privately held human resources consulting business in its sale to a strategic buyer sponsored by a private equity fund
Represented public online classified/yellow pages company in its $12 million stock-for-stock acquisition of a private online classified company
Represented buyer in its purchase of two well-known resorts from a REIT for $325 million
Represented broadband service provider in its merger with a competitor
Represented privately held paving and construction company in its sale to a private equity buyer
Represented publicly traded content delivery network service provider in its acquisitions of a privately held SaaS-based online video platform provider and a privately held SaaS-based web content management services provider
Represented private consumer products company in its sale of a bar soap manufacturing plant and negotiation of related contract manufacturing agreements
Represented publicly traded, multinational manufacturing corporation in its strategic divestiture of multiple divisions
Represented privately held multi-level marketing company in its acquisition of a competitor
Represented non-profit organization focused on job training and workforce development in its acquisition of multiple affiliated entities
Represented privately held automobile parts and service company in its sale to a strategic buyer sponsored by a private equity fund
Represented privately held laboratory testing services provider in its sale to a strategic buyer sponsored by a private equity fund
Represented privately held food manufacturing company in its sale to a strategic buyer
Represented privately held business consulting firm in its nine-figure leveraged recapitalization sponsored by a private equity fund
Represented privately held developer and distributor of annuities and other retirement income products in its leveraged recapitalization sponsored by a private equity fund, including a nine-figure credit facility transaction
Represented privately held multi-level marketing company in its partial sale to Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and related corporate restructuring and debt financing
Represented privately held online freight brokerage and logistics company in its recapitalization and venture capital investment transaction
Represented privately held technology company specializing in business automation solutions for manufacturers, distributors and brokers within the food and beverage industry in multiple recapitalization transactions involving leading U.S. investment banks and multiple strategic acquisitions
Capital Markets Transactions
Represented water and wastewater utility company in 2016 initial public offering and NASDAQ listing
Represented venture capital fund in its investment as lead investor in a publicly traded medical diagnostics company
Represented publicly traded homebuilder in multiple debt offerings and refinancing transactions
Education Transactions, Joint Ventures & Other Matters
Represented independent (non-profit) graduate business school, and governing Board of Trustees, in complex strategic transaction process culminating in transfer of assets to major public research university
Represented utility in $4 billion solar energy purchase power agreement
Represented specialty beverage manufacturer in its joint venture and distribution agreement with a large multinational corporation
Represented privately held developer and distributor of annuities and other retirement income products in its joint venture with a private equity fund
Represented cannabis companies in corporate restructurings, acquisitions and divestitures of licensed dispensaries and cultivation facilities, negotiating management services agreements, joint ventures, securities offerings, and general corporate matters
Represented public and private companies in drafting forms of standard and customized business contracts, complex contract negotiations, government contracting, contracting for "cloud" business solutions, and related matters
Represented public companies of various sizes and in various industries in connection with SEC filings (including periodic reports, current reports, proxy statements and other filings), SEC correspondence, and compliance with NYSE and NASDAQ listing rules
Represented public and private companies in connection with notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, including analysis of filing requirements and available exemptions
The University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2006)
Editorial Board, Iowa Law Review
The University of Northern Iowa (B.A., Finance and Economics,summa cum laude, 2003)
President of the Student Body
Recipient of "Purple and Old Gold Award" as outstanding graduate in finance