Jeffrey B. Grill

• Represented a leading global human resources software and services provider in the $100 million acquisition of the human resources management division of a NYSE-listed relationship management company.
• Represented a Nasdaq-listed provider of mission-critical technology-based systems, solutions and services to the U.S. government in its sale to a private equity firm for $315 million.
• Represented the sellers of a leading internet Application Service Provider (ASP) for the international trade business sector to a TSX-listed global leader in logistics technology for $26 million.

Securities

• Represented one of the nation’s largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in a private Rule 144A offering of $3.05 billion of senior secured notes and $1.825 billion of senior unsecured notes – the largest U.S. high-yield bond offering since 2016.
• Represented a NYSE-listed triple net lease REIT in more than $1 billion of underwritten public offerings of common stock, preferred stock, senior unsecured notes and convertible notes.
• Represented one of the nation’s largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in a complex debt restructuring, consisting of a private Rule 144A offering of $500 million of senior secured second lien notes, a restructuring of approximately $470 million of debt under its existing credit facility, and SEC-registered tender offers to purchase up to $437.5 million of outstanding convertible senior notes.
• Represented a provider of mission-critical technology-based systems, solutions and services to the U.S. government in its $60 million initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
• Represented one of the nation’s largest community development financial institutions in the offering of $150 million of impact investment notes.
• Represented the nation’s largest owner of automotive real estate in the private Rule 144A offering of $1.9 billion of net lease mortgage notes.
• Represented a publicly traded orthopedic products company in various private investment in public equity (PIPE) offerings of convertible preferred stock, warrants and options.
• Represents numerous SEC reporting companies in connection with Securities Exchange Act compliance.

Commercial

• Advised the world’s largest association of REITs and publicly traded real estate companies on regulation and policies affecting its public non-listed REIT members.
• Represented one of the nation’s largest non-profit associations in the negotiation of multimillion-dollar service and license agreements with one of the nation’s largest provider of long-term care insurance, the largest provider of Medicare Supplement insurance and the world’s largest discount brokerage.
• Represented two National Football League teams and one of the largest retail banks in the Washington, DC metropolitan area in the negotiation of stadium naming rights agreements.
• Represented one of the nation’s largest community development financial institutions in two $25 million social impact joint ventures with a NYSE-listed REIT to support affordable housing and other community development projects.

• Served as the firm’s first executive partner for Talent Development.
• Honors & Awards
  • Recognized by International Financial Law Review for M&A, Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity – U.S. (2018 – 2019)
• Associations
  • American Bar Association, Section of Business Law
  • Maryland State Bar Association, Business Law Section
  • National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts