Jonathan E. Silverblatt is a partner in the Corporate, Securities and Business Law Departments.  Mr. Silverblatt represents publicly and privately held companies, private equity sponsors and related portfolio companies, private investment funds and investment banks in a full range of corporate transactions, including domestic and cross border mergers and acquisitions, tender offers, spin-offs, reorganizations, recapitalizations, joint ventures and strategic alliances, leveraged financings, and securities offerings.  He has extensive experience representing venture capital funds, strategic investors and hedge funds in connection with their investment activities. He also advises on acquisition transactions involving distressed companies and restructurings.  He also advises boards of directors and companies on general corporate matters, including corporate governance and employment, licensing, and commercial agreements. 

Mr. Silverblatt’s experience spans a wide range of industries, including technology, media and marketing, investment management, life sciences, transportation, restaurant and retail, and real estate. 

Significant Representations

Recent M&A, corporate finance and venture capital and hedge fund matters that Mr. Silverblatt has handled include:

• Counsel to a national maritime transportation company in connection with a $65.0 million senior secured credit facility with Bank of America, N.A., as agent.
• Counsel to Elliott Associates, L.P. in connection with the joint acquisition (together with Silverpoint Capital and General Motors Company) of substantially all of the world-wide operations of Delphi Corp. pursuant to Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code
• Counsel to management group of Getty Images, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Getty led by Hellman & Friedman LLC
• Counsel to funds affiliated with The Jordan Edmiston Group, Inc. and other selling stockholders of Acerno, Inc. in connection with sale of Acerno, Inc. to Akamai Technologies, Inc. and related spin-off of I-Behavior, Inc. to Acerno stockholders
• 144A offerings of senior and subordinated debt securities in connection with LBO transactions on behalf of private equity sponsors such as One Equity Partners, Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. and Jefferies Capital Partners
• Counsel to PNC Bank in connection with the creation of a joint venture with a major hedge fund to invest in senior turn-around and second lien loans
• Counsel to Real Mex Restaurants in connection with the acquisition of the El Torito and Chevys restaurant chains
• Numerous venture capital investments for nationally recognized venture capital funds such as Apax Partners and Greycroft Partners and strategic investors such as Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation
• Numerous seed capital investments in hedge funds by a fund-of-funds managed by Capital Z Partners

Professional Memberships:

• New York State Bar Association (Member, International Section)
• JDub Records (Member, Board of Directors)

Foreign Language Competencies:

• Russian (proficient)
• Czech (proficient)
• Italian (conversant)