Jacob S. Kleinman
Lawyers
Advises strategic and private equity clients on private and public M&A transactions.
Jacob is a member of our Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practices. He advises clients on public and private mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, investments, joint ventures and other transactions, in a broad range of sectors, including financial services, insurance, healthcare and technology.
Experience
Jacob’s representations before joining Davis Polk include the following:
- Kaseya, an Insight Partners portfolio company, in numerous add-on acquisitions, including the take-private acquisition of Datto
- Velocity Risk Underwriters in the acquisition of majority interest by Oaktree Capital Management
- Thurston Group and its portfolio company, U.S. Endodontics Partners, in its sale to Quad-C Management
- Calvert Street Capital Partners and its portfolio company, FDS Amplicare, in its sale to Omnicell
- Hudson Structured Capital Management in the recapitalization of Weston Insurance Holdings Corporation
- Eyemart Express, and its sponsor, FFL Partners, in a minority investment by Leonard Green & Partners
- Bridger Holdings (f/k/a Paxion Capital) and its affiliates in their acquisition of a majority interest in Patrinely Group
- FFL Partners in its formation and investment in Orthodontic Partners
- Corbin Capital in its investments in SPACs and related PIPE transaction
- Kaseya, and its sponsor, Insight Partners, in a minority investment by TPG
- TigerRisk Partners in a majority investment by Flexpoint Ford
- Centerbridge Partners in its acquisitions of a majority interest in Davis Vision and a minority interest in Visionworks from Highmark Health
- Lagardère Travel Retail in its acquisitions of Paradies and Hojeij Branded Foods
- FFL Partners and its portfolio company, Benevis, in its sale to Littlejohn & Co. and Tailwind Capital
- The Sterling Group in its acquisition of Time Manufacturing Company from O’Flaherty Holdings Limited and subsequent add-on acquisitions
- GFI Group in its take-private sale to BGC Partners
- FFL Partners in its acquisition of a majority interest in Eyemart Express
- Warburg Pincus and its portfolio company, iParadigms, in its sale to Insight Partners and GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund
- Warburg Pincus and its portfolio company, JHP Pharmaceuticals, in its sale to Par Pharmaceutical
- Warburg Pincus in its majority investments in FacilitySource, Dude Solutions and MercuryGate
- Insight Partners in its acquisition of Kaseya
- OppenheimerFunds in its acquisitions of SteelPath Capital Management and Fund Advisors and VTL Associates
- RG Steel in the sales of substantially all of its assets in bankruptcy
- Warburg Pincus in its minority investment in InComm
Education
J.D., Harvard Law School
B.A., CUNY Queens College
- summa cum laude
Prior experience
- Counsel, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, 2017-2022
- Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, 2011-2017
- Principal and Advisor, Business Ventures, 2010-2011
- Associate, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, 2000-2010
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York