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Gjina Lucaj

Partner

Gjina Lucaj is a solutions-driven M&A lawyer who understands clients’ business objectives and gets deals done in a manner that aligns with them. She is a trusted advisor whom clients regularly rely on to analyze risks and rewards, and to provide sound business and legal advice.

Gjina concentrates her practice on domestic and international strategic and private equity transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, financing, and public and private debt and equity offerings. She serves private equity-funded clients, public companies, and privately held businesses in various industries such as aerospace, manufacturing, information technology, industrial and professional service, consumer products, retail, food, and distribution, with a focus on the middle market.

Repräsentative Erfahrung

  • Represented FloWorks International in its acquisition of Slater Controls LLC.
  • Vertrat Wynnchurch Capital und seine Partner im Zusammenhang mit dem Verkauf von Clyde Industries.
  • Represented Wynnchurch Capital in its acquisition of Owen Family of Companies, a leading specialty equipment platform providing critical infrastructure solutions.
  • Represented Wynnchurch Capital in its acquisition of Appvion, a specialty and high-performance coatings company, and the subsequent addition of Nekoosa Coated Products, a leading provider of specialty engineered materials.
  • Represented Meridian Health, a state-licensed HMO, pharmacy benefit manager, and third-party administrator, and its owners in the US$2.5bn sale to WellCare Health.
  • Represented America’s 1st Choice and its prior owners in the sale of their Florida and South Carolina-based HMOs to Anthem.
  • Represented EV Truck innovator Bollinger Motors and its owners in its majority sale to, and partnership with, Mullen Automotive, the sale being one of the largest in the EV industry to date.
  • Represented Wynnchurch Capital in its acquisition of Clyde Industries, a preeminent provider of highly engineered boiler efficiency systems and services for the global pulp and paper industry in North America, South America, Scandinavia, and Indonesia, from the Clyde Bergemann Group.
  • Represented Novacap, one of Canada’s leading private equity firms, in its acquisition of The Accurate Group, a top-tier provider of technology-driven real estate appraisal, title data, analytics, and e-closing solutions.
  • Represented Novacap and its portfolio company Bestar in the acquisition of Bush Industries, a leading American manufacturer of case goods and RTA furniture for the office and home.
  • Represented Novacap in its acquisition of Static Media, an Indianapolis-based company that owns and operates a portfolio of unique and passion-driven digital media brands providing content in food, lifestyle, media, and entertainment.
  • Represented LIT Litigation Services, a nationwide provider of litigation support services, and its owners in their sale to Veritext.
  • Represented International Bancard, a Michigan-based Fintech company that provides full end-to-end payment acceptance solutions, and its owner in their sale to Global Payments.
  • Represented a private equity fund in its purchase of the global operations of a supplier of noise vibration and harshness products, along with bolt-on acquisitions, and ultimately the sale of the supplier to a public company.
  • Represented a large public company and retail seller of shoes and accessories in numerous acquisitions of privately held companies within the shoe industry with both domestic and international operations.

Auszeichnungen und Anerkennungen

  • Anerkannt von Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers im Bereich Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions (2025)
  • Er wurde in die DBusiness Top Lawyers (2025) aufgenommen.
  • Association for Corporate Growth’s M&A All Star Awards – All Star Rising Star (2019)
  • Michigan Super Lawyers – Rising Stars® (2015, 2016, and 2019)
29. Oktober 2025 In den Nachrichten

Foley im Rampenlicht für 25 Jahre Kunden- und Gemeindedienst in Detroit 

Foley & Lardner LLP wird von Detroit Lawyer anlässlich des 25-jährigen Bestehens der Kanzlei in Detroit vorgestellt. 
Oktober 23, 2025 Deals und Gewinne

Foley vertritt FloWorks bei der Akquisition von Slater Controls

Foley & Lardner LLP war Rechtsberater von FloWorks International, einem führenden Spezialhändler für kritische Durchflusskontrollprodukte und Portfoliounternehmen von Wynnchurch Capital, bei der Übernahme von Slater Controls LLC.
Oktober 8, 2025 Deals und Gewinne

Foley berät Wynnchurch beim Verkauf von Clyde Industries

Foley & Lardner LLP war Rechtsberater von Wynnchurch Capital und seinen Partnern im Zusammenhang mit dem Verkauf von Clyde Industries.
26. September 2025 Abschlüsse und Siege

Foley berät Handgards bei der Akquisition von Albany Packaging

Foley & Lardner LLP war Rechtsberater von Handgards, LLC, einem führenden Vertriebsunternehmen für Foodservice-Produkte und Portfoliounternehmen von Wynnchurch Capital, bei der Übernahme von Albany Packaging USA.
5. Juni 2025 Presseveröffentlichungen

Foley sichert sich Top-Platzierungen bei Chambers USA 2025

Foley & Lardner LLP ist stolz darauf, von Chambers & Partners in der Ausgabe 2025 von Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business erneut als eine der führenden Anwaltskanzleien des Landes ausgezeichnet worden zu sein.
8. Mai 2025 Geschäfte und Gewinne

Foley vertritt ORS Nasco, ein Portfoliounternehmen von Wynnchurch Capital, bei der Übernahme von Techniweld

Foley & Lardner LLP fungierte als Rechtsberater für ORS Nasco, einen nordamerikanischen Großhändler für industrielle MRO-Produkte und Portfoliounternehmen von Wynnchurch Capital, bei der Übernahme von Techniweld USA.