Jon Gabriel is a seasoned corporate lawyer providing pragmatic, business-oriented advice to public and private companies and private equity and venture investors in a wide range of industries. He is a partner in the firm’s Transactions Practice Group, a member of the firm’s Manufacturing and Health Care & Life Sciences Sectors, and vice-chair of the Equipment and Industrial Product Manufacturing team.
Jon focuses on complex mergers and acquisitions and venture and growth equity financings. He also advises growth companies, from start-up through exit, on formation, financing, strategic transactions, cross-border, equity and executive compensation arrangements, corporate governance, and other matters.
Representative Experience
- Represented Tier 1 automotive supplier in an US$800m strategic acquisition and a series of corporate venture capital investments focused on electrified mobility
- Represented private equity sponsor in initial and follow-on acquisitions for a behavioral health platform
- Represented privately held digital security company in US$300m sale to a large strategic acquirer
- Represented emerging company in connection with a minority investment by an overseas strategic investor
- Represented growth equity investor in connection with multiple minority investments in healthcare and technology companies
- Represented private equity client in US$270m acquisition of private equity-sponsored manufacturing company
- Represented U.S. public company in US$40m cross-border acquisition of privately held software company
- Represented rapidly growing technology company in multiple venture capital and strategic partner financing rounds
- Represented private equity-sponsored health care technology company in US$130m sale to major international corporation
- Represented U.K. public company in US$15m U.S. joint venture buyout and related private share issuance
- Represented U.S. public company in US$20m strategic acquisition of privately held software company
Affiliations
- Member, Boston and American Bar Associations
- Member, Digital Transformation special interest group of the American Telemedicine Association
Community Involvement
- Leads the firm’s efforts in the Boston office as part of the national partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, supporting the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work of the youth development organization’s Boston-based clubs
- Serves on the board of overseers and as vice chair of the governance committee of the South Shore Conservatory
- Previously served on the board of directors of South Shore Habitat for Humanity and as a consultant to the Center for Women & Enterprise, through which he provided pro bono advice to small businesses and start up entrepreneurs
Foley Advises HM Group USA in Joint Venture for TriBeCa Development Site Acquisition
Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to HM Group USA, a Korean investment and development company, in the negotiation of a joint venture with Prosper Property Group for the acquisition of a development site located at 75 West Broadway in New York City’s TriBeCa neighborhood.
Foley Private Equity Team Advises Wynnchurch Capital and FloWorks in $1.6 Billion Sale of FloWorks to Ferguson Enterprises
Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Wynnchurch Capital and FloWorks in Wynnchurch’s definitive agreement to sell FWI Holdings Inc. to Ferguson Enterprises Inc.
Foley Advises CloserStill Media in Acquisition of Billington Cybersecurity
Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to CloserStill Media, the producer of market-leading business events, exhibitions and conferences, in its acquisition of leading U.S. public sector cybersecurity conference and event organizer Billington Cybersecurity.
Second Annual Private Fund Managers Conference
Foley Automotive Forum Brings Together Industry Leaders at North American International Auto Show
As the City of Detroit welcomed the North American International Auto Show last week, Foley & Lardner LLP hosted industry leaders at its annual Automotive Forum for a discussion of the critical areas spanning business and legal issues facing the automotive industry.
Jonathan Gabriel and Steven Hilfinger Discuss M&A in the Manufacturing Sector
Foley & Lardner LLP partners Jonathan Gabriel and Steven Hilfinger are quoted in the Mergers & Acquisitions article, “M&A More Nuanced as Companies Seek Technology for Smart Manufacturing,” discussing the shift in the manufacturing sector generated by the rise of smart manufacturing technologies.