Jonathan M. A. Melmed

Partner

Practice Description

Jonathan Melmed's practice focuses on international and U.S. mergers & acquisitions and private equity transactions. He is also the Chair of Chadbourne's Canada practice which focuses upon the representation of Canadian companies and funds on U.S. and international matters of all kinds and is a member of Chadbourne's M&A and private equity transactional group in New York.

Mr. Melmed represents corporations and private equity, buyout and hedge funds in U.S. and cross-border U.S. M&A, private equity and recapitalization transactions.  He has also represented numerous companies and investment banks on U.S. securities transactions, including initial public offerings, as well as both public and private debt and equity offerings. While Mr. Melmed has very broad sector experience, he has extensive M&A and private equity experience in the alternative energy, infrastructure, media, telecom and life sciences sectors in the U.S.

Representative Matters

• Represented the Barclays Natural Resource Investments (BNRI) division of Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, in connection with its private equity investment in K Road Power, an independent power developer focused on developing, financing, owning and operating utility-scale solar projects in the Southwest United States. (2011)
• Represented Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. which served as financial advisor to Townsquare Media, LLC's in connection with its acquisition of Millennium Radio Holdings, LLC. (2011)
• Representing a consortium (including a prominent Canadian pension plan) in a M&A transaction involving a transportation asset in an emerging market. (2011)
• Represented Harbinger Capital Partners LLC in its acquisition of Old Mutual U.S. Life Holdings, Inc. for approximately $350 million. (2011)
• Representing TDI-USA Holdings Corp. ("TDI USA"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toronto-based Transmission Developers Inc. ("TDI"), for the purpose of developing the assets of three transmission projects in the United States, financed by The Blackstone Group for over $1 billion. (2011)
• Represented CoaLogix Inc. in connection with the sale of the company for $101 million. The sale was to funds managed by Energy Capital Partners. (2011)
• Representing Elliott Management, a New York-based hedge fund in a proposed acquisition in the insurance sector. (2011)
• Represented Morguard (a Canadian REIT) in an acquisition of the Boynton shopping center located in Florida. (2011)
• Representing Morgaurd (a Canadian REIT) in a private equity transaction in California. (2011)
• Representing New York-based Caithness Development in connection with a U.S. private equity invesment. (2011)
• Representing a Turkey-based company in a M&A transaction involving the U.S. and Canada. (2011)
• Representing a leading U.S. based clean tech fund in a $500 million late stage fund formation transaction. (2011)
• Representing a Greenwich-based hedge fund in a M&A/restructuring transaction.
• Represented EnerTech Capital in a venture capital transaction involving Tangent Energy Solutions.
• Represented Strategic Value Partners, a U.S. hedge fund in the sale of Pacific Crossing to NTT Communications in Japan.
• Represented Vale in a tender offer bid for all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Montreal-based Alcan Inc. The winning bid was for $38 billion. 
• Represented Citigroup’s Alternative Investments in its private equity investment in GreatPoint Energy, Inc., a U.S.- based coal gasification company. 
• Represented G.E. in its bid for Hydro-Québec’s controlling interest in HQI Transelec Chile S.A. The winning bid was for $1.8 billion. 
• Represented Magna E-Car Systems of America in a proposed venture capital investment in a U.S. solid state battery manufacturer.
• Represented OMERS Private Equity in a proposed M&A transaction.
• Represented HSBC Bank Canada in a U.S.-Canada financing.
• Represented Manulife Corporation in a U.S.-Canada financing of a wind farm.
• Represented New York-based Conduit Capital Partners in an acquisition of a portfolio of power plants in certain undisclosed emerging markets. 
• Represented Toronto-based Morguard Corporation in a U.S. joint venture in connection with the acquisition of certain real estate properties in New Jersey. 
• Represented Morgan Stanley's Infrastructure fund in an acquisition of a power plant in Kansas. 
• Represented Vancouver-based Goldcorp Inc. in a multi-billion dollar joint venture/project financing transaction in an undisclosed emerging market. 
• Represented Montreal-based Induspac in its sale of a wholly-owned subsidiary to Forest Resources, LLC.
• Represented Montreal-based Canadian National Railway Company (CN) in a corporate commercial disupute matter in the U.S.
• Represented Southern Cross Private Equity Fund III, L.P. in a joint venture/private equity investment in a pharmaceutical company in Mexico. 
• Represented Tri-White Corporation, a Canadian merchant bank in a M&A transaction involving a Connecticut-based company. 
• Represented Environmental Capital Partners, LLC, a New York-based buyout fund (affiliated with Emigrant Savings Bank) focused on the climate change sector with respect to a bid for an environmental consulting business. 
• Represented Sierra Geothermal Power Corp., a Vancouver-based geothermal company in a joint venture with a U.S. developer in Nevada. 
• Represented The Royal Bank of Scotland as agent for a syndicate of secured owners of China-based PRC, LLC who became equity lenders under a reorganized limited liability company. 
• Represented Morgan Stanley Private Equity with respect to its private equity investment in Solar Monkey, Inc.
• Represented Morgan Stanley Private Equity with respect to its private equity investment in Recurrent Energy, Inc.
• Represented Morgan Stanley Private Equity with respect to its private equity investment in EyeOn Energy, Ltd. 
• Represented Calgary-based Xtreme Coil Drilling Corp. regarding U.S. matters relating to a secured financing by HSBC Bank. 
• Represented U.S.-based Leaf Clean Energy Company, which is an alternative energy focused private equity fund, in a private equity investment in Greenline Industries Inc. 
• Represented OMERS Capital Partners, the private equity arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), in its acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Give and Go Holdings Corp., the North American market leader in premium thaw-and-serve sweet baked goods. 
• Represented Strategic Value Partners, a Greenwich, CT hybrid hedge/private equity fund in a convertible debt/restructuring deal in the packaging sector in Greece. 
• Represented BMO Capital Corp., the venture capital arm of The Bank of Montreal, in its secured financing of Montreal-based Europe’s Best, a frozen food company. 
• Represented the special committee of directors of Bed Bath & Beyond in its acquisition of buybuy Baby, a privately held retailer of infant and toddler merchandise. 
• Represented Toronto-based Morguard Corporation and Revenue Properties in the approximately $434 million acquisition of Sizeler Property Investors, a U.S. public Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that was listed on the New York Stock Exchange. 
• Represented OMERS Capital Partners, a Toronto-based pension fund, in its leveraged buyout of Market Wire Inc., a media company based in California. 
• Represented SCP Private Equity Partners, L.P., a U.S.-based private equity fund, in its private equity investment in Deep Breeze, Ltd. based in Israel. 
• Represented Tenaska Power Fund, a U.S.-based energy buyout fund, in its $1.6 billion acquisition of 3,145 megawatt natural gas-fired plants from Constellation Energy. 
• Represented Energy Innovations Portfolio A.G., a Germany-based venture capital fund, as well as a consortium of investors in a venture capital financing and recapitalization of New Jersey-based Energy Photovoltaics Inc. and a subsequent M&A transaction involving EPV Solar Inc.
• Represented Great Western Diamond Corp., a Calgary mining company, in its U.S. private placement of various equity securities in connection with its simultaneous Canadian public offering.  
• Represented Fortress Investments LLC in its acquisition of Alterra Healthcare Corporation as part of a 363 bankruptcy auction. 
• Represented Dresdner Kleinwort/Dovrat Shrem in the IPO of Israel-based Advanced Vision Technology Ltd. 
• Represented Viacom Inc. in its acquisition of BET Holdings II, Inc. 
• Represented CIT Group Inc. in its private equity portfolio sales of both direct and indirect investments, including to Goldman Sachs & Co. and HarbourVest Partners, LLC. 
• Represented Magna Entertainment Corp. in connection with its dual offering of shares of common stock on the Nasdaq National Market and the Toronto Stock Exchange. 
• Represented Goldman Sachs & Co. in the IPO of Allied Riser Communications Corporation. 

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