Jarrod is an experienced corporate lawyer with broad-based transactional and commercial expertise in the U.S., European and New Zealand markets.
He has a particular focus on public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and capital markets transactions.
Jarrod has over nine years’ experience in the United States and New Zealand, most recently as an Associate at the leading New York law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, and is a member of the New York bar.
Recent experience
Jarrod has advised:
- Safe Bulkers, Inc., an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, on its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange of 10 million common shares
- Sappi Limited (SAP.J.J), the leading global producer of coated fine paper, on its high-yield bond offering of €350 million and US$300 million senior secured notes
- the major shareholder of Merrimac Industries, Inc. (AMEX: MRM), with respect to the tender offer and subsequent acquisition of Merrimac by Crane Co. (NYSE: CR)
- Hudson Clean Energy Partners, L.P (a leading global private equity firm specialising in renewable power and alternative fuels investments) as majority shareholder of Calisolar Inc., on Calisolar's stock-for-stock acquisition of 6N Silicon Inc., an Ontario-based silicon supplier, including a $22.5 million follow-on investment in Calisolar by existing Calisolar and 6N investors
- Pacific Equity Partners (Australasia), as part of a private equity consortium with CCMP Capital Asia, on its acquisition of Independent Liquor (NZ) Ltd, and
- ALSTOM on the sale of its Australia and New Zealand transport businesses for AUS$267 million.