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Jonathan Jenkins
Acquisitions, Private Equity, Business Law…
Jonathan is a business lawyer with a focus in business acquisitions and private equity. He also serves as outside general counsel to privately held and family owned businesses, providing counsel across a wide spectrum of business and corporate matters.
Jonathan partners with corporations and limited liability company clients, and guides corporate governance, securities offerings and financings, venture capital and related matters. His clientele is diverse in terms of size and industry.
After working with firms in Raleigh, Durham, and Greensboro, Jonathan and Jimmy Haynes formed Jenkins Haynes PLLC devoted exclusively to business, M&A, venture capital, and commercial real estate matters.
EDUCATION
2007: Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D.2003: University of Florida, B.A. Economics & Political Science
AWARDS / HONORS
2016 – 2022: Best Lawyers®, Corporate Law2015 – 2021: Super Lawyers® Rising Star
2021-2022: North Carolina Legal Elite
2022: North Carolina Legal Elite, Hall of Fame (Corporate Law)
COMMUNITY WORK
NCBA Business Law Section: Council Member and Chair of Technology Committee
- Represent buyers and sellers in small market ($50k - $2MM) and mid-market ($2MM - $100MM) acquisitions in a wide variety of industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, automotive, entertainment, and technology
- Seller-side counsel to six location oil change business in North Carolina, sold to a strategic multi-national buyer
- Buyer-side counsel to purchaser of regional janitorial service business
- Seller-side counsel to manufacturer of nationally distributed products, sold to a financial oriented private equity buyer
- Buyer-side counsel to purchaser of national boat trailer manufacturer
- General counsel to regional multi-location car wash company actively engaged in expansion
- Represent both issuers and investors in connection with the private offerings of securities, including seed, Series A, and Series B rounds
- Represent technology start-up in connection with the issuance of its friends and family round and initial outside investor raise
- Outside general counsel to angel and venture capital fund investor, including providing corporate advice to portfolio companies; regularly review and negotiate term sheets and offering documents
- Counsel to majority owner and inventor of a patent-pending commercial dust reduction device
- Negotiate and draft lines of credit and other revolving facilities
- Draft equity incentive plans
- Counsel to small cap private equity funds ($5MM - $20MM under management)
- Represent issuers of and investors in real estate portfolio companies, including multi-family and retail projects located throughout the Southeast
- Outside general counsel to small and mid-size operating companies
- Draft, negotiate, and review governing documents, including Operating Agreements and Shareholders’ Agreements
- Assist owners and managers in pre-litigation disputes with fellow owners, operators, customers, and clients
- Review and implement equity incentive plans
- Manage capitalization and equity issuances
