Lindsay D.Murphy

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Dallas + 1.214.969.4508

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Lindsay Murphy advises both public and private companies on all aspects of design and operation of executive compensation and employee benefit plans. She regularly advises clients on employee benefit and executive compensation matters within the context of corporate mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and restructurings. Lindsay has extensive experience advising private equity clients with day-to-day equity compensation arrangements, executive employment agreements, and leveraged buyouts and acquisitions, including transactions involving ESOPs. She regularly assists clients with PBGC and ERISA reporting and disclosure obligations and DOL, IRS, and PBGC audits and investigations of employee benefit plans. Lindsay also advises public companies regarding SEC disclosures of executive and director compensation arrangements.

Lindsay has worked on a large number of corporate mergers and acquisitions including the following recent transactions: the $18.1 billion sale of Oncor Electric to Sempra Energy; the sale of all of Mill Creek Residential Trust's outstanding shares to the Arizona State Retirement Fund; Sherwin Williams' $11.3 billion acquisition of The Valspar Corporation; Parker Hannifin's $4.3 billion acquisition of CLARCOR; Verizon's divestiture of its cloud and managed hosting service business to IBM; and various acquisitions and divestitures by The Riverside Company.

Lindsay is a member of the Dallas Bar Association and an officer for the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Section of the Dallas Bar Association.

Experience

  • Riverside portfolio company acquires Next Day AccessJones Day represented The Riverside Company in connection with the acquisition and financing by portfolio company Best Life Brands of Next Day Access, a leading provider of residential and commercial home access solutions across the United States and Canada.
  • Riverside invests in KasewareJones Day advised The Riverside Company in its acquisition of Kaseware, a leading provider of investigation management software sold to public safety agencies and corporations.
  • Riverside portfolio company acquires Weber Fire and SafetyJones Day represented The Riverside Company in connection with its acquisition by portfolio company CertaSite of Weber Fire and Safety (Weber), a fire protection business serving the greater St. Louis, Missouri area.
  • Direct lender provides $87 million senior secured credit facility to large private equity-backed provider of medical supplies to companies in commercial cruise and shipping industriesJones Day advised a direct lender, as administrative agent, collateral agent, sole lead arranger, and lender, in connection with a $87 million senior secured credit facility provided to a large private equity sponsored company that provides medical supplies to companies in the commercial cruise and shipping industries.
  • AGS Agunsa invests in Omni Transloading & Logistics and Omni Bulk ServicesJones Day advised AGS Agunsa, the North American arm of Agunsa and a key player within the Empresas Navieras Group, in the acquisition of a significant equity interest in Omni Transloading & Logistics and Omni Bulk Services.
  • MPE Partners acquires Webster IndustriesJones Day advised MPE Partners in the acquisition and financing of Webster Industries, Inc., an industrial equipment supplier focused on engineered class chains, sprockets, and vibrating equipment.
  • AGS invests in A.R. SAVAGE COMPANYJones Day advised AGS Agunsa, the North American arm of Agunsa and a key player within the Empresas Navieras Group, in the acquisition of a significant equity acquisition in AR SAVAGE COMPANY LLC, along with its associated companies and subsidiaries.
  • Riverside portfolio company acquires U.S. LawnsJones Day represented The Riverside Company in connection with its acquisition by portfolio company EverSmith Brands of U.S. Lawns, a provider of lawncare franchisor services, including commercial landscaping and snow removal services, for U.S. commercial properties through a network of franchisees, from an indirect subsidiary of BrightView Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BV).
  • Spark Networks' German StaRUG plan confirmed in first-ever cross-border restructuring under German StaRUG and U.S. chapter 15Jones Day is representing Spark Networks SE in the first-ever cross-border restructuring under the recently enacted German restructuring law ("StaRUG") and chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code involving over $100 million of funded debt issued by a U.S.-based credit fund and guaranteed by other German and U.S. entities.
  • Baird Capital portfolio company acquires Velocity Dynamics, LLCJones Day represented Baird Capital in the acquisition by portfolio company Cleanwater1, Inc. of Velocity Dynamics, LLC, a leading solutions provider of branded, proprietary dry and liquid feed systems for the optimization of chemistry in water and wastewater utilities and industrial plants.
  • Medallion Arts raises $13.7 million in Series A financingJones Day advised Medallion Arts Inc in its $13.7 million Series A financing co-led by Dragonfly and Lightspeed Faction.
  • MEDHOST sells company to N. Harris Computer CorporationJones Day advised MEDHOST, Inc., a leading electronic health record solution provider, in its sale of the company to N. Harris Computer Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Constellation Software, Inc.
  • Riverside portfolio company acquires The Brothers that just do Gutters (Brothers Gutters)Jones Day represented The Riverside Company in connection with the acquisition by portfolio company Evive Brands of The Brothers that just do Gutters (Brothers Gutters), a franchisor that provides gutter installation, replacement, maintenance, and cleaning services for residential and commercial customers.
  • Riverside portfolio company acquires busybusy, Inc.Jones Day represented The Riverside Company in connection with the acquisition and financing by portfolio company ToolWatch of busybusy, Inc., developer of the popular time tracking software for construction and other remote industries.
  • Affiliate of Centre Lane Partners acquires appliance business from Instant BrandsJones Day advised an affiliate of Centre Lane Partners in the acquisition and financing of the appliances business of Instant Brands, designer and distributor of kitchen and home appliances, including the Instant Pot, pursuant to Section 363 of title 11 of the United States Code.
  • Riverside portfolio company acquires Frenchies Modern Nail CareJones Day represented The Riverside Company in connection with the acquisition by portfolio company Bishops Cuts/Color of Frenchies Modern Nail Care (Frenchies), a nail salon franchisor that provides nail care services with more than 20 locations across 13 states in the U.S.
  • Riverside sells Energy Exemplar to Blackstone and Vista Equity PartnersJones Day is advising investment funds affiliated with Riverside's Australia Fund in connection with the sale of its Energy Exemplar platform to a newly formed acquisition vehicle jointly controlled by investment funds affiliated with Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners (buyer).
  • WEG acquires industrial electric motors and generators business from Regal Rexnord CorporationJones Day is advising WEG S.A. in the $400 million acquisition of the industrial electric motors and generators business of Regal Rexnord Corporation.
  • Riverside portfolio company acquires Eastman Fire ProtectionJones Day represented The Riverside Company in connection with the acquisition by portfolio company CertaSite of Eastman Fire Protection, a fire protection business in Troy, Michigan.
  • Riverside sells Baker Hill to Flexpoint FordJones Day represented The Riverside Company in connection with the sale of portfolio company Baker Hill, a provider of cloud-based, end-to-end loan origination, risk management, and analytics software, to Flexpoint Ford.
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    Additional Publications

    • August 6, 2012
      The DOL Has Spoken: What's Next for Open MEPs?, Bloomberg BNA Pension & Benefits Daily
    • January 18, 2012
      Multiple Employer Plans — Opportunities and Challenges: Qualified Retirement Plans, Bloomberg BNA Benefit Practice Resource Center
    • Winter 2011
      The Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan: More Flexible Than You Think, The Benefits Law Journal

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