Faisal Delawalla

Partner

Chicago + 1.312.782.3939

Faisal Delawalla has been a lead advisor in more than 100 completed high-value M&A, corporate finance, and joint venture transactions. Faisal's experience includes traditional manufacturing, food and beverage, consulting, facility services, cryptocurrency, transportation, warehousing, logistics, commercial and industrial real estate, insurance, property management, health care, and health and wellness products.

Faisal is ranked in Chambers USA, where clients comment that "he's everything you could ask for in an M&A and corporate counsel," "can rely on him to provide a strategic and practical solution," and "has great judgment, is highly responsive and is proactive."

Prior to joining Jones Day, Faisal represented a publicly traded food company in several strategic acquisitions and investments totaling approximately $2 billion and in dozens of significant customer, supply, and transition services agreements; a family-owned food manufacturing company in a $500 million sale to private equity; a founder-led SaaS (software as a service) company in a $400 million sale to a publicly traded company; a publicly traded consulting company in several strategic acquisitions totaling approximately $250 million; a real estate redeveloper in a $225 million acquisition of a former oil refinery; a founder-led SaaS company in a $225 million sale to a publicly traded company; and a facility services company in a $175 million sale to private equity.

Experience

  • Swander Pace Capital acquires Maple DonutsJones Day advised Swander Pace Capital in connection with the acquisition and financing of Maple Donuts Inc., a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of high-quality frozen bakery products.
  • Urban Elevator sells eight locations to OtisJones Day advised Urban Elevator in the sale of eight locations to Otis Elevator Company.
  • Hub Group forms joint venture with EASOJones Day advised Hub Group, Inc. in the formation of a joint venture with Mexico-based EASO.
  • Cushman & Wakefield sells third-party multi-site vendor managed site maintenance businessJones Day advised Cushman & Wakefield in the sale of its third-party multi-site vendor managed site maintenance business, including the sale of wholly-owned subsidiaries Cushman & Wakefield Solutions, LLC and Cushman & Wakefield Solutions Canada ULC to Vixxo, a leading facilities solutions company.