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
- Vanderbilt University (J.D. 2010; Senior Managing Editor, The Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law); The George Washington University (B.A. magna cum laude 2006)
- Illinois, Georgia, and Tennessee
Recognized in Chambers USA for Corporate/M&A
Recognized in The Legal 500 for M&A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals: "Vica Irani and Faisal Delawalla are my go-to M&A lawyers and their responsiveness at all hours of the day, deep understanding of our business and risk tolerances combined with their sound advice/guidance and business practicability makes them stand out among their competitors."
Recognized as an Acritas "Star Lawyer" multiple years