Krunal P.Shah

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Krunal Shah practices corporate law, with a focus on capital markets, corporate governance, and federal securities law. His experience advising a diverse range of companies and financial institutions spans a variety of public and private transactions, including 144A offerings, public high yield and investment-grade debt offerings, equity offerings, tender offers, exchange offers, debt restructurings, corporate reorganizations, and M&A transactions. He also regularly advises clients on corporate governance, securities laws, stock exchange rules and regulations, and periodic reporting responsibilities.

Krunal has represented clients in a variety of industries, including communications, energy, automotive, banking, and manufacturing. Some of the companies Krunal has recently represented include Newell Brands, Southern Company, Gray Television, Flowers Foods, and Birch Communications.

Experience

  • Conagra Brands acquires Pinnacle Foods for $10.9 billion in cash and stockJones Day advised Conagra Brands, Inc. in connection with the acquisition and related financing of Pinnacle Foods Inc. in a $10.9 billion merger.
  • Gray Television acquires Raycom Media for $3.6 billionJones Day advised Gray Television, Inc., a television broadcast company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, in connection with its acquisition of privately-owned Raycom Media, Inc., a Montgomery, Alabama-based television broadcast company, in a cash and stock transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $3.6 billion.
  • Newell Brands acquires Jarden Corporation for $16 billionJones Day advised Newell Brands Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Jarden Corporation in a cash and stock transaction valued at $60 per share, or approximately $16 billion in equity value.
  • The Southern Company acquires AGL Resources for $12 billionJones Day advised The Southern Company (NYSE: SO) in connection with the acquisition and related financing of AGL Resources (NYSE: GAS) in a cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $12 billion, including total equity value of approximately $8 billion.
  • The Southern Company issues $8.5 billion Senior Notes in public offeringJones Day advised The Southern Company, a leading U.S. producer of clean, safe, reliable and affordable electricity, in connection with its public offering of $8.5 billion aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes.
  • Eastman Chemical completes $2 billion bond offeringJones Day represented Eastman Chemical Company, a global chemical company that manufactures and sells a broad portfolio of chemicals, plastics, and fibers, in connection with its public offering of $800 million aggregate principal amount of 2.70% Notes due 2020; $800 million aggregate principal amount of 3.80% Notes due 2025; and $400 million aggregate principal amount of 4.65% Notes due 2044.
  • Gray Television completes $175.6 million public offering of Common StockJones Day advised Gray Television, Inc., a television broadcasting company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that owns and operates television stations in 44 television markets, in its underwritten public offering of approximately $175.6 million of Common Stock.
  • Asbury Automotive completes $400 million offering of 6.0% Senior Subordinated Notes and concurrent tender offerJones Day represented Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., one of the largest automotive retailers in the U.S., in connection with its issuance of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 6.0% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 in a Rule 144A offering and concurrent tender offer and consent solicitation related to all of its outstanding 8.375% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020.
  • Gray Television completes $725 million notes offering and concurrent tender offerJones Day advised Gray Television, Inc., a television broadcasting company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that owns and operates television stations in 51 television markets, in connection with the issuance of $725 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes consisting of $525 million of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2024 and $200 million of add-on 5.875% Senior Notes due 2026 in a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering.
  • Birch Communications' Cloud and Business Services business acquired by Fusion Telecommunications International, Inc. for $600 millionJones Day advised Birch Communications, Inc. in the acquisition of its cloud and business services business by Fusion Telecommunications International, Inc. for approximately $600 million in an all-stock transaction which included the purchase of 50 million shares of Fusion’s Common Stock and the refinancing of $444 million of Birch indebtedness.
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