James R. Whippo

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James Whippo assists clients with federal income and international tax issues related to corporate mergers and acquisitions. His practice includes stock and asset acquisitions and dispositions. He assists in protecting client interests through post-acquisition restructuring and the development of tax-efficient structures for cross-border arrangements. James also has assisted clients with high-stakes transfer pricing disputes.

Prior to his legal career, James served as an active duty officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, completing tours in the Pacific and at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California.

Experience

  • BioMarin acquires Amicus Therapeutics for $4.8 billionJones Day advised BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) in its $4.8 billion acquisition of Amicus Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FOLD).
  • EagleTree acquires The Opus GroupJones Day advised EagleTree Capital in the acquisition and financing of The Opus Group, a purpose-built network of agency brands delivering experiential, event and brand marketing for more than 70 global companies.
  • SAP enters into definitive agreement to acquire ReltioJones Day is advising SAP SE on the announced acquisition of Reltio, Inc., a leading master data management (MDM) software provider, to help customers make their SAP and non-SAP enterprise data AI-ready.
  • Portfolio company enters into initial term loan and revolving loan facility, totaling $50 millionJones Day represented a portfolio company of a private investment firm on its entry into an initial term loan and revolving loan facility.
  • Verint agrees to be acquired by Thoma Bravo for $2 billionJones Day advised Verint Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNT), a global leader in Customer Experience (CX) Automation software, in connection with a take private transaction entered into with Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity firm primarily investing in software and technology companies, to become a privately held company in an all-cash transaction reflecting an enterprise value of $2 billion.
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