J. Hillyer Jennings

• Natura Resources LLC in its acquisition of Shepherd Power, an advanced nuclear development company, from NOV Inc. (NYSE: NOV).
• Eagle Corporation in its sale of Concrete Pipe & Precast to Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) for $675 million.
• Electrolux Group in its sale of all of its asbestos liabilities and related insurance assets in the U.S.
• Pinnacle Asset Management, L.P. in its portfolio company's acquisition of an animal feed business.
• Red Lobster in the sale of its business to an affiliate of Fortress, Blue Torch and TCW.
• An affiliate of Third Point LLC in its acquisition of certain affiliates of Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE: IR).
• A New York-based hedge fund in its acquisition of asbestos liabilities and related insurance assets from a portfolio company of a prominent private equity firm.
• A group of Major League Pickleball (MLP) team owners in MLP's combination with the Professional Pickleball Association, which combined the U.S.'s two largest professional pickleball professional tours.
• Les Enterprises Barrette Ltée in its sale of an aircraft-owning subsidiary to a private equity investment advisory firm that specializes in alternative investments.
• Mainline Information Systems, Inc. in its sale to private equity firm H.I.G. Capital.
• W. C. Bradley Co., the manufacturer of Char-Broil grills, in its acquisition of Dansons US, LLC, the manufacturer of Pit Boss grills.
• Trive Capital in its acquisitions of two international IT services companies.
• Instar Asset Management in the business combination of Oilfield Water Logistics (Instar's portfolio company) and Pilot Water Solutions LLC.
• Clariant Corporation in its acquisition of BASF Corporation's U.S. attapulgite business assets.
• Mirion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: MIR) in its acquisition of the Critical Infrastructure business of a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (NYSE: RTX).
• NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc. (NYSE: NEX) in its acquisition of the sand hauling, wellsite storage business and last mile logistics business of CIG Logistics LLC.
• Fortress Investment Group in its acquisition of asbestos liabilities and related insurance assets from Crane Holdings (NYSE: CR).
• United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) in its sale of UPS Freight to TFI International Inc. (NYSE and TSX: TFII) for $800 million.
• Noble Investment Group in its strategic partnership with Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NASD: HST), the largest lodging REIT.
• NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc. (NYSE: NEX) in its acquisition of Alamo Pressure Pumping, LLC for $268 million.
• Zaxby's in its sale of a significant stake to Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS).
• Rockstar, Inc. in its sale to PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) for $3.85 billion.
• Buckner Heavylift Cranes in its sale to Markel Ventures, a subsidiary of Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL).
• NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc. (NYSE: NEX) in the sale of its well support services segment to Basic Energy Services, Inc. (OTCQX: BASX).
• Foodmate in its sale to Duravant (a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus).
• Les Enterprises Barrette Ltée in its sale of a majority interest in Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc. to TorQuest Partners and Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ).
• TSYS (NYSE: TSS) in its $21.5 billion merger of equals with Global Payments (NYSE: GPN).
• InstarAGF Asset Management in its acquisition of Oilfield Water Logistics.
• Columbia Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CXP) in its acquisition of Normandy Real Estate Management, LLC.
• A real estate investment fund in its sale of a significant portion of its platform to a group of third-party investors.
• Micromeritics Instrument Corporation in its sale to SFW Capital Partners.
• Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ: VMED; LSE: VMED) in its $23 billion sale to Liberty Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK).
• Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Partners LLP in connection with several mergers and acquisitions across Europe, including a tender offer for shares of GfK SE.
• Media General, Inc. (NYSE: MEG) in its acquisition of LIN Media LLC for $1.6 billion.
• Silver Lake Partners in its purchase of a stake in Cegid.
• Harris Interactive Inc. (NASDAQ: HPOL) in its acquisition by Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) via tender offer.
• Bridgepoint Advisers Limited in its sale of interests in five portfolio companies to another PE firm.

Hillyer Jennings advises on the legal aspects of mergers, acquisitions and other significant corporate transactions. A Partner in our Mergers & Acquisitions practice, Hillyer represents public and private companies and private equity funds in a variety of M&A and corporate matters.

Following his graduation from Harvard Law School, Hillyer spent time working at top law firms in New York (Fried Frank) and London (Simpson Thacher) before moving to Atlanta and continues to work with clients around the world on a full range of M&A transactions. These multijurisdictional transactions include public and private company mergers, acquisitions and dispositions; tender offers; joint ventures and strategic investments. He also represents private equity funds in control and non-control investment transactions and investment exit transactions.

At the firm, Hillyer serves on the Recruiting Committee, the Culture Committee and the Pro Bono Committee, plus he is the Corporate Partner Liaison for the Atlanta Associates Committee. He is also one of the Corporate Group Liaisons for the firm’s Tech Industry Practice.

Hillyer is a Fellow in the British-American Project, a transatlantic UK/US fellowship of leaders. He is also a philanthropist who has founded two nonprofits and an entrepreneur who has started two businesses. 

Additionally, Hillyer is a guest lecturer at Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business.