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Joel L. Rubinstein is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Firm's New York office. He is a partner in the Corporate Department.
Joel represents companies in mergers and acquisitions, public offerings of securities, private placements of securities (including PIPEs), going-private transactions, joint ventures, compliance with reporting requirements under U.S. securities laws, compliance with stock exchange rules and other general corporate matters.
Joel also represents private equity, venture capital and other private investment funds and their portfolio companies in investments, buyouts, exit transactions and fund formation. In addition, he regularly counsels institutional investors and fund-of-funds in connection with their investments in private equity and venture capital funds.
Joel has significant experience representing issuers, underwriters and hedge funds in connection with the initial public offerings of special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, as well as business combination transactions between SPACs and operating companies.
Joel has substantial experience representing Israeli companies and investors in Israeli companies.
During law school, Joel was article editor of the Michigan Journal of International Law. At Wayne State University, he was made a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Representative Experience
Mergers and Acquisitions
Representation of J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc., the leading manufacturer of PVC pipe in the United States, in its $400 million acquisition of PW Eagle, Inc. (NASDAQ: PWEI).
Representation of Guiding Light Ventures, Inc. in its leveraged buyout of J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc., the leading manufacturer of PVC pipe in the United States.
Representation of XLNT Veterinary Care, Inc. in its $120 million reverse merger with Echo Healthcare, Inc., a publicly traded SPAC.
Representation of IDT Entertainment, Inc. in its acquisitions of:
Mainframe Entertainment, Inc., a Canadian publicly traded digital animation studio
DKP Effects, Inc., a Canadian digital animation studio
Film Roman, Inc., an animation studio
Representation of IDT Corporation in its acquisition of the assets of Winstar Communications Inc. pursuant to a sale order by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Private Equity and Venture Capital Transactions
Representation of Galen Partners, a healthcare focused private equity fund, in its investments in:
InTouch Technologies, Inc.
Echoserve, Inc.
Chamberlin Edmonds & Associates, Inc.
E&C Medical Intelligence, Inc.
Representation of Pegasus Partners in financing the acquisition of assets by Classic Media, Inc. from Golden Books Entertainment, Inc.
Representation of ASPEED Software Corporation, a private software company, in obtaining Series A funding from Kodiak Venture Partners and Castile Ventures.
Representation of Rawflow Inc. in obtaining Series A funding from Benchmark Capital.
Fund Formation and Fund Investor Representation
Representation of Hilco Equity, a middle-market buyout fund, in its formation.
Representation of Tamir Fishman Ventures II, an Israeli venture capital fund, in its formation.
Representation of PMT, the Dutch metalworkers pension fund, as lead investor in over $150 million of investments in U.S. real estate investment funds.
Representation of RWB Private Capital, a German fund-of-funds, in investments in over 50 leading private equity and venture capital funds.
SPAC IPOs
Representation of Banc of America Securities as lead underwriter in the $250,000,000 initial public offering of FIG Acquisition Corp. (in registration).
Representation of Pali Capital as lead underwriter in the $200,000,000 initial public offering of International Brands Management Group Ltd. (in registration).
Representation of Global Technology Industries, Inc. in its $80,000,000 initial public offering (in registration).
Representation of Morgan Joseph & Co. as lead underwriter in:
the $60,000,000 initial public offering of General Finance Corporation; and
the $50,000,000 initial public offering of Camden Learning Corporation.
Representation of Oakmont Acquisition Corp. in its $51,000,000 initial public offering.
Representation of Globis Capital in acquiring a portion of the founder's shares of Asia Automotive Acquisition Corporation prior to the closing of its initial public offering and entering into a warrant purchase agreement.
PIPEs
Representation of Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC as the lead investor in a senior secured debentures and warrants PIPE investment in Global Aircraft Solutions Ltd. (GACF.OB), an aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul provider and aircraft and engine broker.
Representation of RiT Technologies Ltd., Top Image Systems Ltd. and TTI Team Telecom International Ltd., each an Israeli high technology company listed on NASDAQ, in separate PIPE transactions raising private capital from various investment funds, and in subsequently registering the shares issued for resale.
Representation of NationsHealth Inc., a healthcare services provider listed on NASDAQ, in a PIPE transaction raising private capital from investment funds in exchange for convertible notes.
Other Experience
Represented Steel City Products, Inc. in going private, including related SEC filings.
Represented Thales Group in joint venture with L-3 Communications Systems relating to traffic collision avoidance systems.
Education
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1994
Wayne State University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1990 |
