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Jeffrey Scharfstein

Jeffrey Scharfstein , P.C.

Partner

 

About
Jeffrey advises U.S. and international clients on a broad range of public and private M&A matters. His experience includes take-privates, investments, joint ventures, carve-outs, de-SPACs and other significant transactions. He also represents private equity firms on a full range of transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions of investments, leveraged buyouts and minority investments.
Bar admissionsNew YorkTexas

EXPERIENCE

Selected Transactions:

  • Aetna in its sale to CVS Health (NYSE – CVS) for $69 billion and related DOJ-mandated divestiture*
  • Silicon Labs (Nasdaq – SLAB) in the sale of its infrastructure and automotive business for $2.75 billion
  • Luminex Corporation, a US publicly traded company, in its sale to an Italian publicly traded company for $1.8 billion
  • Silver Spike Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition vehicle, in its $1.5 billion combination with WMH Holdings*
  • Emerson Electric (NYSE – EMR) in its $3.1 billion acquisition of the valves and controls business of Pentair and a related FTC-mandated divestiture*
  • Symphony Technology Group-led consortium in its $2.1 billion acquisition of the RSA software security business from Dell Technologies* 
  • Lionheart III Corp, a special purpose acquisition company, in its US$360 million merger with Security Matters Limited, a publicly traded company on the Australian Securities Exchange
  • Q2 (Nasdaq – QTWO) in its acquisition of ClickSWITCH
  • RateGenius in its business combination with AUTOPAY and formation of The Savings Group
  • Safeguard Global in its acquisition of Global Upside Corporation
  • BoomTown in its sale to Inside Real Estate
  • Netwrix in its strategic investment from Centerbridge Partners
  • Tailwind Capital and its portfolio companies in connection with various private equity acquisitions and investments*
  • ORIX Capital Partners and Lightyear Capital in connection with various private equity acquisitions and investments*
  • ECI Telecom Group in its merger with Ribbon Communications*
  • Signify Health (NYSE – SGFY) in connection with various strategic matters, including acquisitions and commercial arrangements*
  • Pattern Energy in connection with its acquisition of renewable energy projects and related joint ventures*
  • Various financial advisor engagements, including representing Morgan Stanley, Dyal and Evercore as advisors to Bristol Myers Squibb in connection with its $74 billion acquisition of Celgene*

*Experience handled prior to joining DLA Piper

Education
  • J.D., Harvard Law School 2015
    cum laude
  • B.A., Columbia University 2011

    magna cum laude
    Phi Beta Kappa

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