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Henry Spalding

Of Counsel
About

Henry Spalding advises credit, private equity, special situations, and other opportunistic investors, as well as public, sponsor-backed, and closely held companies on tailored and bespoke capital solutions transactions across the investment lifecycle. His work spans structured equity financings, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, rollups, spinouts, M&A, other creative financing arrangements and general corporate and governance matters.

Bar admissionsMassachusetts
Education
  • J.D., Boston College Law School, 2020
    cum laude
  • B.S.B.A., Finance & Political Science, Syracuse University, 2014

EXPERIENCE

  • Represented a leading private investment firm in its acquisition of a portfolio of aircraft engines from a British multinational manufacturer valued at more than US$450 million
  • Represented a leading private investment firm in structuring and launching an auto dealership rollup platform, including coordination of OEM manufacturer approvals across multiple dealership investments
  • Represented a leading private investment firm in a cross-border control transaction involving a Latin American airline
  • Represented a leading private investment firm in the structuring and launch of a cargo aviation investment platform through a joint venture with a major cargo airline operator
  • Represented a private credit fund in a preferred equity investment in a video-game publishing company
  • Represented a private credit fund in a convertible note investment layered on top of an existing equity position in a healthcare AI company

Prior Experience

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Henry was a counsel in the corporate and finance practice at an international law firm in Boston, and prior to that, Henry was a private equity M&A associate at another international law firm in Boston.