Grant Ogulnick

Grant Ogulnick

Of Counsel
New York
About

Grant Ogulnick focuses on a wide range of complex corporate transactions, including advising sponsors, global asset managers, strategic investors and their portfolio companies in connection with bespoke equity and hybrid capital solutions across the investment lifecycle, including preferred and structured equity financings, divestitures, joint ventures, rollups and spinouts, M&A and general corporate and governance matters.

Areas of FocusFinanceCorporateMergers and AcquisitionsInvestment Management and FundsPrivate Equity
Bar AdmissionsNew York
Education
  • J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
    magna cum laude
  • B.B.A., University of Miami
    cum laude

EXPERIENCE

  • Represented a leading global asset manager in a US$45 million preferred equity investment in a private student loan provider
  • Represented a growth-equity investor in a variety of venture capital and other growth capital financings, including its lead investments in the Series B financing rounds of a satellite infrastructure company and a defense‑focused drone manufacturing company
  • Represented a private investment firm in its up to US$60 million preferred equity investment in a regional, infrastructure based fiber optic telecommunications provider
  • Represented a leading private investment firm in a strategic growth, hybrid capital investment in a leading field operations and workforce management solution provider for utilities and critical infrastructure industries
  • Represented a leading private investment firm in a landmark US$1.245 billion fixed-rate note offering and "E Note" issuance by its newly established securitization platform for mid-life commercial aircraft
  • Represented a global consumer-branded food company in its sale of a majority ownership stake in a premium, direct to consumer dessert brand
  • Represented a US-based regional banking institution in its over US$1 billion recapitalization via a capital raise led by a consortium of private investment firms
  • Represented a publicly traded regional banking institution in its merger with another publicly traded regional banking institution and concurrent capital raise by a consortium of private investment firms
  • Represented a US-based regional banking institution in connection with the divestiture of a residential mortgage platform and its concurrent minority investment in the acquiring mortgage origination platform
  • Represented an international financial services company in its strategic partnership and minority investment in a global investment banking and capital markets firm

List may include matters worked on prior to joining DLA Piper.

Prior Experience

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Grant was a counsel in the corporate and finance practice at an international law firm in New York City, and prior to that, Grant was an M&A associate at another international law firm in New York City.

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Phone

+1 212 335 4769
(Work, New York)
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