Bio
Jeffrey K. Christensen is a member of DarrowEverettā€™s Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Capital Markets & Securities, and Corporate & Business Transactions Practice Groups. Jeff advises clients across a broad spectrum of business transactions, with a primary focus on mergers & acquisitions, private equity fund formation, and general corporate representation. Jeff represents private equity sponsors, founder-owned businesses, and middle-market companies in complex buy-side and sell-side transactions spanning industries such as construction, manufacturing, software, infrastructure, and professional services.
Prior Experience
Prior to joining the firm, Jeff gained experience as a corporate associate at a transactional boutique firm in Charlotte, North Carolina, concentrating on mergers & acquisitions, commercial contracts, commercial real estate transactions, and other general corporate matters.
Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina
Education
- Suffolk University Law School, J.D.
- Wheaton College (MA), B.A. Business Administration, double minor in English and Hispanic Studies
Involvement
- American Bar Association – Mergers & Acquisitions Committee
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Mecklenburg Bar Association
Representative Matters
- Represented a U.S.-based highway construction company in connection with a cross-border platform investment by an international private equity sponsor. This included navigating extensive due diligence and international compliance work to ensure full adherence to applicable cross-border regulations.
- Represented the founder of a highway construction company through a sponsor-to-sponsor exit transaction, providing counsel on rollover equity reinvestment structuring, negotiating equity rollover documentation, and guiding management through governance and economic terms.
- Advised a software company in its sale to a private equity-backed strategic buyer in an add-on acquisition. This transaction included navigating complex negotiations over indemnification procedures, representations and warranties insurance (RWI), and specific indemnities, which underscores the critical role of thorough and efficient diligence in M&A transactions.
- Represented the buyer in the platform acquisition of a manufacturing company. Managed cross-jurisdictional coordination with South Carolina counsel to simultaneously close concurrent real property transactions in compliance with SBA financing conditions.
- Represented a founder-owned landscape design and construction company in its sale to a private equity sponsor.