Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has welcomed Raymond J. Jacobi III as a new shareholder to the firm’s Private Equity M&A Practice and in the Chicago office. Continuing the Business Department’s steady growth path, he is the seventh new shareholder the department has added in 2023. Jacobi arrives at the firm from HMB Legal Counsel.
“We are excited to welcome Ray to our steadily growing Private Equity M&A Practice,” said Jane E. Arnold, Co-Chair of Polsinelli’s Business Department. “Meeting our clients where the demand is has been a major priority for us and our focus has been on building out a deep bench of talented attorneys to help clients achieve their business goals, guiding them through investment cycles and their most impactful transactions.”
“With its proven culture of collaboration and exceptional platform for lateral attorneys to grow their practices, Polsinelli was a natural fit for me,” said Jacobi. “I’m excited to join the growing and well-respected private equity practice and contribute to its ongoing success.”
Jacobi focuses his practice on M&A, capital raising, private equity and general corporate matters. He represents privately held start-up companies and technology companies and their owners, including funds, and throughout their organizational growth cycles, from structuring transactions to handling ongoing business and compliance issues.
Prior to joining Polsinelli, Jacobi was a partner in the Business and Finance Group of a Chicago-based law firm. He received his J.D., summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, from the DePaul University College of Law and his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.
Polsinelli’s Private Equity practice advises private equity sponsors, portfolio companies and management teams in all aspects of the private investment life cycle. With a team of more than 120 attorneys, the firm has represented hundreds of private equity funds and portfolio companies in transactions. Polsinelli’s Private Equity team is nationally ranked 12th and 24th as most active law firm by Pitchbook 2022 Global League Tables for Private Equity deals.
The firm’s attorneys advise on every stage – from fund formation, investment and M&A activity to debt financings (including private credit and bank financings), equity financings, recapitalizations, special situations, and daily counsel to dispositions and exits. Polsinelli’s cross-disciplinary and business-minded attorneys leverage their unique skills to help clients take the next step in growing their businesses.
Source: www.polsinelli.com
