Charles W. Hardin Jr. (Chuck)
Partner
Cleveland
Tel: 1.216.586.7084
Fax: 1.216.579.0212
Email:
charleswhardin@jonesday.com
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Chuck Hardin chairs Jones Day's Private Equity practice. Chuck is an accomplished transactional lawyer, having acted as the principal outside lawyer on scores of completed M&A transactions over more than 20 years in practice. His experience covers a wide range of transactions in a variety of industries. In the past several years, the main focus of Chuck's practice has involved the representation of private equity funds.
The private equity funds for whom Chuck has acted include The Riverside Company, Sun Capital Partners, Kirtland Capital Partners, Francisco Partners, Industrial Growth Partners, Blue Point Capital Partners, Questor Partners, Morgenthaler Partners, Brockway Moran & Partners, High Road Capital Partners, Edgewater Capital Partners, MCM Capital Partners, Littlejohn & Co., and Rockwood Equity Partners.
Chuck has also acted as the lead lawyer in a wide variety of high-profile strategic transactions, including:
• Oglebay Norton Company in its acquisition by The Carmuese Group
• International Steel Group in its acquisition of Bethlehem Steel and Weirton Steel
• The Timken Company in its acquisition of the Torrington Division of Ingersoll-Rand
• Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. in its disposition of its Cooper-Standard Automotive unit to an affiliate of The Cypress Group and GS Capital Partners
• Purina Mills in its acquisition by Land O'Lakes
• Aeroquip-Vickers in its acquisition by Eaton Corporation
• Caliber System in its acquisition by Federal Express
• Malrite Communications in its acquisition by Raycom Media
• Fruehauf Trailer Corporation in its acquisition by Wabash National
• Acordia in its acquisition by Anthem Insurance Company and
• Zurn Industries in its acquisition of Eljer Industries.
Chuck is a frequent speaker on a variety of transaction-related topics. Chuck has three times been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America and was recently selected by Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers.
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Ohio
Education
Ohio Northern University (B.A. with high distinction 1984); The Ohio State University (Articles Editor, Law Journal; Order of the Coif; J.D. summa cum laude 1987)