Lexi A. Heon

Associate

New York + 1.212.326.3423

Lexi Heon represents national and international companies in technology and life sciences-related licensing and technology transactions. She focuses her practice on intellectual property licensing and commercialization agreements, joint development agreements, and deal documents and due diligence associated with mergers and acquisitions. Lexi's experience ranges from representing clients in software and technology deals to clients in the health care and pharmaceutical industries.

Lexi also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing individuals seeking permanent residency status on behalf of Her Justice.

Prior to law school, Lexi worked as a chemist for Church & Dwight, an American consumer goods company.

Experience

  • Wabtec acquires Evident’s inspection technologies divisionJones Day is advising Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) in connection with its $1.78 billion acquisition of Evident’s inspection technologies division, a global leader in non-destructive testing, remote visual inspection and analytical instruments solutions for mission critical assets.
  • Flowers Foods acquires Simple MillsJones Day is advising Flowers Foods, Inc. in the $795 million acquisition of Simple Mills, Inc., a leading provider of gluten-free baking mixes, crackers, cookies, and snack bars made with almond and veggie flours.
  • AAR sells non-core landing gear overhaul businessJones Day is advising AAR Corp., a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMS, in the divesture of its landing gear overhaul business.
  • Direct lender provides $191 million senior secured credit facility to large private equity-backed leading national provider of pharmaceutical suppliesJones Day advised a direct lender, as administrative agent, in connection with a $191 million senior secured credit facility, which consisted of a $20 million revolver and a $171 million term loan, provided to a large private equity sponsored company that is a leading national provider of pharmaceutical supplies.
  • Hamilton Beach Brands refinances its $125 million senior secured asset-based revolving credit facilityJones Day represented Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., a designer, marketer, and distributor of home appliances and commercial restaurant equipment, in connection with the refinancing of their $125 million senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility.
  • U.S. Acute Care Solutions, LLC completes $200 million Senior Secured Notes offeringJones Day represented U.S. Acute Care Solutions, LLC (the "Company"), the nation's largest physician-owned and physician led provider of integrated acute care services, in connection with a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by the Company of an additional $200 million aggregate principal amount of 9.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the "Notes").
  • Bose acquires McIntoshJones Day advised Bose Corporation in the acquisition of McIntosh Group, the parent company of high-performance and luxury audio brands that include McIntosh and Sonus faber.
  • Affiliates of Centre Lane Partners acquire substantially all of the assets of Hardinge Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the Kellenberger, USACH, SuperPrecision, and Workholding business linesJones Day advised affiliates of Centre Lane Partners in the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Hardinge Inc. and its debtor subsidiaries, a global leader and provider of advanced machine tool, manufacturing and workholding solutions, as part of chapter 11 proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
  • TransDigm completes $1.5 billion Senior Secured Notes offering and incurs $1.5 billion of new term loans under its term credit facilityJones Day represented TransDigm Group Incorporated (“TransDigm Group”), a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components, in connection with the Rule 144A and Regulation S offering by TransDigm Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, of $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2033 (the “Notes”).
  • Sanofi, Orano Med, and RadioMedix collaborate to develop radioligand therapiesJones Day represented and supported Sanofi's in-house team in connection with an exclusive licensing agreement with RadioMedix, Inc., and Orano Med, a subsidiary of the Orano Group.
  • Riverside portfolio company acquires Labor Law Center, LLCJones Day represented The Riverside Company in connection with the acquisition and financing by portfolio company OutSolve LLC of Labor Law Center, a premier leading provider of labor law compliance services.
  • Alven Capital Partners leads $14 million Series A financing of AttentionJones Day represented Alven Capital Partners as lead investor in the $14 million Series A financing of Attention, a platform that transforms customer conversations into actionable insights, offering sales teams a powerful tool to close more deals.
  • Riverside portfolio company acquires Alexander GowJones Day represented The Riverside Company in connection with the acquisition and financing by portfolio company Performance Systems Integration of Alexander Gow, which provides inspection, repair and installation of engineered and pre-engineered suppression systems for marine vessels, kitchen and special hazard applications in Washington, Oregon and Hawaii.
  • Riverside acquires CloudpermitJones Day represented The Riverside Company in its acquisition and financing of Cloudpermit, a community development software company for local governments, citizens, and other stakeholders.
  • Koch Equity Development acquires iconectiv, LLCJones Day is advising Koch Equity Development LLC, the principal investment and acquisition arm of Koch, Inc., on its acquisition of iconectiv, LLC ("iconectiv"), a telecommunications solutions leader, from Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), the global supplier of mobile communication and connectivity solutions for service providers and enterprises, and affiliates of Francisco Partners, a leading technology investment firm.