Krunal P. Shah

Krunal Shah practices corporate law, with a focus on capital markets, corporate governance, and federal securities law. His experience advising a diverse range of companies and financial institutions spans a variety of public and private transactions, including 144A offerings, public high yield and investment-grade debt offerings, equity offerings, tender offers, exchange offers, debt restructurings, corporate reorganizations, and M&A transactions. He also regularly advises clients on corporate governance, securities laws, stock exchange rules and regulations, and periodic reporting responsibilities.

Krunal has represented clients in a variety of industries, including communications, energy, automotive, banking, and manufacturing. Some of the companies Krunal has recently represented include Newell Brands, Southern Company, Gray Television, Flowers Foods, and Birch Communications.

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Conagra Brands acquires Pinnacle Foods for $10.9 billion in cash and stockJones Day advised Conagra Brands, Inc. in connection with the acquisition and related financing of Pinnacle Foods Inc. in a $10.9 billion merger.

Gray Television acquires Raycom Media for $3.6 billionJones Day advised Gray Television, Inc., a television broadcast company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, in connection with its acquisition of privately-owned Raycom Media, Inc., a Montgomery, Alabama-based television broadcast company, in a cash and stock transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $3.6 billion.

Newell Brands acquires Jarden Corporation for $16 billionJones Day advised Newell Brands Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Jarden Corporation in a cash and stock transaction valued at $60 per share, or approximately $16 billion in equity value.

The Southern Company acquires AGL Resources for $12 billionJones Day advised The Southern Company (NYSE: SO) in connection with the acquisition and related financing of AGL Resources (NYSE: GAS) in a cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $12 billion, including total equity value of approximately $8 billion.

The Southern Company issues $8.5 billion Senior Notes in public offeringJones Day advised The Southern Company, a leading U.S. producer of clean, safe, reliable and affordable electricity, in connection with its public offering of $8.5 billion aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes.

Eastman Chemical completes $2 billion bond offeringJones Day represented Eastman Chemical Company, a global chemical company that manufactures and sells a broad portfolio of chemicals, plastics, and fibers, in connection with its public offering of $800 million aggregate principal amount of 2.70% Notes due 2020; $800 million aggregate principal amount of 3.80% Notes due 2025; and $400 million aggregate principal amount of 4.65% Notes due 2044.

Gray Television completes $175.6 million public offering of Common StockJones Day advised Gray Television, Inc., a television broadcasting company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that owns and operates television stations in 44 television markets, in its underwritten public offering of approximately $175.6 million of Common Stock.

Asbury Automotive completes $400 million offering of 6.0% Senior Subordinated Notes and concurrent tender offerJones Day represented Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., one of the largest automotive retailers in the U.S., in connection with its issuance of $400 million aggregate principal amount of 6.0% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2024 in a Rule 144A offering and concurrent tender offer and consent solicitation related to all of its outstanding 8.375% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020.

Gray Television completes $725 million notes offering and concurrent tender offerJones Day advised Gray Television, Inc., a television broadcasting company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that owns and operates television stations in 51 television markets, in connection with the issuance of $725 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes consisting of $525 million of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2024 and $200 million of add-on 5.875% Senior Notes due 2026 in a Rule 144A and Regulation S offering.

Birch Communications' Cloud and Business Services business acquired by Fusion Telecommunications International, Inc. for $600 millionJones Day advised Birch Communications, Inc. in the acquisition of its cloud and business services business by Fusion Telecommunications International, Inc. for approximately $600 million in an all-stock transaction which included the purchase of 50 million shares of Fusion’s Common Stock and the refinancing of $444 million of Birch indebtedness.

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