James A. Mercadante
Partner, Attorney at Reed Smith LLP
American Bar AssociationAssociation of the Bar of the City of New York
About
James A. Mercadante represents private equity firms and their portfolio companies in acquisitions, sales, and financings, and he represents strategic investors in private placements and merger transactions. He also advises fund sponsors forming buyout, growth equity, real asset, mezzanine, and impact investing funds and funds of funds, and he brings his work on governance and financial restructurings to the deals those funds make. He became a Global Corporate Group partner at Reed Smith LLP in May 2013. He earned a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1987. He works on cross-border matters with clients and counterparties in the Middle East.
Who is a good fit for James A. Mercadante
- Private equity firms and portfolio companies preparing an acquisition or a sale.
- Strategic investors taking part in a merger transaction.
- Clients handling a cross-border transaction with counterparties in the Middle East.
Education and admissions
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1987
- University of Pennsylvania, Wharton Graduate School, MBA, 1987
- Columbia University, B.A., 1982
- Bar admissions
- New York
Specialties
Buy-side M&A representationSell-side M&A representation
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Representing a GCC-based fund sponsor in the formation of a $500+ million buyout fund, which received Terrapinn's "Fund of the Year" award for 2007.
- Representing a U.S.-based fund sponsor in the formation of a $400+ million private equity fund targeting investment in core capital assets.
- Representing a GCC-based fund sponsor in the formation of three Shari'a-compliant real estate funds investing in the United States, China, India and the MENA region.
- Representing the buyer in a $100 million management-led buyout of a wholly-owned subsidiary of a leading international bank, including the related debt financings. ($100,000,000, buyer side)
- Representing a U.S.-based, middle-market private equity firm in most of its acquisition and disposition activities over the past 10 years.
- Representing a hedge fund sponsor in the first-ever Dutch auction of hedge fund interests.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional