Jared L. Shwartz
Partner, Attorney at Day Pitney LLP
About
Jared L. Shwartz, a partner at Day Pitney LLP, guides search funds with outside investors, searchers funding their own search, and independent sponsors through the purchase of a company, the years of owning it, and its sale. He also sets up entities and governance, drafts commercial contracts, and handles financing for these clients, and he represents physician groups, dental practices, veterinary clinics, health systems, and senior living operators in their corporate transactions. Before law school, he worked in elder care administration and operations at a Greater Boston assisted-living residence with specialized care. He guest-teaches Harvard Business School's Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Field Course on deal timing and negotiation gaps. He earned his J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 2014. He represents searchers and funds buying and selling lower-middle-market firms in manufacturing, food processing, software, professional services, and equipment testing.
Who is a good fit for Jared L. Shwartz
- Self-funded searchers buying a company they plan to own and later sell.
- Investor-backed search funds acquiring a manufacturing or food processing business.
- Independent sponsors buying or selling a software or professional services company.
- Physician groups, dental offices, or veterinary clinics completing a purchase or a sale.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Boston University School of Law, J.D., 2014
- Emory University, B.A., 2008
- Bar admissions
- Massachusetts, Connecticut
Recognition
- Chosen for inclusion in Legal 500, US Elite: Boston, Corporate and M&A, 2026
- Selected to the list of Best Lawyers One to Watch, Corporate Law, 2024-2025
- Selected to the list of Boston Magazine, Top Lawyers, Corporate Counsel, 2025
- Selected to the list of Massachusetts Super Lawyer, Rising Stars, Healthcare, 2022-2025
- Selected to the list of Massachusetts Lawyer Weekly, Excellence in the Law "Up & Coming Lawyer", 2019
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented a search fund in the acquisition of tribal management services provider, including a follow-on strategic acquisition; serves as strategic counsel to the business and its affiliates
- Represented independent sponsor in acquisition vehicle formation and equity raise in connection with its platform acquisition in the repossession industry
- Represented a battery and electronics distributor in their sale to a newly formed U.S. subsidiary of a Jamaican-based public company
- Represented family-owned chain of gas stations and convenience stores in its sale to a national chain
- Represented various veterinary practices in sales to national veterinary services providers
- Represented a search fund in its raise of capital and related acquisition of managed care/payor software provider
- Represented a search fund in the acquisition of a regional accounting and consultancy firm
- Represented regional health system in its acquisition of various physicians' practices
- Represented various physician groups and dental practices in private sales
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional