Roddy Bailey
Partner, Attorney at Holland & Knight LLP
About
Roddy Bailey guides private equity buyers on middle-market platform and add-on acquisitions. He is executive partner of Holland & Knight LLP's Chattanooga office. He advises on the credit financings and co-investment arrangements in those deals. He counsels selling founders on rollover equity with a sponsor-buyer. He leads growth equity financings from corporate planning through post-closing work. He earned his J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law. In venture capital he represents investors and portfolio companies in seed, early-stage, and late-stage rounds, from SAFEs and priced equity through an eventual exit. He also forms private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds for institutional and individual investors, and works with founders who build long-term holding companies as another way to acquire and hold businesses.
Who is a good fit for Roddy Bailey
- Private equity buyers hire him for a middle-market platform or add-on acquisition.
- Founders selling to a sponsor-buyer take rollover equity in the deal.
- Investors and portfolio companies close seed, early-stage, or late-stage equity rounds.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Syracuse University College of Law, J.D.
- Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S. in Business Management
- Bar admissions
- District of Columbia, Georgia, Tennessee
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, 2025-2027; Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2013-2027; Venture Capital Law, 2025-2027
- Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers guide, Corporate M&A (Tennessee), 2006-2010, 2022-2026
- The Legal 500 USA, M&A/Corporate and Commercial - Private Equity Buyouts: Middle-Market (up to $500M), 2024-2026
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Chattanooga Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year, 2024
Specialties
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional