Bio

Jeffrey Fickes focuses on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate matters for businesses and investors throughout the United States and internationally. Jeff brings decades of experience in business to his role as a trusted adviser to company owners, boards, and senior executives. He has served as lead counsel on domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, private equity, venture capital, recapitalizations, debt and equity financings, and other strategic transactions, as well as corporate governance and organizational matters in virtually every industry and sector. Jeff has real-world business experience that provides him with unique perspective as a lawyer. He grew up in a closely held business environment, and before entering private legal practice he held corporate financial management positions in both public and private companies. Jeff also is a serial private equity investor and has an MBA in corporate finance from the Fisher College of Business, where he was the Banc One Capital Fellow (awarded annually to the top Fisher College MBA finance student) and a member of Beta Gamma Sigma Honors Fraternity. A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolades are based can be found h