Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Denise Carkhuff has acted as the principal outside lawyer on scores of completed M&A and private equity transactions in over a dozen years in practice. Her experience covers a wide range of matters in a variety of industries and deal structures. The main focus of Denise's practice is the representation of private equity funds.

The private equity funds with which Denise has worked include Black Canyon Capital, Blue Point Capital Partners, Cortec Group, Edgewater Capital Partners, High Road Capital Partners, Industrial Growth Partners, Kirtland Capital Partners, Morgenthaler Partners, The Riverside Company, Roundtable Healthcare Partners, and Soin International. Denise also has been involved with many significant and complex M&A transactions involving public and private clients including Bravo Development, Cross Holdings, ERICO International Corporation, Life Line Screening of America, MTC Technologies, Nikko Materials, Parker Hannifin Corporation, PolyOne Corporation, and Roadway Corporation.

Denise is the author of articles on M&A and corporate governance topics published in Buyouts and VC Experts. She is on the board of E Prep, an urban charter school, and leads Women In Transactions, a networking group for women doing transactional work in the Cleveland area. She also is a member of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG).

Areas of Practice

• Private Equity
• Buyouts
• Fund Formation
• Venture Capital - Investor
• Venture Capital - Issuer
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• M&A
• Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances

Representative Cases

• "Take Private" Acquisition
• 2002 Management Buyout
• Acquisition
• Acquisition
• Acquisition by Andrew Corp.
• Acquisition by BAE Systems
• Acquisition of Arnold Industries
• Acquisition of Arnold Industries, Inc.
• Acquisition of Denison International plc
• Acquisition of Denison International plc
• Acquisition of Hydraulik-Ring
• Acquisition of Sporlan Valve Company
• Acquisitions of EBEA
• Add-on
• Bankruptcy Buyout
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Buyout , (2009)
• Buyout
• Buyout , (2009)
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Buyout
• Buyout , (2009)
• Buyout
• Disposition
• Disposition
• Disposition
• Disposition
• Disposition
• Disposition
• Disposition
• Disposition
• Disposition
• Ebea Acquisition
• Hilite Platform Buildup
• Initial Public Offering
• Management Buyout
• MTC Technologies, Inc.’s Initial Public Offering
• Proxy Solicitation
• Recapitalization
• Restructuring , (2009)
• Sale
• Sale
• Sale of Arnold Industries' Logistics Business
• Sale of Roadway

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Lending & Secured Transactions, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Shareholders' Rights, Trade Associations, Venture Capital

Bar Admissions

• Ohio

Education

• U of Toledo

Published Works

• Recent Delaware Court Rulings Highlight Need for Review of Director Indemnification Arrangements, 2008

Address

North Point
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114-1190

Phones

1.216.586.1079 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.216.579.0212 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com