Lape, Rodd B.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Rodd Lape has acted as the lead lawyer in dozens of M&A and private equity transactions. He advises his clients on a wide range of matters, including acquisitions and dispositions, distressed transactions, restructurings, debt and equity financings, joint ventures, strategic planning, fiduciary duties, and general corporate counseling. Rodd has represented public and private companies and entrepreneurs in a variety of industries, including retail, manufacturing, building products, industrial technology, publishing, insurance, telecommunications, and e-business.

In the past several years, Rodd has focused his practice on the representation of private equity and venture funds. In that regard, he has represented 3Stone Advisors, Baird Capital Partners, Onyx Capital Ventures, Primus Venture Partners, Raymond James Capital, The Riverside Company, and Stonehenge Partners. Rodd's recent experience also includes the representation of Abbott Laboratories, Alliance Industries, American Electric Power, Dayton Power & Light, Lancaster Colony Corporation, Sprint Nextel, and Sterling Commerce.

Rodd is a member of the American Bar Association (Business Law Section), the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Columbus Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

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

Representative Cases

• Abbott Laboratories sells Selsun Blue
• AEP negotiates long-term agreement for rail transport of coal in North America , (2009)
• Baird Capital Partners acquires controlling interest in Circuit Check
• Baird Capital Partners portfolio company acquires Southwest Test
• Circuit Check completes sale to Tonka Bay Equity
• Elder-Beerman Stores sells Bee-Gee shoe
• FST Logistics redeem interest from shareholders
• Goodrich involved in numerous strategic acquisitions in its Electronic Systems business
• Isuzu Motors America sells DMAX interest to GM Corp. , (2009)
• Lancaster Colony sells business assets of Indiana Glass and E.O. Brody subsidiaries
• Lancaster Colony sells operating assets of Des Moines automotive accessory operations
• Metaldyne sells Powertrain, Balance Shaft Module, Tubular Products, and Chassis assets to MD Investors , (2009)
• MPW Industrial Services acquires program of numerous privately-held businesses in its core business segments
• MPW Industrial Services Group recapitalizes Pentagon Tech Group
• Riverside acquires Anitox
• Riverside acquires AutomationSolutions companies
• Riverside acquires Integrated Motion
• Riverside acquires International Junior Golf Tour and Education Services
• Riverside portfolio company acquires certain assets of CFM Corporation and related subsidiaries
• Riverside portfolio company raises capital , (2009)
• Stonehenge Partners and Primus Venture Partners make preferred stock investment in Installed Business Products

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

• Ohio State University

Address

P.O. Box 165017
325 John H. McConnell Boulevard
Suite 600
Columbus, OH 43216-5017

Phones

1.614.281.3868 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.614.461.4198 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com