Jaisel Patel is an associate in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Corporate Department.

Jaisel advises public and private companies and private equity firms on a broad range of complex US and cross-border business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, carve-outs and divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, and corporate reorganizations.

Prior to attending law school, Jaisel worked in supply chain management in the research, development, and rapid prototyping division of Boeing Defense, Space & Security.

Jaisel’s experience includes advising:

  • Thoma Bravo in a number of matters, including:
    • Its sale of Adenza, a leading provider of mission-critical risk management and regulatory reporting software to the financial services industry, to Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) for US$10.5 billion*
    • Imprivata, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, in its acquisition of SecureLink, a leader in critical access management*
    • Its acquisition of Bluesight, the Medication Intelligence™ Company*
    • Bluesight’s acquisition of Medacist, a pioneer in drug diversion monitoring*
  • Instructure (NYSE: INST), the learning platform and maker of Canvas, in its acquisition of Parchment, the world’s largest academic credential management platform and network, for US$835 million*
  • Zelis, a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions, in connection with:
    • Its acquisition of PaySpan, a leader in healthcare electronic payment and reimbursement automation services*
    • Its acquisition of Payer Compass, a leading healthcare provider of reimbursement and claims pricing, administration and processing solutions*
  • Dunes Point Capital, LP in connection with:
    • Its acquisition of Eastern Communications, Ltd., a leading national distributor and technical service provider of mission-critical communication devices and network infrastructure*
    • Its acquisition of Greenwood Industries, LLC, a leading provider of aftermarket commercial roofing and building envelope services*
  • KKR-backed Genesis Care Pty Ltd and its affiliates in their chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and sale of its US radiation oncology assets*
  • Periscope Equity in its acquisition of The RepTrak Company™, the global leader in reputation intelligence*
  • Private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a minority interest in a leading orthopedic services provider*
  • Private equity sponsor in its acquisition of a municipal recycling company*
  • Private medical transportation company in its acquisition of a leading broker in the medical transportation industry*
  • SilverCloud Health, a leading on-demand digital mental health platform, in its sale to Amwell (NYSE: AMWL)*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • Illinois

Education

  • JD, Harvard Law School, 2020
  • BS in Business Administration, Saint Louis University, 2015
    magna cum laude

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Gujarati