Trewn, Jayant (Jay)

Jayant (Jay) Trewn

Associate

He/Him/His

jay.trewn@lw.com
    Trewn, Jayant (Jay)

    Jayant (Jay) Trewn

    Associate

    jay.trewn@lw.com

    Profile

    Jay Trewn is an associate in the Emerging Companies and Mergers & Acquisitions practices in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins. 

    Jay regularly advises US and international based startups, emerging growth companies, and venture capital investors involved in technology, life sciences, and other growth industries. Jay counsels clients on a wide range of venture capital and emerging company transactions, including financings, mergers and acquisitions, early-stage formation and strategy, and corporate governance. 

    Jay also represents corporate and private equity clients in complex domestic and cross-border public and private M&A transactions.

    Prior to attending law school, Jay worked in management consulting, focusing on regulatory compliance, government contracting, and post-merger integrations in the financial services and healthcare industries.

    Experience

    Representative transactions include advising:

    Startup and Emerging Growth Company Financings:

    • Zenbusiness on its US$200 million Series C fundraise
    • Sleeper on multiple venture capital financings
    • Ceribell on its US$50 million Series C fundraise
    • Hazel Health on its venture capital financings and acquisition of Little Otter 

    Venture Capital Investments:

    • Goldman Sachs on various lead investments, including in Nested Therapeutics, Beacon Therapeutics, and TORL Biotherapeutics, among others
    • DNS Capital on various lead investments and follow-on growth financings for its portfolio companies
    • Drive Capital on various lead investments and follow-on growth financings for its portfolio companies

    Mergers & Acquisitions:

    • Nemetshek Group on its acquisition of construction software solutions provider, Heavy Construction Systems Specialists from Thoma Bravo
    • Tempus AI on its acquisition of Deep 6 AI, an AI-powered precision research platform for healthcare organizations and life sciences companies
    • On the merger between Printful’s and Printify’s print on demand businesses to form Fyul
    • EssilorLuxottica on its US$1.5 billion acquisition of the Supreme apparel and lifestyle brand from VF Corporation
    • Omnicom on its US$835 million acquisition of digital commerce business Flywheel
    • On the merger between OhmConnect and Google Nest’s Renew service business to form Renew Home
    • Bunge Limited on its merger with Viterra Limited to form a combined company at an enterprise value of approximately US$34 billion
    • The Veritas Capital Vantage Fund and its various portfolio companies on several acquisitions

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • Illinois

    Education

    • JD, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2021
    • MBA, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, 2021
    • BS in Business, Indiana University, 2013

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