Julia Boyd
Senior Counsel
Areas of Focus
- Private Equity
- Private Equity Transactions
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Corporate Governance
- Special Situations
- Capital Solutions
- Preferred Equity & Hybrid Capital
- Advises on complex corporate transactions, including domestic and cross-border M&A, leveraged buyouts, private equity and venture capital investments, and growth equity financings.
- Counsels private equity sponsors, credit and venture funds, portfolio companies and corporates on governance, executive compensation and other commercial matters.
- Extensive experience in recapitalizations, restructurings and dispositions, as well as advising on bolt-on acquisitions and special situations.
Julia represents private equity, private credit and other private capital investors in M&A, hybrid and structured capital and other corporate transactions.
She has nearly two decades of experience advising on a broad spectrum of matters, including domestic and cross-border mergers, asset and stock acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, bolt-on transactions, private equity and venture capital investments, growth equity financings, special situations, recapitalizations, restructurings and dispositions. In addition to private capital clients, she represents portfolio companies and other corporates.
Julia also counsels clients on governance, executive compensation and a range of corporate and commercial issues. Her experience spans diverse industries, including healthcare, technology, education, financial services, entertainment, consumer products, manufacturing and industrials.
She is a co-founder of Senior Women in Private Equity (SWIPE), a networking organization for senior female professionals in private equity, private credit and venture capital.
- Represented BC Partners in connection with the hybrid financing of Princeton MedSpa Partners.
- Represented DW Healthcare Partners in connection with the acquisition of Med Learning Group, a full-service medical education company.
- Represented Frazier Healthcare Partners in connection with: (i) the sale of its portfolio company Laboratory Supply Company to McKesson Corporation, (ii) the acquisition of Southside Pharmacy Group, an independent specialty pharmacy group and (iii) its investment in Solis Mammography with the Audax Group.
- Represented Leeds Equity Partners: in connection with: (i) its acquisition of Endeavor Schools, LLC, a private school group and (ii) the sale of its portfolio company, Nobel Learning Communities, to Investcorp.
- Represented Palladium Equity Partners in the sale of its portfolio company, Teasdale Food, Inc. (a leading producer and marketer of bean and hominy products in the United States) to Snow Phipps Group, LLC.
- Represented Great Hill Partners in connection with: (i) its acquisition of Quantum Holdings, a healthcare services company, from its stockholders including GE Ventures and Altaris Capital Partners, (ii) the sale of Merchants, LLC (NMI) to Francisco Partners and (iii) the sale of its portfolio company, DealerRater, to Cars.com, a TEGNA, Inc. company.
- Represented Bregal Sagemount in connection with: (i) the sale of its portfolio company, Kegs Logistics, an outsourced keg management provider) to Seaport Capital, (ii) the sale of Network Merchants, LLC (NMI) to Francisco Partners and (iii) the sale of its portfolio company, Tradeglobal, to Singapore Post Limited.
LanguagesFrench
French
EducationLL.B. (Hons), University of Durham, England
B.A., University of Toronto
LL.B. (Hons), University of Durham, England
B.A., University of Toronto
Bar AdmissionsNew York
New York
- Co-founder, Senior Women in Private Equity (SWIPE)
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, New York State Bar Association
- Member, Hellenic Lawyers Association
- Member, Canadian Association of NY
- Member, North American Foundation for the University of Durham
- Member, Royal Canadian Yacht Club
