Jeffrey L LaBine

Practice Areas

Mr. LaBine’s practice concentrates on mergers and acquisitions and corporate law and governance matters. He has been engaged in notable matters that include domestic and cross-border transactions, leveraged buyouts, corporate restructurings and takeovers. He also advises on venture capital and commercial financing, private equity and debt offerings and has counseled management and boards of directors concerning acquisition matters, conflict transactions, corporate governance and other significant issues. His clients have included Carl Zeiss AG, Rassini, S.A.B. de C.V., AK Steel Corp., Workforce Software, Inc., Numatics, Inc., Compu-Quote Inc., Certent, Inc., La-Z-Boy, National Credit Union Administration, Siris Capital Group, Sverica Capital Management, K1 Private Investors, and Brose AG.

Career

A corporate partner in Miller Canfield's Ann Arbor and New York offices, Jeff concentrates primarily on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and other corporate and securities laws matters.

Jeff has represented public and private clients in a variety of U.S. and international transactions including negotiated acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, auctions, carve-out transactions, strategic investments, reorganizations, joint ventures and other corporate matters including representation of:

- Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan in its acquisition of the Detroit “Q-Line” Street Railway System from multiple for-profit and non-profit owner operator entities

- Carl Zeiss Meditec in the final tranche of a multi-tranche, milestone-based Series B investment in PreciseBio Inc., a US and Israeli regenerative medicine company advancing the use of bio-printed tissues and organs

- Mol Belting Systems, Inc., in the “tear out” sale of its North American belting and fabrication business, including consummation of: (i) precursor spin off of Thermodrive hygienic belting solutions operations; (ii) reorganization of China and Hong Kong subsidiaries; (iii) sale of majority US/Chinese joint venture; and (iv) negotiated settlement and separation of US/China joint venture

- CZM Acquisition Corp., in pre-transaction restructuring and the acquisition of Audioptics Medical Incorporated, a Canadian otolaryngological medical diagnostic development company

- Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc., in the structured acquisition of LayerBio, Inc., the developer of a novel bioerodible sustained-release technology for use with any standard intraocular lens (IOL) in cataract surgery, involving a milestone-based tranched Series A non-controlling (49%) investment with a corresponding purchase option for remaining equity including a pre-negotiated acquisition price and terms

- Carl Zeiss, Inc., in its acquisition of Capture 3D, Incorporated, the sole US provider of GOM 3D metrological scanners with offices in five states

- Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., in its acquisition of Katalyst Surgical, LLC, a medical device developer and manufacturer specializing in disposable retinal instruments including laser probes and forceps, advising on all aspects of the transaction

- Bridger Photonics Holdings, Inc., in all aspects of the potential sale of a subsidiary, including initial diligence, corporate restructuring in the preparation for sale, preparing and negotiating the acquisition documents, and DDTC/Export Control analysis

- Carl Zeiss Meditec in its acquisition of micro-interventional cataract surgery technology solutions provider lanTECH, Inc.

- Simon Property Group, Inc., in connection with its $9.5 billion USD acquisition of Taubman Centers, a real estate investment trust, and acquisition of an 80% stake in Taubman Realty Group

- Carl Zeiss Meditec in sale of hydrophilic intraocular lens manufacturing division spin-out and sale to Shanghai Haohai Biological Technology Co., Ltd.

- Siris Capital Group, LLC and Digital River, Inc. in sale of Blue Hornet Networks, Inc. to Marlin Equity Partners

- Second City Capital Partners II, LP, in spin-out and "roll up" of more than 20 companies holding 16 office properties consisting of 1.85 million sq. ft. of rentable space in five states, and the initial public offering of City Office REIT, Inc.'s common stock

- WorkForce Software, LLC in majority investment by New York-based Insight Venture Partners

- Certent, Inc., the world's largest SaaS stock plan software provider to both public and private companies, in its acquisitions of (i) DisclosureNet, Inc., Canada's recognized leader in SaaS solutions that improve the quality of external and internal reporting, comparison and analysis software (ii) Rivet Software, Inc., the third-largest (by filings) public company financial filings and XBRL tagging service provider in the US in stock acquisition and (iii) OptionAdmin, Inc. a recognized leader in the field of corporate equity management in an asset acquisition

- Compu-Quote, Inc., Canada's largest insurance rating and broker services company, in a nine-figure stock and asset sale to Applied Systems, Inc., a Bain Capital portfolio company

- The Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority in its acquisition of Cobo Center from the City of Detroit

- NCAA in its acquisition of the NIT Tournament

- Michigan's largest multispecialty physician practice group companies in asset sale to one of Michigan's leading physician group practices

- Beacon Specialized Living Services, Michigan's largest specialized living facilities provider, in eight-figure restructuring, spin-out and sale to Pharos Capital Partners III, L.P.

- The Bartech Group, in equity sale to U.S. private equity firm and concomitant creation of only the second certified Minority Controlled Business under NMSDC Growth Initiative

- Selling shareholders of Swedish multinational industrial safety products company in stock sale to US NYSE-traded company

- NASDAQ traded company in an eight-figure subsidiary asset sale

- Multinational automotive parts supplier in sale of stock and assets of subsidiaries in 18 country product line disposition to private equity fund

- NASDAQ traded company in subsidiary stock sale

Professional Memberships

Mr. LaBine currently serves as the Co-Chair of the International Mergers and Acquisitions Subcommittee of the ABA Mergers and Acquisitions Committee and is a member of the Michigan, New York State, and American bar associations.

Personal

JD, Magna Cum Laude; Order of the Coif, Wayne State Law School; BBA, Detroit College of Business; AAS, Schoolcraft College; United States Air Force, 1982-88