Javaad Ali, Associate
Jaavad Ali has a BA, with honors, in Economics from Northwestern, an MS in Quantitative Finance from HEC Paris, and a JD from Northwestern University School of Law. Before joining WMD, Jaavad helped handle a wide range of corporate and securities matters, for both public and private issuers at Debevoise & Plimpton, Dentons, and Kirkland & Ellis. Javaad is technologically proficient, and has received a substantial startup grant from IBM to develop AI applications for corporate law, launching a startup Advocates Close in May 2022.
EDUCATION
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, JD (2017)
HEC Paris, M.S. Quantitative Finance (2013)
Northwestern University, BA (Honors) Economics (2010)
ADMISSIONS
New York (2020)
Representative Transactions
- Advised Amcor Ltd. in its $6.8 billion acquisition of Bemis Co.
- Advised Azko Nobel in connection with the $12.5 billion sale of its specialty chemicals unit to the Carlyle Group
- Advised Starwood Waypoint Homes in connection with its proposed $10.2 billion acquisition of real estate investment trust
- Advised Fortive Corporation in connection with its $2.0 billion acquisition of Accruent
- Advised Francisco Partners in connection with its strategic minority investment by Blackstone and Goldman Sachs Asset Management
- Advised Blackstone in connection with its acquisition of a minority interest in New Mountain Capital
- Advised Wyndham Worldwide in connection with its $1.95 billion acquisition of La Quinta’s franchise and management business and its issuance of $500 million of senior notes
- Advised OneSpaWorld in connection with its $948 million business combination with Haymaker Acquisition Corporation, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company
- Advised Blackstone portfolio company in its $500 million notes offering and $180 million add-on senior notes offering
- Advised BlackRock in connection with $471 million agreement to purchase notes 144A notes issued by special purpose entities