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PJ Harris

Paul C. Harris, Jr. Associate

Tysons T +1 703 712 5352 F fax +1 703 712 5050
Charlottesville T +1 434 977 2521 F fax +1 434 980 2261
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PJ Harris advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and independent sponsor transactions, and a wide range of corporate matters. He represents public and private companies in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, platform and add-on acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and other complex strategic transactions.

PJ counsels business owners and management teams on corporate governance and operational issues throughout the life cycle of a company—from formation and growth to exit.

Before joining McGuireWoods, PJ practiced corporate law in Charlottesville, Virginia, representing emerging growth companies. His prior experience also includes co-founding and operating a software-as-a-service platform and advising on strategic transactions at a Big Four professional services firm.

PJ currently serves as a member of the Clean Energy Advisory Board for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Experience
  • Regularly supports one of the leading multinational banks in complex commercial negotiations with vendors.
  • Represented a private, family-owned holding company in a $130 million asset acquisition out of a bankruptcy restructuring.
  • Represented a multinational telecommunications company in the restructuring of its commercial framework with a key partner.
  • Provided commercial and governance counsel to a global infrastructure operator with respect to a key project.
  • Represented a world class research company in a $30 million Series A financing.
  • Represented an energy-focused private equity firm in a $7 million acquisition of a radiation shielding and containments product business.
  • Represented a fueling infrastructure company in a $14 million acquisition of a petroleum services company.
  • Represented an institutional financier in the procurement of over $100 million in debt financing.
  • Represented a renewable energy company in a $20 million sale to a leading energy-focused SaaS platform.
  • Represented a clean energy platform in a $700 million credit, equity and debt financing from a global alternative investment manager.
  • Represented a healthcare private equity firm specializing in middle market acquisitions in several hundred-million dollar buyouts of physician practices.
  • Represented a manufacturer of electrical distribution equipment in a $500 million sale to a leading middle-market private equity firm.
  • Represented the $120 million sale of one of the nation’s fastest growing private technology companies to a leading middle-market private equity firm that invests in software & technology.
  • Advised an electric car company in a transformational cybersecurity implementation transaction.
  • Prepared deal economics and transactional documents for a $45 million tax deal for a global snack company.
  • Prepared deal economics and transactional documents for a $32 million carveout of a global asset manager.
  • Prepared transactional documents for a $47 million data-as-a-service deal for an investment management company.
  • Drafted transactional documents for a $55 million acquisition for a leading global insurance organization.
  • Drafted transactional documents for a $36 million outsourcing deal.
  • Negotiated and closed a commercial loan for a health and real-estate minority business enterprise from a Community Development Financial Institution (“CDFI”) on a pro bono basis.

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