Jeff Davis is a shareholder in Meyer Capel’s real estate, business and transactional practice groups. A practicing attorney since 1996, he has spent his entire legal career at Meyer Capel, becoming a shareholder of the firm in 2001.

EXPERIENCE

Mr. Davis’ experience ranges from helping clients with all issues surrounding their start-up venture to assisting clients with the purchase or sale of multi-million dollar businesses.

• representing corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships in connection with the legal matters these entities may face, including initial incorporation/organization, corporate governance issues, drafting and review of contracts and leases, licensing issues, securities issuances and debt financing transactions
• representing clients with the sale or purchase of a business, including due diligence matters and the negotiation and documentation of the transaction
• representing clients, both lenders and borrowers, in debt financing transactions, including large syndicated loans
• representing clients in connection the sale, purchase or lease of real estate
• representing clients in estate planning matters and business succession planning

TRANSACTIONS

• represented the purchasers in the acquisition of over 80 fast food restaurants in two separate acquisitions and the subsequent development of over 20 additional restaurants
• represented the purchasers in connection with a $12,500,000 acquisition of casual sit-down restaurants and the subsequent development of additional restaurants
• represented institutional investor in the acquisition of over $50,000,000 of farmland in Illinois
• represented sellers in connection with the sale of manufacturing company of grain grading equipment for the agricultural industry
• represented sellers in connection with the sale of software development company to a Fortune 500 company
• represented video game developer with the sale of company to a buyer listed on the NASDAQ
• represented numerous buyers and sellers in business transactions ranging from $100,000 to $20,000,000
• represented numerous companies and investors in venture capital transactions

EDUCATION

• 1996, J.D., University of Illinois College of Law
• 1993, B.S – Finance, University of Illinois, with Honors

TEACHING POSITIONS

• Adjunct Professor in College of Business at the University of Illinois (2007 to present) teaching Introduction to Real Estate

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

• Served in the Illinois National Guard (1990 to 1996)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois
• Former Champaign County YMCA Board Member and President

PERSONAL

Mr. Davis is a lifelong resident of Illinois having lived in Champaign-Urbana since attending the University of Illinois in 1989. He and his wife, Jodi, also a University of Illinois graduate, have three children, Ellie, Matt and Joe.