Emily K. Bodfield

Buyers and sellers count on Emily Bodfield to guide them through some of their most consequential business decisions. As a member of Koley Jessen's Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice groups, Emily works with private equity sponsors, strategic acquirers, and individual business owners — providing steady, practical counsel from the earliest stages of a deal through closing and beyond.

Her work spans the full M&A lifecycle: drafting and negotiating acquisition agreements, managing due diligence, and advising on post-closing integration matters. Whether a client is pursuing a first acquisition or executing a complex add-on transaction, Emily brings the same focused, deal-oriented approach to getting it done.

Emily stays at the forefront of developments shaping her practice, including the growing role of artificial intelligence in M&A and transactional legal work. She has written and spoken on AI's applications in deal-making and legal project management, bringing a forward-looking perspective to each engagement.

Representative Matters

Strategic Transactions

• Thomas Gallaway Company, LLC dba Technologent in its minority investment by ITOCHU International Inc.
• Benson Hill, Inc. in transaction with White River Soy Processing
• Kiewit Corporation in its acquisition of Weeks Marine

Private Equity Transactions

• Olsson, Inc. in its majority investment from Morgan Stanley Capital Partners

• Hawk Line Construction in its growth investment from Lime Rock New Energy
• Keany Produce acquisitions of two independent food distribution companies
• Keany Produce acquisition of independent produce company
• Lifeway Mobility in its acquisition of Center Span LLC and Redispan, Inc.
• Activated Insights in its acquisition of WeCare Connect LLC
• M-One Capital in its investment in Navigate Wellbeing Solutions
• gWorks in its acquisition of:
  • Hiperweb 
  • BBI, Inc. 
  • Freedom Systems 
• Clearview Capital and its portfolio companies in the following transactions:
  • Recapitalization of Loss Prevention Services, LLC
  • Recapitalization of Inventive, LLC
  • Investment in Capitol Services
• Recapitalization of Omaha Steaks by McCarthy Capital
  
  • 365 Retail Markets in its acquisition of:  
    • Impulsify, Inc.
    • Kafoodle
• Sweet Harvest Foods in its acquisition of Sweet River Honey

Publications

Speaking Engagements

News