Biography

Janice Davis is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in Haynes Boone’s Dallas office.

Her practice focuses on providing counsel on a variety of commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, divestitures, software license agreements, corporate financing, private placements, spinouts, alliance arrangements, reorganizations, recapitalizations, management and leveraged buyouts, venture capital and private equity investments, and securities law compliance.

Janice has experience in corporate and securities law, including complex international joint ventures, securities offerings, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, outsourcing services, and private equity transactions.

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  • Borrego Energy, a leading EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) and O&M (Operations and Maintenance) provider in the solar and energy storage infrastructure industry, with approximately 300–340 employees and a strong presence in SCADA engineering, in connection with the spin-off of ANZA, its procurement platform for solar and energy storage equipment. ANZA, which has approximately 60–70 employees, was sold to a consortium led by Energy Capital Partners (ECP). ECP is a prominent investor in energy transition, electrification, and decarbonization infrastructure, including projects that leverage advanced SCADA and control engineering solutions.
  • Cleanleaf Energy, a leader in operations and maintenance of solar and energy storage systems and other renewable energy projects, in connection with the spin-off of Borrego O&M and a Series A capital raise supporting the transaction. At the time of the spin-off, Borrego O&M had approximately 200 employees. Since becoming independent, Cleanleaf Energy has grown and currently employs around 250 people, delivering comprehensive maintenance, vigilant monitoring, and specialized O&M engineering services across its expanding portfolio.
  • Elite Roofing Supply, Inc. and ERS Investments in connection with its sale to Gulfside Eagle Company, creating the largest family-owned and operated roofing distributor in the nation with the combined 140 branches.
  • DuraServ LLC in connection with the sale of a majority stake to Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., a PE firm based in LA, California. DuraServ is a leading provider of commercial and industrial overhead door and loading dock equipment maintenance, repair and install services. DuraServ has relationships with over 6,000 local and national customers across a diverse set of end markets, including big-box retail, food and beverage, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, among others. 
  • Smart Wires Inc. and Smart Wires Technology Ltd in connection with the injection of $65 million of capital in a fundraise led by BP Energy and including other investors. Smart Wires develops technologies that help utilities expand the amount of electricity carried on their grids by diverting power from congested transmission lines into less used ones. 
  • Giampaolo Group, Inc., one of North America's largest fully-integrated metal management businesses, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Matalco, a leading North American producer of recycled aluminum billet and slab, in connection with the formation of a joint venture with Rio Tinto with Rio Tinto acquiring a 50% stake in Matalco for $700 million. 

Education

J.D., Baylor University School of Law

B.S., Accounting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, high honors

Admissions

Texas

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