Gjina Lucaj

Partner

Gjina Lucaj is a solutions-driven M&A lawyer who understands clients’ business objectives and gets deals done in a manner that aligns with them. She is a trusted advisor whom clients regularly rely on to analyze risks and rewards, and to provide sound business and legal advice.

Gjina concentrates her practice on domestic and international strategic and private equity transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, financing, and public and private debt and equity offerings. She serves private equity-funded clients, public companies, and privately held businesses in various industries such as aerospace, manufacturing, information technology, industrial and professional service, consumer products, retail, food, and distribution, with a focus on the middle market.

Representative Experience

  • Represented Wynnchurch Capital in its acquisition of Owen Family of Companies, a leading specialty equipment platform providing critical infrastructure solutions.
  • Represented Wynnchurch Capital in its acquisition of Appvion, a specialty and high-performance coatings company, and the subsequent addition of Nekoosa Coated Products, a leading provider of specialty engineered materials.
  • Represented Meridian Health, a state-licensed HMO, pharmacy benefit manager, and third-party administrator, and its owners in the US$2.5bn sale to WellCare Health.
  • Represented America’s 1st Choice and its prior owners in the sale of their Florida and South Carolina-based HMOs to Anthem.
  • Represented EV Truck innovator Bollinger Motors and its owners in its majority sale to, and partnership with, Mullen Automotive, the sale being one of the largest in the EV industry to date.
  • Represented Wynnchurch Capital in its acquisition of Clyde Industries, a preeminent provider of highly engineered boiler efficiency systems and services for the global pulp and paper industry in North America, South America, Scandinavia, and Indonesia, from the Clyde Bergemann Group.
  • Represented Novacap, one of Canada’s leading private equity firms, in its acquisition of The Accurate Group, a top-tier provider of technology-driven real estate appraisal, title data, analytics, and e-closing solutions.
  • Represented Novacap and its portfolio company Bestar in the acquisition of Bush Industries, a leading American manufacturer of case goods and RTA furniture for the office and home.
  • Represented Novacap in its acquisition of Static Media, an Indianapolis-based company that owns and operates a portfolio of unique and passion-driven digital media brands providing content in food, lifestyle, media, and entertainment.
  • Represented LIT Litigation Services, a nationwide provider of litigation support services, and its owners in their sale to Veritext.
  • Represented International Bancard, a Michigan-based Fintech company that provides full end-to-end payment acceptance solutions, and its owner in their sale to Global Payments.
  • Represented a private equity fund in its purchase of the global operations of a supplier of noise vibration and harshness products, along with bolt-on acquisitions, and ultimately the sale of the supplier to a public company.
  • Represented a large public company and retail seller of shoes and accessories in numerous acquisitions of privately held companies within the shoe industry with both domestic and international operations.

Awards and Recognition

  • Named to DBusiness Top Lawyers (2025)
  • Association for Corporate Growth’s M&A All Star Awards – All Star Rising Star (2019)
  • Michigan Super Lawyers – Rising Stars® (2015, 2016, and 2019)
26 November 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents FloWorks in Acquisition of Applied Controls

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to FloWorks International, a leading specialty distributor of critical flow control products and a portfolio company of Wynnchurch Capital, in its acquisition of Applied Controls LLC and AC Systems Integration LLC (collectively, “Applied Controls”).
12 November 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Wynnchurch Capital in Its Investment in Principal Industries

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Wynnchurch Capital in connection with the acquisition of Principal Industries, LLC, alongside the founders of Principal, Bryan and Blake Vincent, and Principal’s current management team.
17 September 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises Eastern Metal Supply in Investment in Aluminum Products Wholesale

Foley & Lardner LLP represented Eastern Metal Supply (EMS), one of the largest value-added distributors of aluminum products in the United States and a Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. portfolio company, in the acquisition of the assets of Aluminum Products Wholesale (APW).
28 August 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises Alleguard in Acquisition of Harbor Foam

Foley & Lardner LLP was proud to serve as legal advisor to Alleguard in its acquisition of Harbor Foam.
27 August 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises M2S Group in Acquisition of Iconex Labels

Foley & Lardner LLP was proud to serve as legal advisor to M2S Group, a leader in the material science and solutions industry and a Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. portfolio company, in its acquisition of Iconex Labels from Iconex, an Atlas Holdings portfolio company.
22 August 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents FloWorks in Acquisition of Assured Automation

Foley & Lardner LLP was proud to serve as legal advisor to FloWorks International, a leading specialty distributor of critical flow control products and a Wynnchurch Capital portfolio company, in its acquisition of Assured Automation.