Jay de Groot is the Senior Managing Member of JDG Consulting LLC where he provides advisory services to sellers in merger and acquisition transactions.
Previously, Jay was a partner in Morrison & Foerster’s Corporate Group with over 25 years of experience representing public and private companies, venture capital funds, and underwriters in corporate and securities matters.
Jay has consummated more than $7 billion of merger and acquisition transactions across an array of industries and technologies and helped raise over $2 billion in initial public offerings. In addition, Jay regularly advised public companies on mergers and acquisitions, reporting and compliance, and corporate governance. Jay also counseled a number of venture-backed and private equity-backed companies, many in the life sciences and technology sectors, as well as the funds that finance them.
Beyond his legal experience, Jay has significant business experience having served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of two publicly-traded medical device and software companies, ALARIS Medical Systems and IVAC Medical Systems, where he was responsible for the corporate development, strategic planning, and legal functions. ALARIS was a publicly-traded medical device and software company formed by the merger of IVAC Medical Systems and IMED with 2,500 employees doing business in 120 countries. Prior to law school, Jay was a Certified Public Accountant with KPMG.
Previously, Jay served on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of CONNECT, the Board of Directors of the UCSD Moores Cancer Center, and the Board of Directors of Cleantech San Diego. Jay also held several leadership positions within Morrison & Foerster including his service on the Firm’s Board of Directors for several years.