Chief Executive – Development:
Gwen Griggs
- Law and Business Experience
- Roles in several C-Suite level positions in law, administration, development and strategy, leading acquisitions, day-to-day legal operations and, from 2008-2012, financial restructuring.
- Attorney in multi-national law firms
- Sample of Deal Experience:
- Sale of theme and water parks to PE-backed company for value in excess of $100 million
- Sale of REIT-owner sale-leaseback properties with value in excess of $300 million
- Acquisition of 21 theme park properties over the course of 2 years
- Restructure and financial work-outs
- Routinely handle transactions with values $10-100 million
- Counsel on succession planning, third-party sales and MLBO
- On-going representation of clients in various fields including technology, health and wellness, entertainment, insurance, staffing, advertising, construction, professional services, and others
- Recognition and Leadership:
- Chapter President and Board Member, Association for Corporate Growth of North Florida, 2017 to present
- Board Member, ACG Florida Capital Connection, 2017 to present
- Board Member, Florida Venture Forum, 2019-2020
- Founding Chair, Jacksonville Women’s Business Center, 2003-2006
- Founding Chair, GrowJax, a Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce initiative serving privately-held growth companies, 2007-2017
- Leadership Jacksonville, Class of 2005
- Jacksonville Business Journal, Woman of Influence, 2006
- Women Business Owners of North Florida, Pioneer Award, 2011
- Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent® peer-rated attorney each year since 2001
- Florida Trend Legal Elite
- Education:
- Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Florida
- Juris Doctor from the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law, with honors
