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Jennifer Schaefer joined Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher in September 2000. She works closely with her clients and their advisors to develop and implement strategic financial communications for a broad range of special situations including friendly mergers and acquisitions, unsolicited takeovers, proxy contests, management changes, accounting irregularities, earnings restatements and restructurings.
Mrs. Schaefer�s recent projects include advising Coeur d�Alene Mines on its cross-border acquisition of Bolnisi Gold NL and Palmarejo Silver and Gold Corporation; Finish Line on its acquisition of Genesco; Lone Star Technologies on its acquisition by United States Steel Corporation; Bancorp Rhode Island on its defense against a proxy contest initiated by PL Capital; Atmel on its successful proxy contest against founder and former President and Chief Executive Officer, George Perlegos; SIRIUS Satellite Radio on its merger with XM Satellite Radio; the Chandler Trusts in connection with its investment in the Tribune Company; Pilgrim�s Pride on its successful acquisition proposal for Gold Kist; and HealthSouth on its strategic repositioning.
Her transaction experience includes advising Boston Scientific on its successful acquisition of Guidant and opposition to Johnson & Johnson�s competing bid; Unocal on its acquisition by Chevron and opposition to CNOOC's competing bid; Verizon on its pending merger with MCI and opposition to Qwest�s competing bid; Brocade on its acquisition of McDATA; NRG Energy on its acquisition of Texas Genco and its defense against an unsolicited proposal from Mirant; Ligand Pharmaceuticals in response to Third Point; Spectrum Pharmaceuticals in response to Xmark; Creo Inc. on its proxy contest, review of strategic alternatives and subsequent acquisition by Eastman Kodak Company; Penn National Gaming on its acquisition of Argosy Gaming; International Multifoods on its merger with The J. M. Smucker Company; Pilgrim�s Pride on its acquisition of ConAgra Food�s Chicken Division; National Golf Properties and American Golf Corporation on their sale to a consortium of private investors; eUniverse�s successful proxy contest against founder and former Chairman, Brad Greenspan; Conoco on its merger with Phillips Petroleum; and VISX�s defense against multiple proxy contests initiated by Carl Icahn.
Among Mrs. Schaefer�s ongoing investor and public relations clients for whom she manages and provides support are Brocade Communications, Coeur d�Alene, Darling International, Dover Corporation, Kansas City Southern, Pilgrim�s Pride Corporation and Sealed Air. In addition to providing quarterly earnings support and advising on shareholder, customer and employee outreach, Mrs. Schaefer frequently conducts analyst / investor perception studies and helps companies prepare for and manage successful investor events.
Mrs. Schaefer received a B.A. in communications from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a law degree from New York Law School. | 