Benjamin F. Jacobs IV, Page 1

Benjamin F. Jacobs IV

3601 Saratoga DriveNashville, Tennessee37205

(615) 545-3477 

experience

CVS Caremark CorporationNashville, Tennessee

Vice President, Special Projects2007-2008

Led business development activities, including evaluation of potential acquisition opportunities and strategic partnerships

Analyzed prospective healthcare opportunities to supplement and enhance the Company’s core offerings

Prepared presentations and drafted memoranda to the Company’s CEO and President of Healthcare Services division regarding pros and cons of various strategic acquisition opportunities

Project management leader for the team assigned to analyze and implement differentiated healthcare and wellness products and services across the organization

Caremark Rx, Inc.Nashville, Tennessee

Vice President, Special Projects2005-2007

Reported directly to the Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, with primary responsibilities including the evaluation of potential acquisition opportunities and strategic alliances and the assessment of new market opportunities and diversification strategies

Contributed significantly to Caremark’s $27 billion merger with CVS

  • Worked closely with investment bankers, outside counsel and other advisors on strategic, financial, and legal analyses related to the merger
  • Prepared and negotiated merger documents and other agreements related to the merger

Provided a variety of services related to the hostile tender offer by Express Scripts, Inc.

  • Provided strategic and legal analyses on issues relative to the tender offer
  • Aided in the preparation and review of various documents, including SEC filings, legal documents, and public relations releases

Served as representative to Caremark’s Executive Committee

  • Drafted and prepared documents and presentations on behalf of the Executive Committee, including company-wide leadership presentations and formal presentations to Caremark’s Board of Directors
  • Prepared agendas, minutes, and presentations for weekly Executive Committee meetings
  • Led Executive Committee initiatives across the Company

Negotiatedand drafted transaction documents, including purchase agreements, letters of intent, and confidentiality agreements

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P.New Orleans, Louisiana

Attorney2001-2005

Corporate legal practice focused primarily on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions of privately-held companies, and formation and counseling of new business ventures. Representative matters include:

Drafted legal documents in connection with the recapitalization of alarge publicly-traded integrated communications company

Provided on-site support for one of the world’s largest petrochemical production and distribution companies, including the implementation and management of the company’s internal contract management system and protocols

Drafted joint venture agreements and operational contracts and worked on various licensing and regulatory issues for a large publicly-traded oil and gas exploration and production company

Drafted corporate formation and purchase documents for several catering and restaurant businesses

Avocet Capital Management, L.P.Austin, Texas

Analyst1999-2001

Responsible for portfolio management and analysis of prospective investments for a small-cap hedge fund

Met with management teams of portfolio companies and performed top-down and bottom-up financial analyses of prospective investments

Reviewed business plans and negotiated strategic opportunities on behalf of the fund’s largest limited partner

education

TulaneUniversityLawSchool,New Orleans, Louisiana

J.D., 1999, cum laude

Washington & LeeUniversity,Lexington, Virginia

B.A., Biology, 1996

affiliations

Texas State Bar

Louisiana State Bar

Tennessee State Bar (pending)