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M\u0026amp;A Atlas Awards\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Acquisition of the Year\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"BlueLinx Acquires Cedar Creek - Association for Corporate Growth\"}{{ FIELD }}Software\nRoper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its $1.85 billion acquisition of Central Reach from Insight Partners\nRoper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its $800 million acquisition of Subsplash from K1\nRoper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its $175 million acquisition of Orchard Software from Francisco Partners\nRoper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its acquisition of SpectrumAI\nRoper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its acquisition of Outgo\nRoper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its acquisition of Virtual Pricing Director\nAuxo Solutions in its sale to Alpha Financial Markets Consulting\nArkade AI in its acquisition of Loop Marketers{{ FIELD }}Real Estate, Infrastructure and Energy\nCortland Partners in its $1.6 billion acquisition of certain assets of Elme Communities (NYSE: ELME)\nSlate Asset Management in its acquisition of Cold-Link Logistics\nJamestown, an investment firm with $13 billion in AUM, in its 50/50 strategic partnership with Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG)\nEagle Merchant Partners in its acquisition of EnviroSmart\nEagle Merchant Partners in its acquisition of Atlantic Pipe Services{{ FIELD }}Preferred Apartment Communities (NYSE: APTS) in its $5.8 billion sale to Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust{{ FIELD }}CatchMark Timber Trust (NYSE: CTT) in its $5 billion all-stock merger with PotlatchDetic Corporation (Nasdaq: PCH){{ FIELD }}Brookfield (NYSE: BAM) in its $1.1 billion acquisition of AT\u0026amp;T's (NYSE: T) colocation business\nTransocean (NYSE: RIG) in its $2.7 billion acquisition of Ocean Rig UDW (NASDAQ: ORIG)\nPost Properties (NYSE: PPS) in its $4 billion all-stock merger with Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: MAA)\nCortland Partners in its $1.2 billion take-private acquisition of Pure Multi-Family REIT LP (TSX: RUF.U)\nVertical Cold Storage on its acquisition of the cold storage business of Dothan Warehouse\nVertical Cold Storage in its acquisition of MWCold Holdings\nVertical Cold Storage in its acquisition of cold storage facilities from United States Cold Storage\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its $1.74 billion acquisition of Agro Merchants from Oaktree Capital (NYSE: OAK-A)\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its $1.24 billion acquisition of Cloverleaf from Cloverleaf management and an investor group led by private equity funds managed by Blackstone (NYSE: BX)\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its $480 million acquisition of Hall's Warehouse\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its $376.5 million acquisition of Forem Facilities Management\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its CAD$337 million acquisition of Nova Cold Logistics from Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE: BBU)\nAmericold (NYSE:COLD) in its acquisition of PortFresh Holdings from an affiliate of Tengelmann Group\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its acquisition of Lanier Cold Storage\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its acquisition of MHW Group's cold storage business\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its acquisition of Newport Cold Storage\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its acquisition of AM-C Warehouses\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its acquisition of Caspers Distribution\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its acquisition of KMT Brrr\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its acquisition of ColdCo\nMMA Capital (NASDAQ: MMAC) in its $161.7 million going-private sale to Fundamental Advisors\nJernigan Capital (NYSE: JCAP) in its $900 million going-private sale to NexPoint Advisors\nPrologis (NYSE: PLD) in its $890 million 20/80 joint venture with Ivanhoé Cambridge in Brazil\nVirtus Real Estate in its minority sale to Almanac Realty Investors, the PE-real estate arm of Neuberger Berman\nBrightView Landscapes (NYSE: BV) in its acquisitions of Marina Landscape Maintenance, Inc., Urban Tree Care, Girard Environmental Services, The Groundskeeper, Signature Coast Holdings, Cutting Edge Property Maintenance, Baytree Maintenance and Intermountain Plantings,{{ FIELD }}Special Situations\nXerox (NYSE: XRX) in its abandoned $35 billion tender offer and proxy fight for HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ)\nDarwin Deason in Xerox's (NYSE: XRX) settlement with Deason and Carl Icahn\nDarwin Deason in his shareholders agreement with Conduent (NYSE: CNDT)\ncomScore's Special Committee (NASDAQ: SCOR) in its settlement with Starboard Value\nBooks-A-Million's Special Committee (NASDAQ: BAMM) in a going private 13e-3 transaction\nOrmat Technologies' Special Committee (NYSE: ORA) on its merger with its parent entity{{ FIELD }}Industrials and Chemicals\nH.I.G. Capital in its pending sale of USALCO to TJC (formerly The Jordan Company)\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of American Rental Company\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of a specialty chemicals business of Brenntag Southwest\nBrookfield (NYSE: BAM) in its acquisition of an 85% controlling interest in Cardone Industries\nHD Supply (NASDAQ: HDS) in the $2.5 billion sale of its Waterworks business to CD\u0026amp;R\nHD Supply (NASDAQ: HDS) in the $825 million sale of its Power Solutions business to Anixter International Inc. (NYSE: AXE)\nHD Supply (NASDAQ: HDS) in the sale of its Interior Solutions business to Littlejohn \u0026amp; Co.\nZep Inc. (NYSE: ZEP) in its $692 million going-private sale to New Mountain Capital\nBlueLinx (NYSE: BXC) in its $413 million acquisition of Cedar Creek from Charlesbank\nGeorgia-Pacific in the $325 million sale of its pine chemicals business to Ingevity (NYSE: NGVT), and the sale of its paper chemicals business to Nalco\nMueller Water Products (NYSE: MWA) in its $140 million acquisition of Krausz Industries\nACON Investments in its acquisition of Pine Environmental Services\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of Tesco Controls\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of Altivia Chemicals\nH.I.G. Capital in the merger of its portfolio company USALCO with G2O Technologies, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of MISCOwater\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of The Henry P. Thompson Company\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of a controlling stake in USALCO, LLC\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisitions of Al Chem Specialties and CalCHEM\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of LANSCO Colors\nApollo Industries in its sale to an affiliate of The Pritzker Group\nSuprajit Engineering in its acquisition of Wescon Controls from Nova Capital\nBrighton Partners in its sale of US Tarp to Shur-Co\nEagle Merchant Partners in its acquisition of Eskola Roofing{{ FIELD }}Healthcare\nSharecare (NASDAQ: SHCR) in its pending $550 million going-private sale to Altaris\nSharecare (NASDAQ: SHCR) in its $3.9 billion SPAC merger with Falcon Capital\nSharecare (NASDAQ: SHCR) in its acquisition of doc.ai\nSharecare (NASDAQ: SHCR) in its acquisition of CareLinx from Generali Global Assistance\nEagle Merchant Partners in its acquisition of AYA Medical Spa\nArbor Pharmaceuticals, a portfolio company of KKR, in its $700 million sale to Azurity Pharmaceuticals\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its $350 million sale of ZETEC, its nondestructive testing (NDT) solutions business, to Eddyfi/NDT\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its $120 million sale of its CIVCO Radiotherapy to Blue Wolf Capital\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its $925 million sale of its Gatan business to Thermo Ametek (NYSE: AME)\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in the now-terminated $925 million sale of its Gatan business to Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO)\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its $365 million acquisition of the EPSi business from Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX)\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in the $225 million sale of its scientific imaging business to Teledyne Technologies (NYSE: TDY)\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its acquisition of PCI Medical, Inc.\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its acquisition of GeneInsight\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its acquisition of UNIConnect\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its acquisition of Team TSI\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its acquisition of Horizon Lab Systems, LLC from The F. Dohmen Co.\nEndoChoice (NYSE: GI) in its $210 million sale to Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX)\nChange Healthcare (NASDAQ: CHNG) in its acquisition of Nucleus.io, the technology business of NucleusHealth\nChange Healthcare (NASDAQ) in its acquisition of Prometheus Analytics and Payformance Solutions TrustHub\nHighland Capital Management in its sale of American HomePatient, Inc. to an affiliate of The Linde Group\nTellus in its acquisition by Netsmart Technologies\nSharp Details in its acquisition by PrimeFlight Aviation Services, a portfolio company of Carlyle{{ FIELD }}Retail and Consumer\nIQV Ventures in its pending $504 million take-private acquisition of The Aaron's Company\nEagle Merchant Partners in its acquisition of Impact, a Neighborly franchisee of Mr. Electric, Mr. Rooter and Precision Garage Door\nEagle Merchant Partners in its acquisition of AmeriSpec and Furniture Medic from Roark Capital\nCCF Holdings in its acquisition of TitleMax\nPopeyes Louisiana Kitchen (NASDAQ: PLKI) in its $1.8 billion sale to Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR)\nRoark Capital in its $730 million sale of Atkins Nutritionals to Conyers Park Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company\nCarter’s (NYSE: CRI) in its $140 million acquisition of Skip Hop, a portfolio company of Fireman Capital Partners, and the acquisitions of its Mexican licensees, Industrias Bunny Baby and Operación Eficaz\n {{ FIELD }}John M. Anderson represents strategic companies and financial sponsors in a variety of complex business transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, carveouts and joint ventures, and has advised on well over $100 billion in transactions. His deal experience spans the range of M\u0026amp;A activity, including LBOs, strategic mergers, cross-border deals, activist investors and other special situations, SPAC transactions and REIT M\u0026amp;A.  John began his career as an associate at Davis Polk \u0026amp; Wardwell LLP in New York.\nJohn counsels clients in a wide variety of industries, including in the infrastructure, real estate, chemicals, healthcare and technology sectors. John also advises private equity funds in growth capital investments and in the management of their portfolio companies, including debt and equity financings, follow-on acquisitions and liquidity events.\nSelected transactions include representing:\nXerox in its $35 billion takeover bid for rival HP\nDarwin Deason and Carl Icahn on their litigation to block Xerox's $6.1 Billion sale to FujiFilm, which resulted in a settlement and takeover of Xerox by stockholders\nAmericold 20+ M\u0026amp;A transactions, with in excess of $4 billion in capital deployed\nRoper Technologies in 20+ M\u0026amp;A transactions, including in $2.44 billion in divestitures of legacy business lines\nSharecare in its $3.9 billion SPAC merger with Falcon Capital\nBrookfield in its $1.1 billion acquisition of AT\u0026amp;T’s colocation business\ncomScore in its settlement with activist investor Starboard Value\nRepresentative PE clients include:\nACON\nBlackstone\nBrookfield\nCerberus\nEagle Merchant Partners\nH.I.G. Capital\nPlatform Ventures Partner Editorial Board- M\u0026amp;A Law360, 2026 Client Service All-Star BTI - 2022 Ones to Watch (M\u0026amp;A)  Best Lawyers, 2022 Rising Star  The Deal, 2021 Emerging Leader (M\u0026amp;A), Award Winner  The M\u0026amp;A Advisor, 9th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards Infrastructure Deal of the Year Brookfield Acquires Data Centers from AT\u0026amp;T - M\u0026amp;A Atlas Awards Acquisition of the Year BlueLinx Acquires Cedar Creek - Association for Corporate Growth Davidson College  Georgetown University Georgetown University Law Center Georgia New York Software\nRoper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its $1.85 billion acquisition of Central Reach from Insight Partners\nRoper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its $800 million acquisition of Subsplash from K1\nRoper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its $175 million acquisition of Orchard Software from Francisco Partners\nRoper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its acquisition of SpectrumAI\nRoper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its acquisition of Outgo\nRoper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its acquisition of Virtual Pricing Director\nAuxo Solutions in its sale to Alpha Financial Markets Consulting\nArkade AI in its acquisition of Loop Marketers Real Estate, Infrastructure and Energy\nCortland Partners in its $1.6 billion acquisition of certain assets of Elme Communities (NYSE: ELME)\nSlate Asset Management in its acquisition of Cold-Link Logistics\nJamestown, an investment firm with $13 billion in AUM, in its 50/50 strategic partnership with Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG)\nEagle Merchant Partners in its acquisition of EnviroSmart\nEagle Merchant Partners in its acquisition of Atlantic Pipe Services Preferred Apartment Communities (NYSE: APTS) in its $5.8 billion sale to Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust CatchMark Timber Trust (NYSE: CTT) in its $5 billion all-stock merger with PotlatchDetic Corporation (Nasdaq: PCH) Brookfield (NYSE: BAM) in its $1.1 billion acquisition of AT\u0026amp;T's (NYSE: T) colocation business\nTransocean (NYSE: RIG) in its $2.7 billion acquisition of Ocean Rig UDW (NASDAQ: ORIG)\nPost Properties (NYSE: PPS) in its $4 billion all-stock merger with Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: MAA)\nCortland Partners in its $1.2 billion take-private acquisition of Pure Multi-Family REIT LP (TSX: RUF.U)\nVertical Cold Storage on its acquisition of the cold storage business of Dothan Warehouse\nVertical Cold Storage in its acquisition of MWCold Holdings\nVertical Cold Storage in its acquisition of cold storage facilities from United States Cold Storage\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its $1.74 billion acquisition of Agro Merchants from Oaktree Capital (NYSE: OAK-A)\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its $1.24 billion acquisition of Cloverleaf from Cloverleaf management and an investor group led by private equity funds managed by Blackstone (NYSE: BX)\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its $480 million acquisition of Hall's Warehouse\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its $376.5 million acquisition of Forem Facilities Management\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its CAD$337 million acquisition of Nova Cold Logistics from Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE: BBU)\nAmericold (NYSE:COLD) in its acquisition of PortFresh Holdings from an affiliate of Tengelmann Group\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its acquisition of Lanier Cold Storage\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its acquisition of MHW Group's cold storage business\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its acquisition of Newport Cold Storage\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its acquisition of AM-C Warehouses\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its acquisition of Caspers Distribution\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its acquisition of KMT Brrr\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in its acquisition of ColdCo\nMMA Capital (NASDAQ: MMAC) in its $161.7 million going-private sale to Fundamental Advisors\nJernigan Capital (NYSE: JCAP) in its $900 million going-private sale to NexPoint Advisors\nPrologis (NYSE: PLD) in its $890 million 20/80 joint venture with Ivanhoé Cambridge in Brazil\nVirtus Real Estate in its minority sale to Almanac Realty Investors, the PE-real estate arm of Neuberger Berman\nBrightView Landscapes (NYSE: BV) in its acquisitions of Marina Landscape Maintenance, Inc., Urban Tree Care, Girard Environmental Services, The Groundskeeper, Signature Coast Holdings, Cutting Edge Property Maintenance, Baytree Maintenance and Intermountain Plantings, Special Situations\nXerox (NYSE: XRX) in its abandoned $35 billion tender offer and proxy fight for HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ)\nDarwin Deason in Xerox's (NYSE: XRX) settlement with Deason and Carl Icahn\nDarwin Deason in his shareholders agreement with Conduent (NYSE: CNDT)\ncomScore's Special Committee (NASDAQ: SCOR) in its settlement with Starboard Value\nBooks-A-Million's Special Committee (NASDAQ: BAMM) in a going private 13e-3 transaction\nOrmat Technologies' Special Committee (NYSE: ORA) on its merger with its parent entity Industrials and Chemicals\nH.I.G. Capital in its pending sale of USALCO to TJC (formerly The Jordan Company)\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of American Rental Company\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of a specialty chemicals business of Brenntag Southwest\nBrookfield (NYSE: BAM) in its acquisition of an 85% controlling interest in Cardone Industries\nHD Supply (NASDAQ: HDS) in the $2.5 billion sale of its Waterworks business to CD\u0026amp;R\nHD Supply (NASDAQ: HDS) in the $825 million sale of its Power Solutions business to Anixter International Inc. (NYSE: AXE)\nHD Supply (NASDAQ: HDS) in the sale of its Interior Solutions business to Littlejohn \u0026amp; Co.\nZep Inc. (NYSE: ZEP) in its $692 million going-private sale to New Mountain Capital\nBlueLinx (NYSE: BXC) in its $413 million acquisition of Cedar Creek from Charlesbank\nGeorgia-Pacific in the $325 million sale of its pine chemicals business to Ingevity (NYSE: NGVT), and the sale of its paper chemicals business to Nalco\nMueller Water Products (NYSE: MWA) in its $140 million acquisition of Krausz Industries\nACON Investments in its acquisition of Pine Environmental Services\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of Tesco Controls\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of Altivia Chemicals\nH.I.G. Capital in the merger of its portfolio company USALCO with G2O Technologies, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of MISCOwater\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of The Henry P. Thompson Company\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of a controlling stake in USALCO, LLC\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisitions of Al Chem Specialties and CalCHEM\nH.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of LANSCO Colors\nApollo Industries in its sale to an affiliate of The Pritzker Group\nSuprajit Engineering in its acquisition of Wescon Controls from Nova Capital\nBrighton Partners in its sale of US Tarp to Shur-Co\nEagle Merchant Partners in its acquisition of Eskola Roofing Healthcare\nSharecare (NASDAQ: SHCR) in its pending $550 million going-private sale to Altaris\nSharecare (NASDAQ: SHCR) in its $3.9 billion SPAC merger with Falcon Capital\nSharecare (NASDAQ: SHCR) in its acquisition of doc.ai\nSharecare (NASDAQ: SHCR) in its acquisition of CareLinx from Generali Global Assistance\nEagle Merchant Partners in its acquisition of AYA Medical Spa\nArbor Pharmaceuticals, a portfolio company of KKR, in its $700 million sale to Azurity Pharmaceuticals\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its $350 million sale of ZETEC, its nondestructive testing (NDT) solutions business, to Eddyfi/NDT\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its $120 million sale of its CIVCO Radiotherapy to Blue Wolf Capital\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its $925 million sale of its Gatan business to Thermo Ametek (NYSE: AME)\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in the now-terminated $925 million sale of its Gatan business to Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO)\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its $365 million acquisition of the EPSi business from Allscripts (Nasdaq: MDRX)\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in the $225 million sale of its scientific imaging business to Teledyne Technologies (NYSE: TDY)\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its acquisition of PCI Medical, Inc.\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its acquisition of GeneInsight\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its acquisition of UNIConnect\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its acquisition of Team TSI\nRoper Technologies (NYSE: ROP) in its acquisition of Horizon Lab Systems, LLC from The F. Dohmen Co.\nEndoChoice (NYSE: GI) in its $210 million sale to Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX)\nChange Healthcare (NASDAQ: CHNG) in its acquisition of Nucleus.io, the technology business of NucleusHealth\nChange Healthcare (NASDAQ) in its acquisition of Prometheus Analytics and Payformance Solutions TrustHub\nHighland Capital Management in its sale of American HomePatient, Inc. to an affiliate of The Linde Group\nTellus in its acquisition by Netsmart Technologies\nSharp Details in its acquisition by PrimeFlight Aviation Services, a portfolio company of Carlyle Retail and Consumer\nIQV Ventures in its pending $504 million take-private acquisition of The Aaron's Company\nEagle Merchant Partners in its acquisition of Impact, a Neighborly franchisee of Mr. Electric, Mr. Rooter and Precision Garage Door\nEagle Merchant Partners in its acquisition of AmeriSpec and Furniture Medic from Roark Capital\nCCF Holdings in its acquisition of TitleMax\nPopeyes Louisiana Kitchen (NASDAQ: PLKI) in its $1.8 billion sale to Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR)\nRoark Capital in its $730 million sale of Atkins Nutritionals to Conyers Park Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company\nCarter’s (NYSE: CRI) in its $140 million acquisition of Skip Hop, a portfolio company of Fireman Capital Partners, and the acquisitions of its Mexican licensees, Industrias Bunny Baby and Operación Eficaz\n ","searchable_name":"John M. 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Mr. Baltz has handled private equity buyouts totaling over $30\u0026nbsp;billion in the past several years.\u0026nbsp; Mr. Baltz is an adept business lawyer who is especially skilled at structuring private equity acquisitions and investments involving middle-market companies and executing leveraged buyouts on behalf of institutional buy-side clients.\u0026nbsp; Mr. Baltz also is a member of the Southeast chapter of the Business Executives for National Security (BENS), and a former member of the Boards of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters and Buckhead Baseball.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Clients:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArcapita\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAssured Investment Management\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrookfield Asset Management\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEagle Merchant Partners\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLevel 5 Capital Partners\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorthlane Capital Partners\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePower Sustainable Lios\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed Dog Equity\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoark Capital\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlate Asset Management\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSource Capital\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","slug":"raymond-baltz","email":"rbaltz@kslaw.com","phone":null,"matters":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDecember 23, 2025\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Power Sustainable Lios on its acquisition of Crofters Food.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDecember 12, 2025\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Slate Asset Management on its acquisition of Cold-Link Logistics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOctober 10, 2025\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners and Guidewell Education on their acquisition of MBA Mission USA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeptember 26, 2025\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners and Guidewell Education on their acquisition of Reach Cambridge.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeptember 24, 2025\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its acquisitions of EnviroSmart Sumter Solidification and High Pressure Investments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeptember 5, 2025\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its acquisition of Guidewell Education.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeptember 2, 2025\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Red Dog Equity on its sale of Superio USA Waste to GFL Environmental.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJuly 9, 2025\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Northlane Capital Partners on its sale of Empower Community Care to NexPhase Capital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJuly 1, 2025\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Arcapita on its acquisition of C\u0026amp;K Paving Contractors.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJuly 1, 2025\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Northlane Capital Partners on its sale of The Difference Card to Stone Point Capital.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFebruary 27, 2025\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Northlane Capital Partners on its acquisition of Strategic Claim Consultants.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJanuary 16, 2025\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Northlane Capital Partners on its acquisition of Plus Delta Partners.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNovember 12, 2024\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Northlane Capital Partners on its acquisition of Stellar Public Adjusting Services.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOctober 11, 2024\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its acquisition of Sam the Concrete Man.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJuly 5, 2024\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Source Capital and Backyard Products on their acquisition of KidKraft in a Chapter 11 process.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJuly 1, 2024\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Northlane Capital Partners on its sale of BrandMuscle Holdings to Truelink Capital Partners.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eApril 27, 2024\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Northlane Capital Partners on its sale of VMG Health to Incline Partners.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFebruary 28, 2024\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its acquisition of AYA Medical Spa.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOctober 27, 2023\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvised Brookfield Capital Partners on its sale of Rotomaster to MidOcean Partners and Cloyes Gear \u0026amp; 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Products.{{ FIELD }}September 26, 2023\nAdvised Arcapita on its sale of Waste Harmonics to TPG and Keter Environmental Services.{{ FIELD }}June 30, 2023\nAdvised Brookfield Capital Partners on its sale of Cardone Industries to First Brands Group.{{ FIELD }}June 30, 2023\nAdvised Arcapita and Nationwide Property \u0026amp; Appraisal Services on their acquisition of Integrity Appraisal Management.{{ FIELD }}April 28, 2023\nAdvised Northland Capital Partners and VMG Health on their acquisition of the assets of BSM Financial.{{ FIELD }}April 28, 2023\nAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its acquisition of Impact Home Services.{{ FIELD }}March 31, 2023\nAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its acquisition of AmeriSpec and Furniture Medic from Roark Capital.{{ FIELD }}October 21, 2022\nAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its acquisition of Eskola Roofing.{{ FIELD }}September 12, 2022\nAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its acquisition of assets from Driven Brands.{{ FIELD }}December 1, 2025\nAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its acquisition of Atlantic Pipe Services.{{ FIELD }}March 29, 2022\nAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its acquisition of Enviro-Master International Franchise.{{ FIELD }}March 24, 2022\nAdvised Source Capital and Backyard Products in its completion of a continuation fund involving Timber Bay Partners.{{ FIELD }}December 31, 2021\nAdvised Arcapita on its acquisition of Nationwide Property \u0026amp; 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Mr. Baltz has handled private equity buyouts totaling over $30 billion in the past several years.  Mr. Baltz is an adept business lawyer who is especially skilled at structuring private equity acquisitions and investments involving middle-market companies and executing leveraged buyouts on behalf of institutional buy-side clients.  Mr. Baltz also is a member of the Southeast chapter of the Business Executives for National Security (BENS), and a former member of the Boards of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters and Buckhead Baseball.  \nKey Clients:\nArcapita\nAssured Investment Management\nBrookfield Asset Management\nEagle Merchant Partners\nLevel 5 Capital Partners\nNorthlane Capital Partners\nPower Sustainable Lios\nRed Dog Equity\nRoark Capital\nSlate Asset Management\nSource Capital\n  Raymond E Baltz Partner Eastern Nazarene College  Boston University Boston University School of Law Boston College Boston College Law School Georgia State Bar of Georgia December 23, 2025\nAdvised Power Sustainable Lios on its acquisition of Crofters Food. December 12, 2025\nAdvised Slate Asset Management on its acquisition of Cold-Link Logistics. October 10, 2025\nAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners and Guidewell Education on their acquisition of MBA Mission USA. September 26, 2025\nAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners and Guidewell Education on their acquisition of Reach Cambridge. September 24, 2025\nAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its acquisitions of EnviroSmart Sumter Solidification and High Pressure Investments. September 5, 2025\nAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its acquisition of Guidewell Education. September 2, 2025\nAdvised Red Dog Equity on its sale of Superio USA Waste to GFL Environmental. July 9, 2025\nAdvised Northlane Capital Partners on its sale of Empower Community Care to NexPhase Capital. July 1, 2025\nAdvised Arcapita on its acquisition of C\u0026amp;K Paving Contractors. July 1, 2025\nAdvised Northlane Capital Partners on its sale of The Difference Card to Stone Point Capital. February 27, 2025\nAdvised Northlane Capital Partners on its acquisition of Strategic Claim Consultants. January 16, 2025\nAdvised Northlane Capital Partners on its acquisition of Plus Delta Partners. November 12, 2024\nAdvised Northlane Capital Partners on its acquisition of Stellar Public Adjusting Services. October 11, 2024\nAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its acquisition of Sam the Concrete Man. July 5, 2024\nAdvised Source Capital and Backyard Products on their acquisition of KidKraft in a Chapter 11 process. July 1, 2024\nAdvised Northlane Capital Partners on its sale of BrandMuscle Holdings to Truelink Capital Partners. April 27, 2024\nAdvised Northlane Capital Partners on its sale of VMG Health to Incline Partners. February 28, 2024\nAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its acquisition of AYA Medical Spa. October 27, 2023\nAdvised Brookfield Capital Partners on its sale of Rotomaster to MidOcean Partners and Cloyes Gear \u0026amp; Products. 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March 29, 2022\nAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its acquisition of Enviro-Master International Franchise. March 24, 2022\nAdvised Source Capital and Backyard Products in its completion of a continuation fund involving Timber Bay Partners. December 31, 2021\nAdvised Arcapita on its acquisition of Nationwide Property \u0026amp; Appraisal Services. December 24, 2021\nAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its sale of Caliber Car Wash to Percheon Capital. December 21, 2021\nAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its sale of Recreational Group to Sentinel Capital Partners. December 15, 2021\nAdvised Eagle Merchant Partners on its investment in Impact Auto. September 24, 2021\nAdvised Level 5 Capital Partners on its acquisition of Orangetheory Fitness franchises in Illinois. September 17, 2021\nAdvised Level 5 Capital Partners on its acquisition of Orangetheory Fitness franchises in Missouri. 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The case was dismissed in its entirety.{{ FIELD }}Representing ADTRAN, Inc., a global provider of networking and communications equipment, and its officers in securities litigation.{{ FIELD }}Representing U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., a large truckload carrier, and its directors and officers, in securities litigation.{{ FIELD }}Representing Quorum Health Corporation, operator of acute care hospitals, and its directors and officers, in securities class action litigation.{{ FIELD }}Representing American Addiction Centers, owner and operator of drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities, and its directors and officers, in a securities class action and derivative litigation.{{ FIELD }}Represented Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., owner and operator of psychiatric hospitals, and its directors and officers, in a securities class action, derivative lawsuits and merger litigation.{{ FIELD }}Represented AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., an international insurance company, and its directors and officers in securities, derivative and other commercial litigation. In the securities class action, the motion to dismiss was granted and affirmed by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.{{ FIELD }}Represented portfolio companies of private equity funds in various post-closing disputes.{{ FIELD }}Represented management and boards of directors on disclosure duties and shareholder litigation in the cybersecurity breach situations.{{ FIELD }}Represented both target and acquiring companies and their boards of directors in merger litigation throughout the United States.{{ FIELD }}Represented directors and officers of a failed bank holding company and a failed car dealership business in adversary proceedings asserting breach of fiduciary duty and other claims.{{ FIELD }}Represented an international power company and its directors and officers in securities, derivative and other commercial litigation.{{ FIELD }}Represented a large marketer, seller and distributor of well-recognized, branded consumer products and its directors and officers in securities and derivative litigation.{{ FIELD }}Represented a leading online advertising network company and its directors and officers in securities and derivative litigation.{{ FIELD }}Jessica Corley is the Co-Chair of the firm's global Business Litigation group. She concentrates her practice on securities and complex commercial litigation, including securities class actions, derivative suits, and M\u0026amp;A litigation. She also counsels companies and their directors and officers on regulatory investigations, disclosure issues, fiduciary duties in the deal context, and director and officer insurance coverage. Jessica also provides clients with proactive counseling to avoid the pitfalls of securities litigation before they arise.\nCompanies and their officers and directors count on Jessica’s recognized client service skills and business savvy to handle securities litigation and regulatory investigations.\nJessica is Chambers USA ranked Band 1, a Legal 500 Leading Partner, and has been named a BTI Client Service All-Star and a BTI Client Service All-Star MVP in the area of Securities and Complex Commercial Litigation. She has also been listed in Super Lawyers magazine many times. She was honored with the Burton Award for Legal Achievement for co-authoring “Cybersecurity: What Directors Need to Know in an Era of Increased Scrutiny.”\nJessica has written and spoken on a variety of commercial litigation topics, particularly in the areas of securities and M\u0026amp;A litigation. Partner \"Her rise has been meteoric and that's a compliment to her talents.\" CHAMBERS 2025, BAND 1 \"Her presentation and advocacy are phenomenal; she handles the boardroom with a seriousness which sets her apart.\"  CHAMBERS USA 2025, BAND 1 Recognized by Chambers USA for Litigation: Securities Georgia CHAMBERS USA, 2021-2025 \"She gets into the meat of the issue, knows the facts, thinks outside the box and is pragmatic.\" CHAMBERS 2025, BAND 1 “Jessica Corley is passionate about her work and takes cases personally while not losing perspective.”  LEGAL 500 US 2025 Recognized as a Leading Partner in Securities Litigation: Defense LEGAL 500 2025 \"She is very upfront, analytical and timely.\" Chambers 2021, Band 2 Jessica Corley is regularly sought out by companies and their executives for representation in securities litigation.  Chambers 2021, Band 2 Noted: \"one of the best securities lawyers (male or female); she is the hardest working attorney I know and very smart.\" Legal 500 US Guide, 2020 Named Client Service All-Star MVP for Securities and Complex Commercial Litigation BTI Consulting, 2015 Named a Client Service All-Star BTI Consulting, 2014 2015 Burton Award for Legal Achievement Recipient  Recognized for co-authoring \"Cybersecuritiy: What Directors Need to Know in an Era of Increased Scrutiny\" University of Louisville University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law University of Louisville University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Georgia Kentucky New York Supreme Court of Georgia American Bar Association State Bar of Georgia Atlanta Bar Association State Bar of New York State Bar of Kentucky Board of the United Way of Greater Atlanta Judicial Clerk, Honorable Charles R. 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Representing Tivity Health, Inc., a leading provider of health and fitness improvement programs, and its directors and officers, in securities and derivative litigation. Represented Deloitte in a putative shareholder class action. The case was dismissed with prejudice. Represented board of directors of Tractor Supply Company in a shareholder derivative case. The case was dismissed in its entirety. Representing ADTRAN, Inc., a global provider of networking and communications equipment, and its officers in securities litigation. Representing U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., a large truckload carrier, and its directors and officers, in securities litigation. Representing Quorum Health Corporation, operator of acute care hospitals, and its directors and officers, in securities class action litigation. 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billion SPAC merger with Falcon Capital Acquisition Corp. and multiple acquisitions{{ FIELD }}Represented United Parcel Service in connection with multiple offerings of senior notes totaling over $20 billion{{ FIELD }}Represented BOA Acquisition Corp. in its initial public offering and subsequent merger with Selina Hospitality{{ FIELD }}Represented Wingstop in connection with its $125 million IPO and multiple follow on offerings{{ FIELD }}Represented EVO Payments in connection with its $258 million “Up-C” IPO and $190 million follow-on offering{{ FIELD }}Represented Americold Realty Trust in connection with its $942 million IPO (the IPO was the largest up-sized IPO of REIT shares in history), as well as multiple equity and debt financing transactions and acquisitions, including its $1.74 billion acquisition of Agro Merchants{{ FIELD }}Represented Genuine Parts on multiple senior notes offerings{{ FIELD }}Represented General Motors in multi-tranche $4 billion notes offering{{ FIELD }}Represented Carter’s in multiple offerings of notes in excess of $1 billion{{ FIELD }}Represented the underwriters in connection with HEICO Corporation’s $600 million senior notes offering{{ FIELD }}Represented Preferred Apartment Communities in its $5.8 billion sale to Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust{{ FIELD }}Represented CatchMark Timber Trust in its $5 billion all-stock merger with PotlatchDetic Corporation{{ FIELD }}Represented SiteOne Landscape Supply in its follow-on equity offering{{ FIELD }}Represented of Genuine Parts in its $1.3 billion acquisition of Kaman Distribution Group.{{ FIELD }}Represented Lightning eMotors in $800 million SPAC merger with Gig Capital 3{{ FIELD }}Represented Trane Technologies in multiple offerings of senior notes{{ FIELD }}Represented Beazer Homes in connection with multiple offerings of over $2.0 billion of senior notes and related tender offers and liability management transactions{{ FIELD }}Represented Mastercraft in its sale of Nauticstar{{ FIELD }}Represented IFM Investors in its $275 million senior secured notes offering{{ FIELD }}Represented multiple REITs, including Americold Realty Trust and Whitestone REIT, and placement agents in “at the market” sales programs and forward purchase arrangements{{ FIELD }}Represented Endochoice in connection with its $100 million IPO and its $210 million sale to Boston Scientific{{ FIELD }}Represented Roark Capital in connection with its sale of Atkins Nutritionals to a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) for $730 million{{ FIELD }}Advised Energizer in connection with its $2.0 billion acquisition of Spectrum Brands’ global battery and portable lighting business{{ FIELD }}Represented ConocoPhillips on cash tender offer for multiple tranches of debt aggregating over $2.0 billion{{ FIELD }}Represented ConocoPhillips in connection with multiple offerings of senior notes raising proceeds in excess of $3.0 billion{{ FIELD }}Represented Total System Services in multiple offerings of service notes raising proceeds in excess of $2.5 billion{{ FIELD }}Represented Hanesbrands in connection with multiple offerings of senior notes totaling $1.8 million and €500 million{{ FIELD }}Represented SunTrust Banks in connection with the issuance of $1.0 billion of senior notes{{ FIELD }}Represented Equifax in connection with the issuance of $775 million of senior notes{{ FIELD }}Represented Colonial Pipeline in connection with multiple offerings of senior notes totaling $1.2 billion{{ FIELD }}Represented Novelis Corporation in connection with multiple offerings of over $3.5 billion of senior notes and related tender offers and liability management transactions{{ FIELD }}Represented Mueller Water Products in connection with the issuance of $450 million of senior notes{{ FIELD }}Represented JW Aluminum in connection with the issuance of $285 million of senior secured notes{{ FIELD }}Advised Brigade Capital in connection with Guitar Center’s exchange offer and consent solicitation for $325 million of outstanding senior notes and related support agreement{{ FIELD }}Represented Jack Cooper in connection with the issuance of $227.5 million of senior secured notes{{ FIELD }}Represented Jack Cooper in connection with multiple liability management transactions, including private exchange offer transactions for an aggregate of approximately $525 million of outstanding senior secured notes and PIK Toggle notes{{ FIELD }}Advised underwriters Raymond James, Citigroup, Stifel, RBC Capital Markets and other underwriters in multiple follow on offerings for CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc., raising proceeds in excess of $250 million{{ FIELD }}Represented Nivalis Therapeutics in connection with its $88.5 million IPO{{ FIELD }}Advised BlueLinx in connection with its s $300 million senior secured notes offering and its $413 million acquisition of Cedar Creek{{ FIELD }}Zack Davis specializes in representing issuers and underwriters in a variety of capital markets activities in the U.S. and abroad, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings, share repurchases and public and private debt offerings, as well as tender offers, exchange offers, consent solicitations and other corporate reorganization and liability management transactions. 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He has extensive experience advising clients on public and private offerings of both equity and debt securities, including IPOs, secondary offerings, liability management transactions and securities issued in connection with mergers and acquisitions. Kevin’s expertise has earned him recognition in Legal 500’s 2025 USA guide as a key lawyer. “\nIn addition, Kevin regularly advises clients on Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure requirements, governance issues and other corporate and securities matters, including investments in and divestitures of public company securities. He has also represented public companies in various acquisitions and divestitures from both the seller and buyer perspective.\nKevin also regularly advises clients on Employment and Executive Compensation matters, including compensation regime design, disclosure, tax and governance issues. Partner Offsore Innovation Deal of the Year, 2019 Marine Money Magazine, 2020 Superlawyers Rising Star 2016-2018 Superlawyers Georgetown University Georgetown University Law Center Fordham University Fordham University School of Law New York Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd., MODEC, Inc., and other project sponsors in connection with an offering of US$1.1 billion aggregate principle amount of secured project bonds, arranged by Citibank, N.A. for the refinancing of the CERNAMBI SUL MV24 FPSO project offshore Brazil, constituting a first offering in a new asset class for FPSO notes. Recognized as the Offshore Innovation Deal of the Year by Marine Money, 2020. Americold Realty Trust in connection with its $900 million public offering and forward sale. Representing initial purchasers in whole business securitizations of franchise royalties of brands such as Taco Bell, Arby’s, TGI Friday’s, Auntie Anne’s, Carvel, Cinnabon, McAlister’s Deli, Moe’s Southwest Grill and Schlotzky’s. 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According to Chambers, clients described Andrew as “incredibly smart and understated,” and “very, very knowledgeable on regulatory matters.” He has appeared on 60 Minutes to discuss insider trading, and his prior work as a federal prosecutor was profiled in the Wall Street Journal and The New Yorker.\nAndrew previously served in government with the SEC, Division of Enforcement, and with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where he led the Galleon insider trading investigation and prosecuted numerous securities and wire fraud cases. He served as trial counsel in U.S. v. Rajaratnam, the high-profile criminal trial resulting in the conviction of Raj Rajaratnam. Andrew has spoken about the Galleon case and federal securities law enforcement at Harvard Law School and the NYU School of Law.\n  Andrew Michaelson lawyer Partner Top Ranked Lawyer: White-Collar Crime \u0026amp; Government Investigations Chambers USA, New York (2019-2022) Named Up and Coming Practitioner Chambers (2019) Named New York-Metro Super Lawyer  Super Lawyers (2013-2015, 2017-2019) Named to 500 Leading Lawyers in America Lawdragon Princeton University  Harvard University Harvard Law School New York Law Clerk, Hon. Sarah S. Vance, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Digital Assets / Cryptocurrencies\nRepresenting Ripple Labs in connection with class action litigation, in multiple federal courts across the country, concerning whether Ripple’s distributions of XRP constitute “investment contracts” subject to regulation under federal securities laws. Advising major financial institution on application of federal banking laws and regulations to state-chartered banks and trust companies affiliated with cryptocurrency exchanges or otherwise focused on digital assets. Representing major hedge fund in connection with internal review of trading in digital assets, to ensure compliance with federal laws and regulation. Securities/Commodities/Unfair Trade Practices\nRepresenting HSBC in investigations and civil litigation relating to issuance of subprime RMBS, obtaining favorable settlements of DOJ investigation under FIRREA and civil claims asserted by FHFA Representing HSBC in connection with a variety of regulatory investigations by the SEC and/or State AGs Representing BNP Paribas in connection with the successful recovery of nearly $150 million from an SEC Fair Fund distribution Representing a financial services company in connection with CFPB investigation relating to fee disclosures and data security Representing Barclays in investigations relating to ISDAFIX, obtaining favorable settlement with CFTC and civil plaintiffs Representing a major ride hailing company in connection with investigations by State AGs relating to representations to investors, resulting in no action Representing a substantial hedge fund (\u0026gt;$20 billion in AUM) and its CEO in connection with SEC insider trading investigation, resulting in no action Representing Barclays in connection with CFTC investigation into potential insider trading, resulting in no action Representing a public, Silicon Valley-based Fintech company in connection with investigation by a State Attorney General concerning app-based securities trading. 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He has extensive experience in complex cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions, including in both M\u0026amp;A and securities related deals, as well as redomestication transactions.\nHe also has extensive experience advising family-owned companies, whether in their strategic transactions, governance issues or family-related matters.\nJonathan represents clients in a variety of capital markets transactions, including registered and private offerings of debt and equity securities, convertible and straight debt offerings, secondary and follow-on equity offerings and Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings, as well as tender offers, exchange offers and consent solicitations.\nIn addition to the energy industry, Jonathan’s client representations encompass companies and transactions in a variety of other industries (chemicals, telecom/IT/software, live events, food \u0026amp; beverage, EPC, and healthcare) and includes the representation of both domestic and foreign companies, whether public or private.\nJonathan has been regularly recognized by The Best Lawyers in America and has been named multiple times a BTI Client Service All-Star, in addition to having been previously recognized as a Who's Who in Energy by the Houston Business Journal. Partner Best Lawyers in Texas: Corporate The Best Lawyers in America, 2025 Ranked in Corporate/M\u0026amp;A: Texas Chambers USA, 2015-2017, 2024-2025 Key Lawyer Capital Markets: Private Equity Legal 500 US 2025 Key Lawyer M\u0026amp;A: Middle Market Legal 500 US 2025 Recognized in Chambers USA 2024 Chambers, 2024 Professional Excellence - Corporate Law The Best Lawyers In America, 2022, 2024 BTI Consulting Group Client Service All-Star 2021 BTI Consulting Group Client Service All-Star 2018 Recognized - Best Lawyers 2016 - 2024 Society for Corporate Governance, Member Houston Chapter Advisory Board (and Former Chapter President) Notable Practitioner Chambers USA, 2015 - 2017 Listed Houston Business Journal's List of Who's Who in Energy, 2014 Previously recognized, Top Lawyers H Texas Magazine and The Rising Star edition of Texas Super Lawyers Cornell University Cornell Law School The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas School of Law Texas State Bar of Texas Houston Bar Foundation Society for Corporate Governance Texas General Counsel Forum, Member of Houston Chapter Board Judicial Clerk, Raul Gonzalez, Texas Supreme Court; Represented an Australian ASX-listed company in connection with the U.S. securities law aspects of its $6.2 billion public-to-public merger via a scheme of arrangement with a Papua New Guinea O\u0026amp;G company also listed on the ASX Represented an NYSE-listed company in its re-domestication from Delaware to the UK (valued at $4.29 billion). Represented an NYSE-listed chemicals company in its $2.5 billion public company acquisition by a Korean-based chemicals company Advised an NYSE-listed (now UK-based) drilling rig company on multiple public company M\u0026amp;A transactions Advised a NASDAQ-listed medical device company on multiple public company M\u0026amp;A transactions Represented an NYSE-listed industrials company in its issuance and listing of $2.4 billion of debt on the Cayman Stock Exchange Represented an NYSE-listed industrials company in its listing of five separate tranches of publicly registered notes totaling $2.3 billion on the Cayman Stock Exchange Represented an NYSE-listed oilfield services company in its concurrent $1.4 billion registered offering of senior notes and $700 million tender offer for senior notes Represented an oilfield services company in conjunction with it going public on NASDAQ post-bankruptcy following the filing of a Form 10 Represented companies in a variety of industries ranging from energy to healthcare to IT on their IPOs or follow-on offerings, whether registered or private offerings, debt or equity Provide activist-defense advice and strategies to publicly-traded clients Represented a dual-listed TSX and NYSE AMEX gold mining company in its successful fight against a hostile takeover bid Represented an NYSE-listed oilfield services company in conjunction with three consecutive strategic dispositions for proceeds totaling almost $1 billion Represented an NYSE-listed company in its €690 million acquisition of a Spanish company with multijurisdictional operations Represented an NYSE-listed oilfield services company in its $490 million acquisition of a Russian oil field services company Advised an NYSE-listed chemicals company on select issues related to its $247 million public company acquisition by a private equity fund Represented a NASDAQ-listed oilfield services company in conjunction with its participation in PEMEX’s supplier payment program relating to PEMEX’s issuance of $2 billion senior unsecured subordinated notes due 2029 Regularly represent public and private companies with their internal corporate reorganizations and restructurings, including in conjunction with entity elimination projects, tax restructurings, IP migrations, supply chain reorganizations, pre-closing restructurings and post-closing integrations Regularly advise public companies in a host of industries on executive compensation-related matters under U.S. securities laws, including in conjunction with their annual proxy statements Provide cross-border counseling to U.S. and foreign companies on their proposed or ongoing “in-bound” and “out-bound” corporate investments or other transactions Represented a major NYSE-listed O\u0026amp;G company on the corporate and transactional issues arising from its interests in the Fieldwood bankruptcy Represented NYSE-listed major O\u0026amp;G company in conjunction with its multi-year international entity elimination project involving hundreds of subsidiaries Represented a large-family-owned company in its strategic disposition of its hotel-related A/V business to the portfolio company of a large private equity firm Represented a large NYSE-listed O\u0026amp;G company on its acquisition via a merger of a private-equity owned asset performance management and reliability company Represented an NYSE-listed chemicals company in conjunction with its private offering of $400 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes Represented an ASX-listed company in its A$350 million acquisition of a U.S. privately-held company Represented a privately-held pipe and module fabrication company in its $80 million Regulation D private placement Representing a nuclear molten salt reactor start-up in conjunction with its equity financings and related corporate matters Represented a family-owned company in the energy and transportation logistics in its sale to a portfolio company of a large private equity fund Represented a NASDAQ-listed oilfield services company in conjunction with its entry into a strategic partnership agreement with a private equity-owned Scottish-based specialized technology and services company Represented the owners of a family-owned business in the sale of its North American flange business to a portfolio company of a private equity fund Represented a family-owned company in the sale of its renewables solar division to a privately-held company in the sustainable manufacturing business Represented a family-owned business in the sale of an oilfield services business to a publicly-traded company Represented an NYSE-listed oilfield services company in its $294 million acquisition of a domestic oil and gas services and technology company Represented an NYSE-listed oilfield services company in its complex cross-border disposition of assets in exchange for a venture-style equity investment in the purchaser Represented an NYSE-listed company in its acquisition of a domestic energy technology company Represented a privately-held company in its sale to a large NASDAQ-listed software company Represented a privately-held company in the sale of its salt cavern storage facility to a large, privately-held energy trading company Represented an AMEX-listed company in its joint US/Canadian C$74 million public offering of common stock and C$90 million offering of senior notes Represented a family-owned business in conjunction with its intra-family split of a large regional automotive dealerships into separately-owned real estate and automotive dealership companies Assisted an NYSE-listed industrial machinery and parts supplier with its Saudi joint venture, including contract matters and disputes with its joint venture partner Acted as “outside general counsel” for a Saudi joint venture in the rig business, which is co-owned by an NYSE-listed company and Saudi Aramco Represented a family-owned company in its sales of its chiropractic franchised stores to another 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