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Lee Partners in its sale of Prime Risk Partners{{ FIELD }}Software{{ FIELD }}Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its $1.85 billion acquisition of Central Reach from Insight Partners{{ FIELD }}Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its $800 million acquisition of Subsplash from K1{{ FIELD }}Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its $175 million acquisition of Orchard Software from Francisco Partners{{ FIELD }}Auxo Solutions in its sale to Alpha Financial Markets Consulting{{ FIELD }}Arkade AI in its acquisition of Loop Marketers{{ FIELD }}Industrials and Chemicals{{ FIELD }}H.I.G. Capital in its sale of USALCO to TJC (formerly The Jordan Company){{ FIELD }}H.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of USALCO, LLC{{ FIELD }}H.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of American Rental Company{{ FIELD }}H.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of a specialty chemicals business of Brenntag Southwest{{ FIELD }}Modus Advanced in its sale to Fathom Point{{ FIELD }}Brookfield (NYSE: BAM) in its acquisition of an 85% controlling interest in Cardone Industries{{ FIELD }}HD Supply (NASDAQ: HDS) in the $2.5 billion sale of its Waterworks business to CD\u0026amp;R{{ FIELD }}HD Supply (NASDAQ: HDS) in the $825 million sale of its Power Solutions business to Anixter International Inc. 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Anderson represents financial sponsors and strategic companies in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, take-privates and special situations. He has advised on well over $100 billion in transactions across leveraged buyouts, carveouts, cross-border deals and public company special situations. John also co-leads King \u0026amp; Spalding's Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Working Group. He began his career at Davis Polk \u0026amp; Wardwell LLP in New York. \nSelected transactions include representing:\n\nRoper Technologies in its $1.85 billion acquisition of CentralReach from Insight Partners\nH.I.G. Capital in its sale of USALCO to TJC\nSlate Asset Management in its acquisition of Cold-Link Logistics\nCortland Partners in its $1.6 billion acquisition of certain assets of Elme Communities (NYSE: ELME)\nNCR Voyix (NYSE: VYX) in its $2.45 billion sale of its digital banking business to Veritas Capital\nPROG Holdings in its $420 million acquisition of Purchasing Power\nAmericold (NYSE: COLD) in 20+ M\u0026amp;A transactions, with in excess of $4 billion in capital deployed\nPreferred Apartment Communities (NYSE: APTS) in its $5.8 billion sale to Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust\nCatchMark Timber Trust (NYSE: CTT) in its $5 billion all-stock merger with PotlatchDeltic Corporation (Nasdaq: PCH)\n\nJohn represents leading companies and private equity funds including Cerberus Capital Management, Cortland Partners, Eagle Merchant Partners, H.I.G. Capital, PROG Holdings, Roper Technologies and Slate Asset Management. He has been named a BTI Client Service All-Star and is a member of the Law360 M\u0026amp;A Editorial Board.\nAs co-leader of King \u0026amp; Spalding's AI and Machine Learning Working Group, John has built AI-assisted workflows for due diligence, issues analysis and ancillary document preparation across the M\u0026amp;A practice, and advises boards of directors on AI governance and risk oversight. He has written and spoken on the integration of AI into M\u0026amp;A practice. 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 Real Estate and Infrastructure Cortland Partners in its $1.6 billion acquisition of certain assets of Elme Communities (NYSE: ELME) Slate Asset Management in its acquisition of Cold-Link Logistics Jamestown, an investment firm with $13 billion in AUM, in its 50/50 strategic partnership with Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) Eagle Merchant Partners in its acquisition of EnviroSmart Eagle 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 PotlatchDeltic Corporation (Nasdaq: PCH) Brookfield (NYSE: BAM) in its $1.1 billion acquisition of AT\u0026amp;T's (NYSE: T) colocation business Post Properties (NYSE: PPS) in its $4 billion all-stock merger with Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: MAA) Cortland Partners in its $1.2 billion take-private acquisition of Pure Multi-Family REIT LP (TSX: RUF.U) Americold (NYSE: COLD) in its $1.74 billion acquisition of Agro Merchants from Oaktree Capital (NYSE: OAK-A) Americold (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) Jernigan Capital (NYSE: JCAP) in its $900 million going-private sale to NexPoint Advisors Financial Services and Insurance NCR Voyix (NYSE: VYX) in its $2.45 billion sale of its digital banking business to Vertias Capital Smith Ventures in its $690 million carveout acquisition of the non-bank fintech business of Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) IQV Ventures in its $504 million take-private acquisition of The Aaron's Company PROG Holdings (NYSE: PRG) in its $420 million acquisition of Purchasing Power from Flexpoint Ford CCF Holdings in its acquisition of TitleMax Aqueduct in its acquisition by PNC Bank and Harris Williams Thomas H. Lee Partners in its sale of Prime Risk Partners Software Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its $1.85 billion acquisition of Central Reach from Insight Partners Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its $800 million acquisition of Subsplash from K1 Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP) in its $175 million acquisition of Orchard Software from Francisco Partners Auxo Solutions in its sale to Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Arkade AI in its acquisition of Loop Marketers Industrials and Chemicals H.I.G. Capital in its sale of USALCO to TJC (formerly The Jordan Company) H.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of USALCO, LLC H.I.G. Capital in its acquisition of American Rental Company H.I.G. 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