Overview
Jon is a partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions practice group. Jon represents purchasers and sellers in mergers and acquisition transactions, including negotiated business combinations and contested acquisition transactions. Jon’s experience in this area includes advising boards of directors and special committees. Recent engagements include advising Novanta in its acquisition of Motion Solutions and Carlisle Companies in several carve-out transactions as part of its pivot to a pure-play construction materials company. Resident in Dorsey’s Toronto office from 2002 through 2004, Jon advises clients on U.S. law aspects of U.S.-Canada mergers and acquisitions transactions. Jon also advises public and private companies on general corporate matters. Jon is a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the ABA’s Business Law Section and is a contributor to the committee’s thought leadership projects, including the widely consulted deal points studies. Jon’s interests outside of the office include watching his sons play high school sports, cross-country skiing, preparing smoked meats, and curling.
Experience
Client Achievements
Representative Transactions
Representing a private-equity consortium as local Minnesota counsel in its proposed $6.2 billion acquisition of ALLETE, Inc., a publicly traded energy company.
Represented Carlisle Companies Incorporated, publicly traded manufacturer of building envelope products, in multiple transactions including:
- The acquisition of MTL Holdings from a fund affiliated with GreyLion Partners for $410 million
- The sale of Carlisle’s liquid finishing business to a fund affiliated with Lone Star Funds for $520 million
- The sale of Carlisle’s brake and friction business to CentroMotion for $375 million
Represented Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., a publicly traded medical device company, in its sale to Abbott for $890 million.
Represented Novanta Inc., a publicly traded global supplier of core technology solutions to medical and industrial OEMs, in its acquisition of Motions Solutions for $189 million.
Represented TAK Communications, a national provider of communications and broadband infrastructure services, in a transaction with a fund affiliated with Platinum Equity.
Represented U.S. Bancorp, a publicly traded financial services holding company, in its acquisition of TravelBank.
Represented Instapage, a developer of landing page design tool, in its sale to airSlate.
Represented MacArthur Co., an ESOP-owned building products distributor in its acquisition of American Metals Supply Co., an ESOP-owned distributor of sheet and coil steel, prefabricated duct fittings and HVAC products.
News & Resources
Articles
News & Press Mentions
Events & Speaking Engagements
Select Presentations
- “2016 Business Law Institute – What Every Deal Lawyer Should Know About Representation and Warranty Insurance in M&A,” May 2016
- “2015 Corporate Counsel Symposium – The Ties That Bind: M&A Challenges for Buyers of Family-Held of Founder-Owned Businesses,” October 2015
- “Turnaround Management Association/Minnesota – Transactional Risk Products: Orchestrating a Good Outcome in the Face of Adversity,” October 2015
- “The Basics of Representation and Warranty Insurance - Tools for Closing the M&A Transaction,” May 2015
- “2014 Business Law Institute – Delaware and Doing Deals,” May 2014
- “2012 Corporate Counsel Symposium – M&A Under the Microscope: Getting the Deal Done in Uncertain Times,” October 2012
- “2008 In-House Counsel Crash Course,” March 2008
- "Tender Offers Are Back," February 2008
Industries & Practices
Canada Cross-Border Transactions
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- Canada Cross-Border Transactions
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Professional & Civic
Professional Achievements
- American Bar Association, Business Law Section – Member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee
- Minnesota Bar Association, Business Law Section - Member of Chapter 302A Subcommittee
Community Involvement
- Board of Directors, The Loppet Foundation, 2015 – present
Accolades
- Recognized as a "Stand-Out Lawyer" by Thomson Reuters, 2024
- Ranked by Chambers USA: Corporate/M&A, 2015-2016 (Up and Coming), 2023-2024
- Contributed more than 50 Challenge pro bono hours, 2022
- Contributed more than 100 Challenge pro bono hours, 2020
- Recommended by Legal 500 United States, 2019
- MSBA North Star Lawyer, 2012 and 2015-2022
- Listed as a "Rising Star" by Minnesota Super Lawyers, 2008