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JOHN IS AN EXPERIENCED CORPORATE LAWYER FOCUSING ON CROSS BORDER TRANSCTIONS, MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, AND U.S. SECURITIES MATTERS.
John supports emerging, private and public companies based in the U.S., Canada, and other non-U.S. jurisdictions with their business transactions and securities matters. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions, SEC reporting, investment banking, corporate governance, joint ventures, venture capital, and other private equity financings. John frequently assists non-U.S. business with accessing the U.S. capital markets.
John enjoys learning about the unique business considerations of each client and leverages his prior in-house experience to provide efficient and actionable advice.
Experience
- Represented a software company in multiple rounds of financings including $40 million in SAFEs, a $32 million Series B and a $75 million Series D.
- Represented the lead investor in a $115 million dollar Series C preferred stock financing for biopharmaceutical company focused on CRISPR technology.
- Represented the lead investor in a $80 million dollar Series D preferred stock financing for biotechnology company focused on cancer immunotherapies.
- Represented the lead investor in a $100 million dollar Series C preferred stock financing for enterprise digital surgery software company.
- Represented a hemp technology company in a $30 million Series B preferred stock financing.
- Represented an organic food brand in a $30 million Series C preferred stock financing.
- Represented a brain-machine interface company in an $8 million Series Seed preferred stock financing.
- Represented a software company in its $33 million sale to a UK private equity firm.
- Represented a veterinary franchise in its $26 million sale to a private equity firm.
- Represented a software company in its $11.5 million strategic acquisition of a European software company.
Industries & Practices
Banking & Financial Institutions
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- Canada Cross-Border Transactions
- Capital Markets
- Corporate Governance & Compliance
- Development & Infrastructure
- Emerging Companies
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Intellectual Property
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mining
- Oil & Gas
- Private Equity
- Technology