EXPERIENCE

John’s representative matters include:

Retail, Fashion and Luxury

• Global Auto Holdings Limited (GAHL) in its DKK 7.9 billion ($1.17 billion) acquisition of K.W. Bruun’s import and digital businesses
• WHP Global in:
  • its acquisitions of a majority interests in G-Star RAW, Rag + Bone and Warner’s
  • numerous licensing arrangements for the Toys “R” Us and Lotto brands
• G-III Apparel in its strategic partnership with AWWG
• Apollo Global Management on its recommended all cash acquisition of the entire issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital of The Restaurant Group plc, one of the UK’s biggest hospitality businesses
• PizzaExpress on the sale and ongoing licensing of its Chinese business to Hony Capital
• TDR Capital on licensing advice and drafting in relation to its investments in Popeyes UK and France
• A global fast food restaurant on the drafting an renegotiation of its master franchise and licence agreements
• Hertz Corporation in its long-term strategic partnership in Brazil with Localiza
• Ben Ainslie Racing on its sponsorship and licensing arrangements as part of its bid for the 35^th Americas Cup

Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare

• Novartis on its sale of its global vaccines business to GSK and simultaneous acquisition of GSK’s oncology business and creation of a consumer healthcare joint venture for a total valuation of over $20 billion
• A global dermatology company on its long-term licensing arrangements with its aesthetics partner
• EQT in various matters including:
  • as leader of a consortium, in the CHF 10.2 billion exclusive negotiations to acquire Nestlé Skin Health, a global skincare company
  • as leader of a consortium, in the £4.5 billion recommended cash offer of Dechra Pharmaceuticals
  • the £650 million acquisition of SPT Labtech
• Pharmathen on its patent licensing and manufacturing arrangements with Accord and Novartis
• BC Partners in the sale of European pharmaceutical company Pharmathen to Partners Group
• Thomas H. Lee Partners, along with Frazier Healthcare Partners, in the sale of Adare Biome
• Bain Capital, along with Cinven and STADA Arzneimittel AG, an international pharmaceutical company and a portfolio company of Bain Capital Private Equity and Cinven, on its $660 million acquisition of Takeda’s OTC portfolio in Russia and the CIS
• ArisGlobal in the acquisition of Amplexor Life Sciences
• H.I.G. Capital and portfolio company Aspire Pharma in the acquisitions of Morningside Healthcare and Morningside Pharmaceuticals
• GTCR in its €350 million acquisition of TachoSil from Takeda and simultaneous acquisition of Surgical Specialties Corporation from Vivo Capital to create Corza Medical
• Patient Square Capital in the IP arrangements relating to its investment in Apollo Therapeutics, a portfolio-based biopharmaceutical company

Industrials, Agriculture and Technology

• AutoStore on its patent settlement and cross-licensing arrangement with Ocado
• EQT in various matters including:
  • the acquisition of Dellner Couplers, a global niche market leader in couplers, gangways and adjacent products for passenger rail rolling stock
  • with Covanta, on the carve-out of Covanta’s European operations to create a standalone Waste-to-Energy platform
• KPS Capital Partners in:
  • its acquisition of the Innomotics business from Siemens AG for an enterprise value of €3.5 billion
  • sale of Eviosys to Sonoco for €3.615 billion
• BC Partners, along with Dummen Orange, in the sale of Quick Plug
• Thomas H. Lee Partners in its acquisition of AutoStore AS, a robotics and software company providing automation technology to warehouse & distribution facilities
• Bain Capital in various matters including:
  • the investment in SumUp
  • the c. €1.7 billion acquisition of ITP Aero, an aero engine and gas turbine manufacturer, from Rolls-Royce
  • along with Cinven, on the CHF 4.2 billion definitive agreement to acquire Lonza Specialty Ingredients (NKA: Arxada Services AG)
• Platinum Equity in its carve-out acquisition of Imerys S.A.’s High Temperature Solutions Business
• Advent in various matters including:
  • with Cinven and the RAG-Stiftung, in the €17 billion acquisition of the elevator division of thyssenkrupp AG
  • its investment in the Hermes Group businesses in the UK and Germany
• TPG and investor group in the acquisition of an undisclosed state in Israel-based UBQ Materials for $170 million
• Triton Partners in the sale of Ewellix
• HPS Investment Partners in the recapitalization of Avanti
• A market-leading supplier of aluminium on its long term-strategic partnership and supply arrangement with a global beverage can producer

Software and Data

• General Atlantic in its co-investment with Bridgepoint in Kyriba
• Warburg Pincus in various matters including:
  • the acquisition of Minesoft, a global patent solutions provider
  • its sale of Accelya, a global provider of financial, commercial and analytics solutions to the airline and travel industry
• Thoma Bravo and its portfolio companies in various matters including, along with:
  • Proofpoint, in its acquisition of Tessian
  • D. Power, in its investment in AutoVista
  • SailPoint, in its take private of Osirium Technologies
  • Veriforce, in the acquisition of CHAS 2013 Limited
• Apax Partners in various matters including:
  • the recommended cash offer for EcoOnline Holding AS
  • along with EcoOnline, on the acquisition of Ecometrica
  • along with EcoOnline, on the purchase of the Environmental, Health & Safety Software Division of Alcumus Group Limited
  • the acquisition of Genius Sports Group Limited, a London-based global leader in sports data technology, distribution and commercialization services
• Thomas H. Lee Partners in its investment in Kinexon
• Renaissance Learning, an affiliate of Francisco Partners and Blackstone, in its acquisition of GL Education
• ArisGlobal in the acquisition of BI’s BRASS platform
• MRI Software, in its acquisition of SlideRule Labs (doing business as Springboard Research)
• Montagu Private Equity in the acquisition of the Education Software Solutions business of Capita
• Alpine Investors and its portfolio company Alpine Software Group in the acquisition of Sendible, a U.K. social media management and data analytics provider
• Brighton Park Capital on its $112 million investment in Portswigger

Entertainment and Media

• Blackstone in various matters including:
  • the £4.77 billion recommended cash offer for Merlin Entertainments
  • its acquisition of the business and assets of Murka, a developer and promoter of social casino gaming applications for mobile devices and social media
• Fox Corporation in the joint venture with Gordon Ramsay to jointly form new production entity STUDIO RAMSAY GLOBAL
• Valence Media in its £45 million investment into Fulwell 73, the British independent production company run by partners Ben Winston, Leo Pearlman, Gabe Turner, Ben Turner and James Corden