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Overview
JOHN HELPS CLIENTS ACHIEVE THEIR BUSINESS GOALS THROUGH CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS, SUCH AS MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, JOINT VENTURES AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN OTHER ENTITIES.
He also assists clients in venture capital financings, provides general corporate counseling, and drafts and negotiates general commercial contracts.
Experience
Client Achievements
Representative Transactions
- Sale of the assets of Aevenia, Inc., an energy and electrical construction company, to Primoris Services Corporation.
- Purchase by The Mosaic Company of Archer Daniels Midland Co's fertilizer distribution business in Brazil and Paraguay for $350 million.
- Sale of MediaBeacon, a leader in Digital Asset Management (DAM) software solutions, to DHR Esko BVBA, located in Gent, Belgium.
- Equity Investment by Canon USA in Spartan Bioscience Inc., a leader in on-demand DNA testing.
- Sale of Mosaic Argentina’s assets to Bunge Argentina.
- Purchase of Amber Pharmacy by Hy-Vee, Inc.
- Sale of MindShift Technologies, a cloud and managed services company, by Best Buy.
- Purchase by The Mosaic Company of CF Industries’ phosphate mining and manufacturing operations for $1.4 billion.
- Sale of Napster, a digital music service provider, by Best Buy to Rhapsody.
- Sale of Atritech, Inc. to Boston Scientific Corporation.
- Purchase of A-Life Medical, Inc. by Ingenix, Inc.
- Purchase by Apogee Enterprises, Inc. of Glassec, a Brazilian glass manufacturer.
- Negotiation of mining joint venture between Vale S.A., Mitsui & Co., Ltd., and The Mosaic Company.
- Purchase by St. Jude Medical of certain assets of MitralSolutions.
- Negotiation of Master Services Agreements between The Mosaic Company and Hatch Ltd.
- Sale of Mosaic International (Thailand) Limited to ICP Fertilizer Co., Ltd.
- Acquisition by Oxford Health Plans LLC of certain subsidiaries of Health Net of the Northeast, Inc.
Industries & Practices
Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
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- Closely Held Businesses
- Corporate Governance & Compliance
- Emerging Companies
- Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
- Health Care
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mining & Natural Resources
