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John Kurtz

Associate

Email

john.kurtz@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 214 271 5648

Offices

Dallas

V-CARD

John focuses his practice on national and international M&A transactions, private equity, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), capital raising transactions, and general corporate and securities matters.

He advises clients in a wide variety of industries, including technology, manufacturing, consumer products, healthcare, energy, defense and aerospace, environmental and waste services, and professional services.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • Microvast, Inc. in its $3.0 billion business combination with Tuscan Holdings Corp., a Nasdaq-listed SPAC, and $57.5 million bridge financing notes offering with affiliates of Luxor Capital Partners.
  • SAP and Qualtrics in the carve out of Qualtrics from SAP and Qualtrics' initial public offering raising $1.55 billion and concurrent $670 million private placements.
  • TV Ammo, Inc. in its $1.21 billion business combination with Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., a SPAC.
  • Mother Lode Holding Co. in its $300 million acquisition by First American Financial Corporation.
  • SAP in the carveout and sale of its Litmos business to Francisco Partners.
  • Community Counseling Service Co. (CCS Fundraising), the world's leading fundraising consulting firm for non-profits, with respect to a strategic investment by ABRY Partners.
  • Passage Identity in its acquisition by 1Password.
  • Great Elm Group, Inc. in the sale of its majority interest of Forest Investments, Inc. to affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • Volta Trucks in its €40 million Series B and €300 million Series C financings.
  • Apexon in its business combination with Infostretch Corporation.
  • Welltok in its acquisition by Virgin Pulse.
  • Amyris in its acquisition of Beauty Labs International Limited.
  • WinWire Technologies in its strategic investment by Sverica Capital Management.
  • Futura Title & Escrow in its majority stake sale to Seidler Equity Partners.
  • Inland Pipe Rehabilitation in its acquisition of Murphy Pipeline Contractors.
  • FirstEnergy in its $1.75 billion notes offering.
  • J.F. Lehman in its acquisition of Integrated Global Services.
  • BEI Precision in its acquisition of Wenzel Associates, Inc.
  • NRC Group in its $750 million transaction with Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III, a Nasdaq-listed SPAC, and subsequent $966 million acquisition by US Ecology.

Qualifications

Admissions

Attorney-at-Law, Texas

Academic

University of Virginia School of Law J.D.

Managing Editor, Virginia Tax Review

New York University B.A., summa cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.