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John Kurtz

Associate

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.

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.