John C. Partigan

John Partigan is known for his extensive experience in public and private company mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, capital markets transactions, and corporate governance. He is the team leader of the firm’s national Securities practice.My focusMy focus is on helping our clients achieve their goals, by efficiently and effectively structuring and executing on transformative transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, debt or equity financings, initial public offerings, joint ventures, and strategic alliances.MERGERS & ACQUISITIONSI enjoy working with clients in a wide variety of industries and on transactions of all shapes and sizes. I recently represented AMP Capital Holdings Limited, a large global investment manager headquartered in Sydney, Australia, in two strategic transactions, including the sale of AMP’s infrastructure mezzanine debt platform to Ares Holdings, L.P. and the sale of its global infrastructure equity management platform, the Global Infrastructure Funds, to DigitalBridge Group, Inc.I also have deep experience representing clients in the media industry. For more than 20 years, I have represented TEGNA Inc., a publicly traded broadcast and digital media company, in transformative acquisitions and strategic investments. In addition, I have secured billions of dollars of debt financing in the US debt capital markets and under its amended and extended credit agreement.CAPITAL MARKETSI have represented issuers of high-grade and high-yield debt securities, in Rule 144A and Regulation S distributions, exchange offers, tender offers, and consent solicitations, involving billions of dollars. These financings are often completed in conjunction with merger and acquisition transactions. I have recently represented a leading European venture capital firm, and its investment funds, as US securities counsel, including in connection with the formation of two new life sciences funds and the disposition of investments in two portfolio companies in the US capital markets after completion of IPO transactions for the portfolio companies.Looking aheadIncreased merger and acquisition activity, particularly among strategic buyers, as the debt capital markets continue to be strong.

John Partigan is known for his extensive experience in public and private company mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, capital markets transactions, and corporate governance. He is the team leader of the firm’s national Securities practice.My focusMy focus is on helping our clients achieve their goals, by efficiently and effectively structuring and executing on transformative transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, debt or equity financings, initial public offerings, joint ventures, and strategic alliances.MERGERS & ACQUISITIONSI enjoy working with clients in a wide variety of industries and on transactions of all shapes and sizes. I recently represented AMP Capital Holdings Limited, a large global investment manager headquartered in Sydney, Australia, in two strategic transactions, including the sale of AMP’s infrastructure mezzanine debt platform to Ares Holdings, L.P. and the sale of its global infrastructure equity management platform, the Global Infrastructure Funds, to DigitalBridge Group, Inc.I also have deep experience representing clients in the media industry. For more than 20 years, I have represented TEGNA Inc., a publicly traded broadcast and digital media company, in transformative acquisitions and strategic investments. In addition, I have secured billions of dollars of debt financing in the US debt capital markets and under its amended and extended credit agreement.CAPITAL MARKETSI have represented issuers of high-grade and high-yield debt securities, in Rule 144A and Regulation S distributions, exchange offers, tender offers, and consent solicitations, involving billions of dollars. These financings are often completed in conjunction with merger and acquisition transactions. I have recently represented a leading European venture capital firm, and its investment funds, as US securities counsel, including in connection with the formation of two new life sciences funds and the disposition of investments in two portfolio companies in the US capital markets after completion of IPO transactions for the portfolio companies.Looking aheadIncreased merger and acquisition activity, particularly among strategic buyers, as the debt capital markets continue to be strong.

John Partigan is known for his extensive experience in public and private company mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, capital markets transactions, and corporate governance. He is the team leader of the firm’s national Securities practice.

My focus is on helping our clients achieve their goals, by efficiently and effectively structuring and executing on transformative transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, debt or equity financings, initial public offerings, joint ventures, and strategic alliances.

I enjoy working with clients in a wide variety of industries and on transactions of all shapes and sizes. I recently represented AMP Capital Holdings Limited, a large global investment manager headquartered in Sydney, Australia, in two strategic transactions, including the sale of AMP’s infrastructure mezzanine debt platform to Ares Holdings, L.P. and the sale of its global infrastructure equity management platform, the Global Infrastructure Funds, to DigitalBridge Group, Inc.

I also have deep experience representing clients in the media industry. For more than 20 years, I have represented TEGNA Inc., a publicly traded broadcast and digital media company, in transformative acquisitions and strategic investments. In addition, I have secured billions of dollars of debt financing in the US debt capital markets and under its amended and extended credit agreement.

I have represented issuers of high-grade and high-yield debt securities, in Rule 144A and Regulation S distributions, exchange offers, tender offers, and consent solicitations, involving billions of dollars. These financings are often completed in conjunction with merger and acquisition transactions. I have recently represented a leading European venture capital firm, and its investment funds, as US securities counsel, including in connection with the formation of two new life sciences funds and the disposition of investments in two portfolio companies in the US capital markets after completion of IPO transactions for the portfolio companies.

Increased merger and acquisition activity, particularly among strategic buyers, as the debt capital markets continue to be strong.