Jon Venick represents clients in a broad
range of transactional matters including
(i) mergers and acquisitions (M&A),
(ii) public and private equity and debt
offerings, (iii) securities reporting and
compliance and (iv) general corporate
governance matters, with a particular
emphasis on acquisitions of, or on behalf
of, publicly-traded companies. In
addition, a significant portion of Jon's
practice is devoted to advising
publicly-traded companies on various
corporate governance and strategic
matters, including with respect to
defending against activist investors and
remediating the potential negative impacts
stemming from high-value incidents,
including cyber-related matters.
With respect to M&A, Jon has extensive
experience representing both public-traded
and private-held clients in an expansive
range of transactions from both a buy-side
and sell-side perspective. During the
course of his career, Jon has facilitated
countless mergers, stock transactions,
asset deals and carve-outs across numerous
sectors and geographies.
From an offering and reporting
perspective, Jon has worked on a broad
range of transactions including initial
public offerings (IPOs), bond offerings
denominated in both the US dollar and the
Euro, follow-on equity offerings,
at-the-market (ATM) offerings and
registered direct offerings. In connection
therewith, Jon regularly advises clients
listed on both the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) and the National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
(NASDAQ) with respect to the applicable
rules and regulations, and oversees the
preparation of their periodic reports,
proxy statements and other related
documentation.
From a corporate governance perspective,
Jon routinely works with publicly-traded
companies in order to evaluate and enhance
their overall corporate governance posture
on a global basis. In connection
therewith, Jon regularly performs
anti-takeover analyses for his clients in
order to help them appropriately balance
the often-competing interests of various
stakeholders.
