John B. McKnight

John McKnight focuses his practice on corporate transactions, including public offerings, venture capital/private equity financings, acquisitions, sales and restructurings. He has extensive experience in the representation of publicly held companies as well as counseling boards of directors and their various committees. John advises clients in a number of industries, including health care, technology, energy, financial services and hospitality.

John also represents clients in a broad range of international commercial transactions that include acquisitions, sales, joint ventures, franchising and distribution arrangements.

John’s experience includes the representation of:

• Patra, a provider of technology-enabled services for the insurance industry, in its $146 million growth investment as part of a recapitalization from FTV Capital
• Kosmos Energy in a crude oil prepayment agreement with Trafigura Trading LLC
• Cox Oil affiliate in the completion of the merger between affiliates of Cox and Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., along with the associated financing arrangements
• ABRY Partners in its growth equity investment in RIMES Technologies
• A publicly held U.S. corporation in connection with a merger with a publicly held Canadian corporation
• A Special Committee in a "going private" sale transaction
• A company offering technology solutions to the hospitality industry in its sale to a major U.S. private equity firm
• An investment bank in numerous debt and equity financings, as well as routine business matters, ultimately resulting in the sale of its assets to a publicly traded New York investment bank
• A health care management company in a transformational joint venture transaction
• New York Stock Exchange asset management company in connection with a spin-off transaction
• A large U.S. real estate brokerage firm in international matters, including acquisitions and franchising transactions in Australia, Europe, Africa and Latin America
• Investment banks and issuers in stock and convertible debt financings
• Privately held companies in initial and follow-on venture capital financing rounds