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.
