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John Diamandis

Associate
About
John Diamandis is a capital markets associate in the New York office. John has a broad transactional practice, including capital markets, mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance matters. His capital markets practice focuses on the representation of sponsors, issuers, underwriters and initial purchasers in a range of securities matters, including special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), initial public offerings, other equity offerings and high yield debt offerings. His practice also includes advising U.S. and international clients on corporate and securities law matters, including corporate governance and SEC, NYSE and NASDAQ disclosure and reporting and compliance obligations.
Areas of FocusCorporate
Bar admissionsNew York

EXPERIENCE

Representative Experience:

Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Armada Acquisition Corp. I in its $1.6 billion combination with Rezolve Limited, a leading provider of AI-driven engagement platforms for retail and commerce.
  • Wentworth Management Services LLC, a leading independent wealth management enterprise, in its $208 million combination with Kingswood Acquisition Corp. 
  • ShoulderUp Technology Acquisition Corp. in its $130 million combination with SEE ID, Inc., a pioneering startup at the forefront of asset intelligence technology.
  • A leading multinational lottery operator, in its $9.3 billion combination with Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp., and concurrent $350 million common equity private placement.*
  • A special purpose acquisition company in its $4.8 billion combination with Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, and concurrent $150 million common equity private placement. *
  • A special purpose acquisition company in its $270 million combination with Carbon Revolution Limited, a Tier 1 OEM supplier and a leading global manufacturer of lightweight advanced technology carbon fiber wheels. *  
Equity Offerings
  •  Rezolve AI Limited, in public offering of ordinary shares and warrants, generating gross proceeds to the company of approximately $14 million.
  • Similarweb Ltd, a leading digital market intelligence company, in connection with an underwritten secondary offering for gross proceeds to the selling stockholder of approximately $27 million. 
  • An oil and gas exploration company in its C$35 million Rule 144A offering of subscription receipts.
  • A leading cloud-based human capital technology and services provider and certain selling stockholders in connection with an underwritten secondary offering for gross proceeds to the selling stockholders of approximately $149 million. * 
  • A leading cloud-based human capital technology and services provider and certain selling stockholders in connection with an underwritten secondary offering for gross proceeds to the selling stockholders of approximately $400 million.*
  • A leader in prepackaged software services and selling stockholders in connection with an underwriter secondary offering for gross proceeds to the selling stockholders of $200 million. *
Debt Offerings
  • A leader in cloud platform for health care practices nationwide in its offering of $2.35 billion senior unsecured notes in connection with Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman’s acquisition of athenahealth, Inc. for $17 billion. * 
Exchange Act Reporting and Corporate Governance
  • Rezolve AI Limited
  • Binah Capital Group, Inc.
  • Tilray Brands, Inc.
  • Charlotte’s Web Holdings, Inc.
  • Trulieve Cannabis Corp.
  • A leader in prepackaged software services*
  • The largest value-added distributor serving the specialized professional*
  • The largest amusement park operation in North America*
  • Various special purpose acquisition companies. *
     

*Prior to DLA Piper

 
Education
  • J.D., George Washington University
  • B.A., University at Buffalo