John Kurtz
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John Kurtz

Associate

Email

john.kurtz@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 214 271 5648

Offices

Dallas

V-CARD
John focuses his practice on U.S. and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions, including private equity sponsor and portfolio company acquisitions and dispositions, minority investments and joint ventures.

John’s private equity and strategic clients operate and invest in various industries, including technology, AI, manufacturing, construction, aerospace/defense, environmental services, healthcare, consumer products, energy and professional services.

John also advises clients on capital raising transactions and corporate governance and securities matters.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • J.F. Lehman & Company and its portfolio companies in multiple transactions, including their acquisitions of Integrated Global Services, Wenzel Associates, Murphy Pipeline Contractors, Atomic Transport, Insight Pipe Contracting and IPC Services.
  • SAP in multiple transactions, including the carve out of Qualtrics from SAP and Qualtrics' initial public offering raising $1.55 billion and concurrent $670 million private placements, and the carveout and sale of SAP’s Litmos business to Francisco Partners.
  • Microvast in its $3.0 billion business combination with Tuscan Holdings Corp., a Nasdaq-listed SPAC, and $57.5 million bridge financing notes offering with affiliates of Luxor Capital Partners.
  • Hitachi Energy in its acquisition of a controlling stake in eks Energy, a leading supplier of power electronics and energy management solutions for storage and renewables integration based in Seville, Spain.
  • ExcelFin Acquisition Corp., a Nasdaq-listed SPAC, in its $370 million business combination with Betters Medical Investment Holdings Limited, a leading microwave ablation medical device developer and provider in China.
  • Mother Lode Holding Co., a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions, in its $300 million acquisition by First American Financial Corporation.
  • Apexon, a digital technology services and platform solutions company, in its business combination with Infostretch Corporation, a digital engineering services firm backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Everstone Group.
  • Tactical Resources, a mineral exploration and development company focused on U.S.-made rare earth elements, in its pending $589 million business combination with Plum Acquisition Corp. III, a Nasdaq-listed SPAC.
  • CCS Fundraising, the world's leading fundraising consulting firm for non-profits, with respect to a strategic investment by ABRY Partners.
  • NRC Group in its $750 million business combination with Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III, a Nasdaq-listed SPAC, and subsequent $966 million acquisition by US Ecology.
  • Passage Identity, a passwordless authentication company, in its acquisition by 1Password.
  • Welltok, a leading provider of data analytics-based targeting and multi-channel outreach solutions, in its acquisition by Virgin Pulse, a portfolio company of Marlin Equity Partners.
  • Amyris, a Nasdaq-listed synthetic biotechnology company, in its acquisition of Beauty Labs International, a UK-based leader in AI technology that provides breakthrough connected consumer experiences to the beauty and wellness community.
  • WinWire Technologies, a leading data-driven digital engineering company specializing in Microsoft Azure and other Microsoft cloud platforms, in its strategic investment by Sverica Capital Management.
  • Futura Title & Escrow, the largest independent title and escrow group in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, in its majority stake sale to Seidler Equity Partners.
  • Great Elm Group, Inc. in the sale of its majority interest of Forest Investments, Inc. to affiliates of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • Volta Trucks in multiple capital raising transactions, including its €40 million Series B and €300 million Series C financings.

Qualifications

Admissions

Texas, 2019

Academic

J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 2019

B.A., Politics and Philosophy, summa cum laude, New York University, 2015

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.