John M Jennings

Experience

• Represents public and private acquirers, sellers, and merger parties
  • Represented regional bank in $3.6 billion merger of equals
  • Represented regional bank in $860 million acquisition
  • Represented community bank in $100 million three–bank combination
  • Represented regional bank in $360 million acquisition
  • Represented brewing company in $3.4 billion merger of equals
  • Represented private equity fund in $30 million portfolio company sale
• Represents issuers, underwriters and placement agents in public and private securities offerings, including initial public offerings, PIPE transactions, shelf take–downs, and other follow–on offerings
  • Represented issuer in $30 million shelf takedown of common stock
  • Represented underwriter in $200 million shelf takedown of common stock
  • Represented issuers, underwriters, and placement agents in various subordinated debt and equity offerings and recapitalizations
• Advises companies and their constituents regarding securities law compliance, banking regulatory, fiduciary duty and corporate governance issues, proxy contests, periodic disclosure, and executive compensation
• Advises companies regarding takeover preparedness

Previous Professional Experience

• Partner, Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP