Press Release 05.27.26
JP Cordon advises public and private companies, private equity sponsors, investment banks, venture capital firms and emerging growth enterprises on a broad range of strategic transactions and corporate governance, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, minority investments and venture financings.
JP’s practice includes advising clients at all stages of development, from formation and early-stage capital raising to complex M&A and liquidity events. He frequently serves as outside general counsel and a trusted advisor, providing practical, business-focused advice to founders, executive teams, boards of directors and investors across a variety of industries, including technology, sports, digital media, life sciences, aerospace, defense, energy, manufacturing, consumer products and financial services.
Representative Experience
- Represented Transcend Therapeutics in its $1.225 billion definitive agreement to be acquired by Otsuka Pharmaceutical.
- Represented HEICO in its acquisition of Axillon Aerospace’s fuel containment business from SK Capital.
- Represented NANO Nuclear Energy in its $13 million acquisition of Secured Transportation Services.
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- Representative M&A and Private Equity Experience
- Represented Sentynl Therapeutics in its definitive agreement to acquire Progerinin (SLC-D011) from PRG S&T.
- Represented Crestone Air Partners in its acquisition of Arena Aviation Capital.
- Represented Harbor Compliance co-founder in connection with majority growth investment from Bregal Sagemount.
- Represented Wilbur-Ellis in the sale of its subsidiary, Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, to Balmoral Funds.
- Represented Axoni in the sale of its post-trade processing technology to London Stock Exchange.
- Represented Meetup in its sale to Bending Spoons, an Italian technology company.
- Represented Matt Kalish in the restructuring of FaZe Clan, including an $11 million investment into FaZe Media, a subsequent note financing and acquisition of FaZe Media.
- Represented Verance in its strategic investment in Acceleration Community of Companies.
- Represented Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. II in its $725 million business combination with Abpro, resulting in Abpro being publicly listed on the Nasdaq.
- Represented Catalyst Spirits in its sale of an initial investment with a path to total ownership by Campari Group in Howler Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey with Natural Banana Flavor.
- Represented Freed Up Capital in its minority investment in LAFC.
- Represented Larva Labs in the sale of CryptoPunks and Meebits to Yuga Labs, maker of Bored Apes Yacht Club.
- Represented Cartessa Aesthetics in its significant investment from Copley Equity Partners and PennantPark Investment Advisers.
- Represented Netskope in its acquisition of Infiot.
- Represented Ullico in its acquisition of Arizona and Texas operations of Triton Utilities, which owns and operates numerous water and wastewater utilities.
- Represented Regalix and Nytro.ai in sale of the company to MarketStar, a deal honored as the 2024 Americas Media & Marketing Deal of the Year by M&A Atlas Americas Awards.
- Represented Biodiscovery in its $100 million sale to Bionano Genomics.
- Represented Ullico in its acquisition of Michigan American Water Company, which owns, operates and maintains a water production and distribution system in Michigan.
- Represented franchisee of wholesale distributor for HVAC equipment in sale of multiple stores to franchisor.
- Represented Atlas Copco, a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, in its $69 million acquisition of Perceptron.
- Represented The Raine Group, a significant stockholder of DraftKings, in connection with DraftKings; SPAC merger, valuing DraftKings at approximately $3 billion.
- Represented The Raine Group, a global investment firm, with the restructuring of Beachbody’s corporate structure and follow-on investment in Beachbody.
- Represented ReDesign Health, a health care company incubator, in its acquisition of the assets of Together Senior Health.
- Represented Techmer, a leading designer and producer of engineered compounds and color and additive concentrates for the plastics and fiber industries, in the sale of a significant ownership interest to SK Capital.
- Represented Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. in its announced $1 billion merger with Essentium (now withdrawn).
- Representative Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Experience
- Represented SecurityScorecard, a leader in security ratings, in its $180 million Series E financing.
- Represented Qnergy, a provider of solutions for methane emissions mitigation, in its $10 million Series B financing.
- Representing Arieli Capital in numerous matters, including their primary investments in health care companies, property management platforms and investment platforms.
- Represented Tomo Networks, a fintech startup improving the homebuying experience, in its investment in Ferry International.
- Represented renewable energy infrastructure company in its $14 million SAFE financing.
- Represented leading air cargo provider in consultancy joint venture.
- Represented healthtech company providing clinical solutions in $10 million Series Seed financing.
- Representing AI-powered EKG company in second venture financing and commercial agreements with hospitals and health care providers.
- Representing creator of efficient photonic connections in early-stage venture financing and corporate governance.
- Representing developer of platform for tracking health data and outcomes in equity financing.
- Representing blockchain-based transfer agent in development of platform and equity financing.
- Representing New Jersey-licensed cannabis retailer in early-stage venture financing and corporate governance.
- Represented venture capital shareholder in dispute and settlement to buy out other majority shareholder of a securities broker-dealer.
- Representing New York-licensed cannabis retailer in early-stage venture financing and corporate governance.
- Representative Securities Offerings Experience
- Represented Quantum in $67.5 million rights offering, a deal honored as the 2022 Best Governance Around a Corporate Transaction by Corporate Secretary.
- Represented 1stDibs, a luxury goods online marketplace, in its approximately $117 million initial public offering.
- Represented Nikola Corporation, an electric vehicle manufacturer, in obtaining two equity lines of credit totaling $600 million from Tumim Stone Capital.
- Representative Pro Bono Experience
- Represented family from Honduras in successful claim for asylum.
Education
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J.D., Fordham University School of Law
cum laudeB.A., State University of New York, Stony Brook
Admissions
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New York
Languages
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Spanish