Jeffrey Johnson
Partner
London
- Overview
- Experience
Introduction
Jeffrey Johnson is a partner in our capital markets and US securities practice
Jeffrey has extensive experience advising issuers, investment banks and selling shareholders on a wide variety of international capital markets transactions, with a particular focus on US securities law aspects. His experience spans across the full range of equity capital markets transactions, including IPOs, rights issues, open offers, ABBs, demergers, spin-offs and affiliate block trades. Jeffrey also has experience advising on bond offerings, USPP note offerings and other debt issuances, and additionally advises on the US securities law aspects of cross-border tender offers and other public M&A transactions. Deals on which Jeffrey has advised encompass a broad spectrum of sectors including real estate, investment funds, retail & leisure, oil & gas, mining, renewable energy, financial services, technology, digital economy, healthcare and others, involving issuers based in the UK, US, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Norway, the Baltics, Montenegro, the UAE, Hong Kong, India, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore and elsewhere.
Jeffrey has been based in the London market since 2006, having started his career with a leading New York law firm in Hong Kong. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School.
Jeffrey is qualified in the USA (New York).
Areas of focus
- Tritax Big Box REIT Plc (BBOX) | Advised on its £3.9 billion all-share acquisition of UK Commercial Property REIT Limited.
- Ignitis grupė | Advised on its £1.5 billion IPO and dual listing on the London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Vilnius (the largest ever Baltics IPO).
- Vulcan Energy Resources | Advised ASX/Frankfurt dual-listed Vulcan Energy on its Frankfurt listing and subsequent fundraisings totalling more than €730 million.
- J.P. Morgan Cazenove and Numis | Advised on the £600 million IPO and £244 million follow-on placing by Auction Technology Group.
- Merlin Entertainments plc | Advising on its £3 billion London Stock Exchange IPO.
- Stifel | Advised on NYSE/LSE-listed Diversified Energy's listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and multiple share placings raising more than £300 million.
- Jubilant Foodworks Netherlands B.V | Advising on its mandatory cash offer for the entire issued and outstanding share capital of DP Eurasia N.V.
- Jefferies and Akur | Advisedon Tritax Big Box REIT's £200 million placing, open offer and offer for subscription.
- Barclays, Davy, J.P. Morgan Cazenove and Morgan Stanley | Advised on the US$750 million rights issue by Tullow Oil.
- Tritax Eurobox | Advised on its €200 million debut USPP note issuance.
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