John Wayne Horton

• Represented Founders Fund in 24 venture capital equity and debt strategic investments, in addition to numerous follow-on investment transactions.*
• Represented Sky plc in 23 venture capital equity and debt strategic investments, in addition to numerous follow-on investment transactions.*
• Represented 3M Company in 18 venture capital equity and debt strategic investments, in addition to numerous follow-on investment transactions.*
• Represented a Massachusetts-based medical device company in its Series A-2 Preferred Unit private placement offering and governance matters.*
• Represented a Maryland-based private information technology company in its simultaneous Series A-3 Preferred Stock financing and acquisition of substantially all of the assets of a Washington-based information technology consulting company.*
• Represented a private equity fund on a $20 million secured term loan to a mobile phone service franchising company in exchange for a 67.5% membership interest in the company.*
• Represented numerous emerging companies in corporate matters, venture capital transactions and securities matters.*

* Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin

• Represented Synopsys, Inc., in its acquisition of cybersecurity company, Black Duck Software, Inc. for more than US $550 million.*
• Represented Cisco Systems, Inc., in its acquisition of the data analytics product platform of Saggezza Inc.*
• Represented international-based public company, Foxconn., in its multi-jurisdictional, cross-border, acquisition of Microsoft’s feature phone business for US$350 million.*
• Represented Aurelius, LLC in the sale of its assets to DataStax, Inc.*

* Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.