John Wayne Horton

• Represents numerous emerging companies in corporate and securities matters, including the regular representation of start-ups from inception.
• Represents corporate clients through complex restructuring and venture capital transactions.
• Represents Accel Partners in venture capital transactions.
• Represents Cervin Ventures in venture capital transactions.
• 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.*

* Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin

• Represented an Oregon-based client in a complex transaction involving the sale of an investment advisor education business to a California-based private equity firm.
• Represented a New York-based search fund in the acquisition of a New Jersey-based business in the automotive marketing industry.
• Represented a search fund in the sale of a SaaS business to a New York-based private equity firm.
• 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.*

* Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.