John D. Amorosi
Lawyers
Partner in our M&A group and co-head of our Private Equity practice. Represents strategic and private equity clients in the full range of M&A transactions.
John is a partner in our Mergers & Acquisitions group and co-head of our Private Equity practice. He regularly represents both strategic and private equity clients in the full range of M&A transactions. In 2021, he was named a “Private Equity MVP of the Year” by Law360.
Experience highlights
Private Equity
- Goldman Sachs’ merchant banking division on its:
- $3 billion acquisition of TransUnion with Advent International
- Acquisition of Boyd
- Acquisition of Hearthside with Vestar and subsequent sale to Partners Group and Charlesbank
- Acquisition of Ipreo with Blackstone from KKR
- Acquisition with Rhône Capital of Neovia Logistics and restructuring
- $2.2 billion preferred financing for Bass Pro’s $5.5 billion acquisition of Cabela’s
- Acquistions and sales of Genesis Capital and Safe-Guard
- GHK Capital Partners on its sale of Hasa to Wind Point Partners
- KPS on its $2.9 billion “stalking horse” bid for Garrett Motion
- STG Partners and OTPP on their $2.075 billion acquisition of RSA from Dell
- American Industrial Partners, Astorg, Bridgepoint, Corsair, Crestview, GHK, GrowthCurve Capital, Metalmark and Warburg Pincus on various transactions
Public Company Mergers & Acquisitions
- Reckitt Benckiser on its $17.8 billion acquisition of Mead Johnson Nutrition
- Western Refining on its $6.2 billion sale to Tesoro
- CVS on various deals, including its $26 billion combination with Caremark Rx and $2.9 billion acquisition of Long’s
Private Strategic Mergers & Acquisitions
- Reckitt on its $4.2 billion sale of its condiments businesses to McCormick
- Roper Technologies on its $5.35 billion acquisition of Vertafore and $2.8 billion acquisition of Deltek
- Masco, McCormick, Morgan Stanley and Pepsi on various transactions
Joint Ventures / Restructurings / Unconventional M&A Transactions
- The Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury on various deals relating to the rescue of AIG
- E*TRADE on a $2.55 billion capital raising transaction with Citadel Investments
- Spinoffs for Masco and RJR Nabisco
Cross-border Transactions
- Reckitt Benckiser on its $17.8 billion acquisition of Mead Johnson
- Cosan on the formation of its $12 billion JV with Shell
- Morgan Stanley on its investment banking JV with MUFG in Japan
- CNOOC on its attempted acquisition of Unocal for $18.5 billion
Asset Management Deals
- Morgan Stanley on the $1.5 billion sale of its retail asset management business to Invesco
- Huatai on its $780 million acquisition of AssetMark Financial
- Artio Global and Arden Capital on their separate sales to Aberdeen
- Fiera Capital, PineBridge, Matthews and FolioDynamix on various transactions
Insights
News
Credentials
Recognition
Law360 – “Private Equity MVP of the Year,” 2021
Chambers USA – Private Equity: Buyouts
IFLR1000 – Private Equity, M&A, United States
Education
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
- magna cum laude
- Order of the Coif
B.A., Georgetown University
- cum laude
Professional history
- Partner, 2003-present
- Davis Polk since 1995
- Northern California office, 2004
- London office, 1999-2001
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York