John M. Pollack

John M. Pollack, a partner in the New York office, practices in the areas of public and private mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, recapitalizations and tender/exchange offers. His clients include private investment funds, as well as U.S. and foreign publicly traded companies.

John recently co-authored the 2011 Schulte Roth & Zabel Private Equity Buyer/Public Target Deal Study, a report detailing the notable trends and themes in recent mergers and acquisitions involving private equity buyers and public company targets. He worked on the merger of DynCorp International Inc. with an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., a transaction which was selected by The Deal as one of 2010’s "Private Equity Deals of the Year." John graduated magna cum laude from The George Washington University and The George Washington Law School, the latter bestowing upon him High Honors, Order of the Coif and an award for Highest Overall Proficiency in Securities Law.

Selected Representations

The acquisition of the business conducted by Lockheed Martin Corporation's Enterprise Integration Group on behalf of affiliates of Veritas Capital Fund Management, L.L.C. (as counsel to Veritas Capital)

The merger of DynCorp International Inc., a publicly traded global government services provider, with a newly formed entity formed on behalf of affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management LP (as counsel to DynCorp International)

The merger of USF Corporation, a publicly-traded transportation company, and Yellow Roadway Corporation Inc. (as counsel to USF)

The merger of Oxford Health Plans Inc., a publicly traded health plan provider, and UnitedHealth Group (as counsel to Oxford Health Plans)

The acquisition of several publicly-held software companies, including Concord Communications and Netegrity, by CA Inc. (as counsel to CA)

The acquisition of Lowrance Electronics Inc., a publicly traded manufacturer of GPS and SONAR products, by the Altor Fund in a two-step tender offer/merger (as counsel to the Altor Fund)

The representation of Goldman, Sachs & Co., Moelis & Company and other investment banks in their capacity as financial adviser in connection with public-company merger transactions

The recapitalization of, and related equity raise conducted by, LNR Property Corporation (as counsel to Cerberus and LNR)

The acquisition of First Republic Bank from Bank of America Corp. (as counsel to a member of the investor consortium)

The acquisition of Simmons Bedding Comp. by Ares Management LLC and Teachers’ Private Capital (as counsel to a member of the investor consortium)

The proposed acquisition of Option One Mortgage Corp., H&R Block Inc.’s non-prime residential lending and servicing business, by Cerberus (as counsel to Cerberus)

The acquisition of Stora Enso North America Inc., Stora Enso Oyj’s North American paper manufacturing business, by NewPage Corp., a Cerberus portfolio company (as counsel to NewPage and Cerberus)

The sale of Multimax Inc., a federal contracting company and portfolio company of Cerberus, to Harris Corporation Inc. (as counsel to Multimax and Cerberus)

The acquisition by RathGibson Inc., a portfolio company of Castle Harlan Partners IV LP, of Greenville Tube Co., a stainless steel tube manufacturer (as counsel to Castle Harlan)

The acquisition of Ireland’s leading mobile communications company from Eircom by Vodafone Group Plc in a tender offer (as counsel to Vodafone)

The acquisition of Adisseo Group, the animal nutrition business of Aventis SA, by CVC Capital Partners and the subsequent sale of Adisseo to China National Chemical Corp. (as counsel to CVC and Adisseo)

The acquisition of a 20% investment in Athena Diagnostics Inc., a subsidiary of Elan Corporation plc, by Goldman Sachs International and the subsequent sale of such interest to Behrman Capital (as counsel to Goldman Sachs International)

The acquisition of approximately $15 billion of nonprime residential mortgage assets from UBS by vehicles formed on behalf of several private investment entities (as counsel to Cerberus)

Various issuer tender offer/”matching” transactions and third-party tender offers, including on behalf of several large hedge funds for hedge fund interests and SPV interests

Various consent solicitations, tender offers, exchange offers and loan-repurchase transactions for various borrowers and issuers, including for LNR Property Holdings Ltd., a portfolio company of Cerberus

Selected Publications

Selected Speaking Engagements

Memberships

GW Law School's Board of Advisors
GW Law School's Center for Law, Economics & Finance (C-LEAF) Advisory 
    Board
New York State Bar Association

Other Distinctions

Worked on the merger of DynCorp International Inc. with an affliate of Cerberus 
    Capital Management, L.P., a transaction selected by The Deal as one of 
    2010's "Private Equity Deals of the Year"
The BTI Client Service All-Star MVP
BTI Client Service All-Star Team, 2010, 2011

Bar Admissions

• New York

Education