Overview
Jonathan Ko is a partner in the Securities and Capital Markets practice and is based in the Los Angeles office. Mr. Ko represents private and public companies, investment banks, private equity firms and other institutional investors in a wide range of capital market transactions across various industries, including financial services, gaming, hospitality, real estate, retail and technology. These transactions include initial public offerings, follow on and secondary offerings, and public and private offerings of high-yield debt, investment grade debt and equity securities. He has handled the financing and securities law aspects of mergers and acquisitions transactions. In addition, Mr. Ko counsels clients on SEC reporting and compliance obligations as well as other corporate and securities law matters.
He also has extensive experience in liability management transactions and out-of-court restructurings, advising clients on debt tender and exchange offers and consent solicitations.
Recognitions
- Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law
- IFLR1000, Capital Markets: Debt and Equity
- The Legal 500 USA, Capital Markets: Equity Offerings
- The Legal 500 USA, Real Estate Investment Trusts
Education
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, J.D., 1998
- Loyola Marymount University, B.A., 1995
Representations
Representative matters include:
Debt and Equity Offerings, including Initial Public Offerings
- AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc. in its initial public offering, secondary offering and high-yield debt offering
- The underwriters in multiple debt and equity offerings by American Homes 4 Rent, Public Storage, and PS Business Parks
- Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. in multiple debt offerings
- Viking Cruises Ltd. in multiple high-yield debt offerings
- Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield in multiple investment grade debt offerings
- Numerous initial public offerings by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), such as CF Corp, Crescent Capital Acquisition Corp., Far Point Acquisition Corp, GS Acquisition Holdings Corp, Hennessy Capital Acquisition II—IV, One Madison Corp., Platinum Eagle Acquisition Corp., and Social Capital Hedosophia Corp.
Financing of Mergers and Acquisitions Transactions
- Broadcom Corporation in its $37 billion sale to Avago Technologies Limited. Mr. Ko was a member of the deal team recognized by the Daily Journal with a 2016 "California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year" award for innovative work on this deal
- EMC Corporation in its $67 billion acquisition by Dell Inc.
- Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. in the $375 million offering of 5.625% senior notes by PNK Entertainment, Inc. in connection with the merger of Pinnacle Entertainment with Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. and the spin-off of PNK Entertainment
Liability Management Transactions and Out-of-Court Restructurings
- Residential Capital LLC in its exchange offer for $14 billion of notes
- Quiksilver, Inc. in its $140 million debt-for-equity exchange
- Viking Cruises Ltd in multiple consent solicitations
news
- Paul Hastings Advises Morgan Stanley on Financing for RenaissanceRe’s $2.985 Billion Acquisition of Validus Re - May 24th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advises Goldman Sachs on Financing for ONEOK’s $18.8 Billion Acquisition of Magellan Midstream Partners - May 15th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Raymond James in U.K.-Based Zura Bio Limited’s Cross-Border Business Combination with JATT Acquisition Corp - March 23rd, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advises UBS and Moelis & Company on de-SPAC Transaction - December 7th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Advises HyperloopTT in Business Combination with Forest Road Acquisition Corporation II - November 28th, 2022
- Paul Hastings Advises Digital Transformation Opportunities Corp. in Business Combination with the American Oncology Network - October 6th, 2022
- U.S. Well Services To Be Acquired by ProFrac Holding Corp. - June 22nd, 2022
- Black Rifle Coffee Company Completes $1.7 Billion Business Combination with SilverBox Engaged Merger Corp I - February 10th, 2022
- Paul Hastings’ Securities and Capital Markets Practice Finishes Record Year With Top Rankings in 2021 League Tables for Equity, Debt and Equity-linked Deals - January 18th, 2022
- Credit Suisse Serves as Sole Book-Running Manager on Upsized $240 Million IPO for Kevin Durant’s Infinite Acquisition Corp. - November 19th, 2021
- Paul Hastings Advises on 10 SPAC IPOs Totaling More Than $1.9 Billion - November 17th, 2021
- Black Rifle Coffee Company to Go Public in $1.7 Billion Business Combination with SilverBox Engaged Merger Corp. - November 2nd, 2021
- Paul Hastings Advises on $2.7 Billion of US Debt Capital Markets Deals in Q3 2021 - October 15th, 2021
- Jefferies Serves as Sole Book-Running Manager for Home Plate Acquisition Corporation’s $200 Million IPO - October 1st, 2021
- Metals Acquisition Corp Prices $250 Million IPO - July 29th, 2021
- Jefferies Serves as Sole Book-Running Manager for Software Acquisition Group Inc. III’s $200 Million IPO - July 29th, 2021
- Citigroup and Morgan Stanley Serve as Joint Book-Running Managers for IPO of Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp. - July 29th, 2021
- Jefferies and Citigroup Serve as Placement Agents in Babylon’s $4.2 Billion Business Combination with Alkuri Global Acquisition Corp. - June 3rd, 2021
- Paul Hastings Advised Credit Suisse and UBS in Artisan Acquisition Corp.’s $300 Million SPAC IPO - May 18th, 2021
- Paul Hastings’ Securities and Capital Markets Practice Ranks Highly in Q1 2021 League Tables for Equity, Debt and Equity-linked Deals - April 22nd, 2021
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Involvement
- Member, Executive Committee, Asia Society Southern California
- Member, Executive Advisory Council, Asian Americans Advancing Justice—Los Angeles