Recognized for his work in M&A and private equity by Asian Legal Business and Who’s Who Legal, Jonathan Stradling regularly represents private equity sponsors and public and private companies in a broad range of transactions and corporate governance matters. He represents clients in complex transactions including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, carve-outs, recapitalizations and other corporate transactions across a variety of industries, including technology, financial institutions, infrastructure, real estate, energy and industrials, among others, as well as corporate governance matters.
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Work Highlights
- KKR in its acquisition of Hitachi Transport System, Ltd.
- KKR in its acquisition of Mitsubishi Corp.-UBS Realty from Mitsubishi Corporation and UBS Asset Management;
- Blackstone in its $6.3 billion acquisition of Crown Resorts Limited
- Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust in its $6 billion acquisition of Home Partners of America
- KKR in its acquisition, with Rakuten, of a controlling stake in Seiyu from Walmart, which was named “Private Equity Deal of the Year” at the Asia Legal Awards
- SoftBank Corp. in the $30 billion business integration of its consolidated subsidiary, Z Holdings Corporation—the parent company of Yahoo! Japan—with LINE Corporation, which was named “M&A Deal of the Year: Premium” and “Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year” at the ALB Japan Law Awards
- China National Chemical Corporation in its $43 billion acquisition of Syngenta AG
Education
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Harvard University, 2013 A.M.
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Harvard Law School, 2012 J.D.
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Brigham Young University, 2008 B.A.
Associations
- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- American Bar Association
- Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
Admissions
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New York 2013
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Japan (Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi)
A member of the Firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice, Jonathan Stradling regularly represents private equity sponsors and public and private companies in mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, carve-outs, recapitalizations and other corporate transactions across a wide range of industries, including technology, financial institutions, infrastructure, real estate, energy and industrials, among others. He also advises on a wide range of corporate governance matters.
Jonathan’s recent transactions have included:
- KKR in multiple transactions, including its pending acquisition of Hitachi Transport System, Ltd.; its acquisition, with Rakuten, of a controlling stake in Seiyu from Walmart, which was named “Private Equity Deal of the Year” at the Asia Legal Awards; its acquisition of Mitsubishi Corp.-UBS Realty from Mitsubishi Corporation and UBS Asset Management; its acquisition of Yayoi from ORIX Corporation; and its acquisition of Central Tank Terminal from an affiliate of Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, as well as restructurings and sales of KKR’s private portfolio companies
- Blackstone in multiple transactions, including its $6.3 billion acquisition of Crown Resorts Limited and Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust’s $6 billion acquisition of Home Partners of America
- SoftBank Corp. in the $30 billion business integration of its consolidated subsidiary, Z Holdings Corporation—the parent company of Yahoo! Japan—with LINE Corporation, which was named “M&A Deal of the Year: Premium” and “Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year” at the ALB Japan Law Awards
- USAA in multiple transactions, including the $1.8 billion sale of its brokerage and wealth management divisions to Charles Schwab, and the $850 million sale of its mutual fund and ETF businesses to Victory Capital
- Monex Group and Coincheck in connection with Coincheck’s pending business combination with Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, which will result in a newly formed holding company in the Netherlands with an expected implied equity value of approximately $1.25 billion
- China National Chemical Corporation in its $43 billion acquisition of Syngenta AG
- Vistra Energy Corp., the parent company for TXU Energy and Luminant, in its merger with Dynegy Inc.
- J.C. Flowers in its acquisition of the Asia Pacific subsidiaries of Chi-X and their subsequent sale to Cboe Global Markets
- L3 Technologies in its sale of its Vertex Aerospace business
- Corsair in its strategic investment in CamberView Partners and subsequent disposition to PJT Partners
- Alinda Capital Partners in its acquisition of Conduent Incorporated’s commercial vehicle operations business
- EQT in its acquisition of a majority interest in Sitecore
- Private equity firms, including Riverstone and H.I.G. Capital, in sales of minority stakes
Jonathan has been recognized as one of the top M&A and governance lawyers in Japan by Who’s Who Legal and honored for his work in M&A and private equity by Asian Legal Business. He is fluent in Japanese. Jonathan received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, an A.M. from Harvard University and a B.A. from Brigham Young University.