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
- The sales agents in connection with multiple at-the-market offerings, including American Homes 4 Rent, ONEOK, Inc., U.S. Wells Services
- 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
- The underwriters in connection with a $5.25 billion senior notes offering by ONEOK, Inc. relating to its acquisition of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
- The underwriters in connection with a $379 million common stock offering by Chesapeake Utilities Corporation relating to its acquisition of Florida City Gas
- 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 Advised Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Wells Fargo Securities, and Others on Helmerich & Payne’s $1.25 Billion Senior Notes Offering - September 24th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised J.P. Morgan Securities, Goldman Sachs, Barclays Capital, BofA Securities, Wells Fargo Securities, and Others on ONEOK’s $7 Billion Notes Offering - September 24th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised SilverBox Corp IV and Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp. on Initial Public Offerings - September 17th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs on Financing for ONEOK’s $5.9 Billion Acquisitions of Medallion Midstream and Enlink Midstream - August 29th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Morgan Stanley in Connection with Helmerich & Payne’s $1.9725 Billion Acquisition of KCA Deutag - July 25th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Moody’s Corporation on $1.25 Billion Revolving Credit Facility - May 6th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Rabo Securities and the Other Underwriters in AGCO Corporation’s Inaugural $1.1 Billion Senior Notes Offering - March 26th, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advised Underwriters on American Homes 4 Rent’s Inaugural $600 Million Green Bond Offering - January 31st, 2024
- Paul Hastings Advises Underwriters on Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s Common Stock Offering - November 15th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Digital Transformation Opportunities Corp. in Business Combination with American Oncology Network, LLC - September 29th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advises Morgan Stanley on Financing for AGCO’s $2 Billion Acquisition of Trimble Inc.’s Ag Assets - September 29th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advises Barclays on Financing for Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s Acquisition of Florida City Gas - September 27th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advises Underwriters on ONEOK’s $5.25 Billion Senior Notes Offering - August 14th, 2023
- Paul Hastings Advised Barnes & Noble Education in Refinancing - July 31st, 2023
- 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
- U.S. Well Services To Be Acquired by ProFrac Holding Corp. - June 22nd, 2022
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Involvement
- Member, Executive Committee, Asia Society Southern California
- Member, Executive Advisory Council, Asian Americans Advancing Justice—Los Angeles