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John M. Pollack

John
Pollack

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CONTACT INFO

jpollack@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 212.351.3903

FAX:+1 212.817.9403

New York

200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166-0193 USA

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PRACTICE

Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Transportation and Space

BIOGRAPHY

John M. Pollack is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  He is a member of the following Practice Groups: Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Transportation and Space, Media, Entertainment and Technology and National Security.  Mr. Pollack serves on the Finance Committee of Gibson Dunn.

Mr. Pollack focuses his practice on public and private M&A across a wide range of industries and his clients include private investment funds, family offices, publicly-traded and privately-held companies.

Mr. Pollack has been recognized as a leader in his field by Chambers USA, which praised him for being “fantastic to work with, very bright and very attentive to detail.”  In addition, he is consistently recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, and was also named one of Law360’s Rising Stars of 2013 for Private Equity.

Mr. Pollack’s private equity clients have included and include Veritas Capital, Liberty Hall Capital Partners, OceanSound Partners, Lupa Systems, Cerberus Capital Management and Motive Partners.

Recent transactions that Mr. Pollack has led include:

  • the representation of Veritas Capital in connection with certain M&A transactions,
  • the representation of Liberty Hall Capital Partners and its portfolio companies on various M&A transactions, including the sale of OnBoard Systems to Arcline Investment Management, the sale of AIM Aerospace to Sekisui Chemical for $510 million, the sale of Aircraft Performance Group to AFV Partners and the acquisition of Comply365 from Luminate Capital Partners,
  • the representation of OceanSound Partners and its portfolio companies on various M&A transactions, including the acquisition of Digital Management Holdings, the combination of Trident Technologies with Smartronix LLC, and subsequent add-on transactions of DataStrong and C2S Consulting,
  • the representation of Lupa Systems (James Murdoch’s family office) on various M&A matters, including the acquisition of majority control of the parent company of the Tribeca Film Festival and its add-on acquisition of m ss ng p eces production company.

Mr. Pollack has also represented various public companies in change of control transactions, including Aeroflex Holding Corp. ($1.5 billion sale to Cobham plc), Dyncorp International ($1.5 billion sale to Cerberus Capital) and Charming Shoppes ($900 million sale to Ascena Retail Group).*

Mr. Pollack graduated magna cum laude from The George Washington University and The George Washington University Law School, the latter bestowing upon him High Honors, Order of the Coif and an award for Highest Overall Proficiency in Securities Law.

Mr. Pollack serves on The George Washington University Law School Board of Advisors, as well as is a member of the Law School’s Center for Law, Economics & Finance (C-LEAF) Advisory Board.

*Representations were made by Mr. Pollack prior to his association with Gibson Dunn.

EDUCATION

The George Washington University - 1998 Juris Doctor

The George Washington University - 1995 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

New York Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - March 18, 2020 | M&A Amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Crisis: A Checklist
Firm News - August 15, 2019 | Gibson Dunn Lawyers Recognized in the Best Lawyers in America® 2020
Webcasts - July 31, 2018 | Webcast: Strategies Regarding Corporate Veil Piercing and Alter Ego Doctrine
Article - December 13, 2017 | 10 Tips For Managing Litigation Risk In Sell-Side M&A
Article - November 15, 2017 | A Primer On ‘Locked-Box’ Deals
Article - October 27, 2017 | 10 Considerations When Selling to Private Equity Consortium
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