Latham & Watkins LLP

John Slater advises market-leading public and private companies on the full spectrum of complex corporate finance and capital markets transactions, with a special focus in the retail and technology sectors.

John leverages a commercial mindset and comprehensive understanding of the debt and equity capital markets to advise clients on:

• • Initial public offerings (IPO) and follow-on offerings
  • Mergers and acquisitions, particularly de-SPAC transactions
  • Private debt- and equity-linked offerings
  • Liability management transactions, including restructurings, tender offers, exchange offers, and consent solicitations
  • Formation of partnerships and joint ventures
  • Corporate governance and other general corporate matters

Beyond his transactional work, John helps clients navigate day-to-day life as a public company or a company in the process of going public. John collaborates across Latham’s multidisciplinary platform to connect companies with the internal and external resources they need to achieve their business goals.

As a native Spanish-speaker, John also provides both commercial and cultural fluency to clients in matters with a Latin America nexus, including companies pursuing dual listings on local markets and the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq, as well as private securities offerings to US investors.