Jonathan Tepper Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

• Led the Sphere / MSG legal teams in their (i) $550mm sale of Tao Group Hospitality and its related venues to an affiliate of Mohari Hospitality Limited, (ii) $20.5mm convertible loan investment in, and subsequent acquisition of, Holoplot GmbH, (iii) sale of the Boston Calling music festival to an affiliate of Live Nation, and (iv) acquisition and disposition of various corporate aircraft• Managed the MSG legal teams in their (i) sale of Counter Logic Gaming to NRG Esports, (ii) $10mm PIPE in Xtract One Technologies, and (iii) venture capital investments in Sapphire Sports, Will Ventures and Don't Quit, among others

Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, Kr

• Globally responsible for all legal matters at Samsung NEXT, the world-wide acquisition, joint-venture, investment, strategy and innovation division of the consumer-facing side of Samsung Electronics• Provided solutions-driven, business-minded legal oversight of its M&A, partnerships, venture capital, accelerator, product development and commercialization, HR and marketing initiatives, as well as those of its controlled subsidiaries• Directly advised Samsung Electronics’ Chief Innovation Officer / Samsung NEXT’s President• Managed legal issues across Samsung NEXT’s offices in: Mountain View, CA; San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Seoul, Korea; Tel Aviv, Israel; Berlin, Germany; and London, England, as well as its globally distributed, remote workforce• Built a top-rated, highly diverse team of in-house attorneys and paralegals, and efficiently supervised outside counsel• Deeply integrated with deal teams to provide commercial, tax and accounting guidance, in addition to practical legal advice• Developed the business case for the acquisition of SmartThings, Samsung Electronics’ home Internet of Things platform, and later served as SmartThings’ Secretary and General Counsel• Led the legal teams in dozens of acquisitions for Samsung Electronics around the globe, totaling ~$1 billion and including SmartThings, LoopPay (now Samsung Pay), Viv Labs, Joyent, AdGear, Boxee, Innoetics, Fluenty, Kngine and Whisk• Successfully managed litigation and alternative dispute resolution processes for commercial, IP and HR matters • Promoted twice: From Director to Sr. Director in 2015; and from Sr. Director to VP in 2017

New York, New York, Us

• Drafted prospectuses for two IPOs that raised $453 million and ISMs for three follow-on offerings that raised $660 million• Prepared board presentations, fairness opinions, financing memoranda, financial models and analyses for six transactions ranging in value from $80 million to $8.1 billion

London, Gb

• Led deal teams of more than thirty lawyers across multiple countries and practice groups• Advised both public and private companies on transaction structures, corporate governance matters and compliance with federal securities laws, rules and regulations, including the SEC’s rules on cross-border transactions • Successfully represented financial and strategic buyers and sellers in both hostile and negotiated transactions, including eight deals ranging in value from $1.1 billion to $19.5 billion• Drafted subscription agreements, shareholders’ agreements, registration rights agreements, tender offer materials, private offering memoranda and SEC filings• Executed several private investments in public equity and committed equity financing facilities

New York, Ny, Us

• Negotiated IP license agreements, strategic alliance agreements, outsourcing agreements, SaaS / ASP agreements, transition services agreements, security agreements, escrow agreements and confidentiality agreements• Performed due diligence for four M&A deals ranging in value from $212 million to $16 billion

M.B.A., Business

J.D., Law

B.A., History, Additional Concentration In Pre-Medical Studies

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