Practice Areas
Education
- B.A., Wake Forest University, 1988
- J.D., Southern Methodist University, 1991
Bar & Court Admissions
- Texas, 1992
- North Carolina, 2002
Other Areas of Law
- Mezzanine Finance
- Private Equity
John S. Chinuntdet
John Chinuntdet co-heads the firm’s Investment Team and offers extensive experience in private equity and mezzanine finance.
- He primarily represents financial institutions, institutional investors, hedge funds, business development companies, private equity groups and sponsors in their buy-out, investment and finance transactions.
- He also represents companies in their merger and acquisition transactions, including representing stockholders in the sales of their companies.
Representative Transactions
- Represented business development company in connection with the management-led buyout of EarthColor, Inc., a commercial printer, in a transaction valued at approximately $210,000,000.
- Represented private equity fund in connection with the leveraged recapitalization of Poseidon Enterprises, Inc., a wholesale seafood distributor.
- Represented private equity fund in connection with the leveraged recapitalization of CF Holding Company, a furniture trucking company.
- Purchase by institutional investor of senior subordinated notes of OSI Group, LLC as part of an $850,000,000 leveraged recapitalization of such company.
- Purchase by institutional investor of senior secured notes of the Los Angeles Dodgers and its affiliates as part of a $455,000,000 leveraged acquisition.
Of Note
- Fellow, American College of Investment Counsel (ACIC)
- Past President, Association for Corporate Growth – Carolinas Chapter
- Past member, Wake Forest University Alumni Council
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Texas Bar Association