Jonathan D. Morris

Jon was named a BTI M&A Client Service All-Star in 2021 and is routinely ranked by leading publications including The Legal 500, IFLR, and Super Lawyers.

Jon is a member of the firm’s Advisory Board, was previously a co-leader of the firm's mergers and acquisitions practice, and is a former member of the firm's Diversity Committee.

Energy and Infrastructure Transactions

• GCM Grosvenor in its acquisition of a significant ownership stake in Horizon Telecom, a provider of fiberoptic bandwidth infrastructure services
• An entity owned by Diamond Communications LLC and Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. in its $1.6 billion acquisition of Melody Wireless Infrastructure, a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns a portfolio of approximately 2,300 tenanted wireless communication sites, from Melody Capital Management 
• Star West Generation (an Oaktree Infrastructure portfolio company) in the sale of its ownership interests in Griffith Energy LLC, the owner of a 570-MW gas-fired combined-cycle generation facility, to ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC  
• Star West Generation in the sale of its ownership interests in Arlington Valley LLC, the owner of a 580-MW combined-cycle natural gas generation Arlington Valley facility, to Capital Power Corp.
• Astoria Project Partners LLC and Astoria Project Partners II LLC in connection with the sale of 100% of the indirect interests in Astoria Energy I and 55% of the indirect interests in Astoria Energy II
• Ares EIF and Oaktree Infrastructure in four separate sale transactions to effect the sale of 100% of the equity interests in the Linden Cogeneration Facility, a 972-MW gas-fired thermal power cogeneration complex 
• Oaktree Infrastructure in the acquisition and project financing of Salem Harbor Power Station, an approximately 700-MW gas-fired power plant in Salem, Massachusetts
• Star West Generation in the sale of a combined-cycle natural gas power generation facility and two peaker plants to AltaGas
• Highstar Capital in its acquisition of two combined-cycle natural gas power generation facilities from LS Power
• Highstar Capital in its acquisition of one combined-cycle natural gas power generation facility and two peaker plants from Harbert Infrastructure
• Highstar Capital in the sale of Utilities, Inc., a regulated water and wastewater company 
• John Laing Group in its acquisition of a majority interest in the Buckthorn Wind Power Project as well as the subsequent sale of such interests to Capital Power Corp.
• National Grid in connection with its partnership with Sunrun for the ownership of approximately 200 MWs of residential rooftop solar assets
• National Grid in connection with its investment in Clean Line Energy, a developer of high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) long-haul transmission lines
• National Grid in connection with the formation of Green Line Infrastructure Alliance with Anbaric to develop large-scale HVDC transmission projects that leverage wind power and hydropower to address key regional energy issues in New England
• GCM Grosvenor's Labor Impact Fund in the creation of Arctic Cold Holdings, a development vehicle that will be acquiring, developing, constructing, and operating cold storage facilities

Food and Beverage

• Dr Pepper Snapple Group in its merger with Keurig Green Mountain to create Keurig Dr Pepper 
• Dr Pepper Snapple Group in its acquisition of Bai Brands
• Diageo in its formation of Pronghorn, a 10-year economic impact initiative to drive diversity, equity, and inclusion in the spirits industry
• Diageo in the formation of a joint venture with Sean “Diddy” Combs and the joint venture’s related acquisition of a luxury tequila brand
• Diageo in the acquisition of a super-premium tequila brand
• Diageo in the acquisition of a flavored whiskey brand
• Dr Pepper Snapple Group in the acquisition of numerous businesses 

Healthcare

• Probo Medical, LLC, (a portfolio company of Varsity Healthcare Partners), a diversified supplier of refurbished diagnostic imaging equipment, in its sale to Avista Capital Partners
• Spire Orthopedic Partners (a portfolio company of Kohlberg & Company) in its acquisition of Middlesex Orthopedic Surgeons, P.C., an innovator and leader in orthopedic care
• Spire Orthopedic Partners (a portfolio company of Kohlberg & Company) in its acquisition of Orthopaedic Surgical Associates, a comprehensive orthopedic and spine care practice in Chelmsford, Massachusetts
• Varsity Healthcare Partners in its acquisition of Surgical Affiliates Management Group, Inc., a provider of management services, personnel, and clinics for surgery programs at hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers  
• Spire Orthopedic Partners (a portfolio company of Kohlberg & Company) in its partnership with Orthopaedic Associates of Manhasset, one of the nation’s leading orthopedic practices serving more than 90,000 patients per year
• Spire Orthopedic Partners in its strategic partnership with Orthopedic Associates of Middletown, an integrated orthopedic practice based in Middletown, Connecticut
• Varsity Healthcare Partners in the formation of Forefront Management Holdings and the related acquisition of assets from Dermatology Associates of Wisconsin
• Varsity Healthcare Partners in the formation of EyeCare Services Partners Holdings and the related acquisition of assets from Katzen Eye Group
• Forefront Dermatology on its sale to OMERS Private Equity
• EyeCare Services Partners Holdings on its sale to Harvest Partners
• Varsity Healthcare Partners in its recapitalization and growth capital partnership with Probo Medical LLC, a leading vertically integrated reseller of refurbished ultrasound systems and ultrasound probes
  
  Other Matters

• Sabre Asia Pacific PTE Ltd in the sale of its subsidiary, Trams, a company that offers technology products and services to travel agencies to optimize customer management, to Tres Technologies
• IHS Markit in its acquisition of Cappitech Regulation (Israel), a provider of regulatory reporting and intelligence solutions for the financial services industry
• Ferguson Enterprises in its acquisitions of S.W. Anderson Sales Corp. and Blackman Plumbing and its sale of Endries International Inc.