Javad Husain
Locations
Bar Admissions
New York
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. William & Mary, B.A.
Javad Husain is a partner in the corporate department of Hughes Hubbard & Reed.
Javad represents corporate and financial clients, as well as investors in connection with debt and equity offerings, mergers, de-SPACs, financings, restructurings, public company reporting and other corporate transactions and advises on corporate governance issues and securities laws and regulations.
Javad also represents private equity and hedge fund advisers in connection with fund launches, separately managed accounts, investments and restructurings. He also advises managers on investment company laws and regulations as well as day-to-day issues related to fund operations.
Selected Matters
- Representation of Investindustrial in the acquisition by its portfolio company Nexture of Frulact, a leading global manufacturer of fruit-based specialty ingredients and flavors, from funds managed by Ardian
- Representation of the founders and investors in the $955 million sale of Cognigy, a global market leader in conversational and agentic AI, to NiCE (NICE)
- Representation of PEAC Solutions, a portfolio company of global investment firm HPS Investment Partners, in its carve-out acquisition of the specialty financing business of ePlus, a technology solutions and services provider.
- Representation of Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS (Software as a Service) technology for broadcast and connected TV, in its acquisition of Argoid AI.
- Representation of Latin American fintech Ualá in its $350 million Series D round of preferred equity financing – presumed to be the largest private fundraising round ever by an Argentinian company.
- Representation of Southeast Asia’s leading super app Grab Holdings, Inc., which was valued at $40 billion in a merger with a SPAC backed by Altimeter Capital that took Grab public.
- Representation of Grab’s fintech arm, Grab Financial, in a $300 million funding round.
- Representation of SPAC Isos Acquisition Corp., in its $2.6 billion merger with Bowlero Corp. that took the world’s largest owner and operator of bowling centers public.
- Representation of ANI Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition of generic drugmaker Novitium Pharma.
- Representation of the following SPACS backed by Cantor Fitzgerald:
- CF Acquisition Corp. VIII in its $220 million merger with XBP Europe, Inc., the European business of Exela Technologies Inc., a business process automation company;
- CF Acquisition Corp. VI in its $2.1 billion merger with Canadian neutral video platform Rumble Inc.; and
- CF Acquisition Corp. V in its $850 million merger with satellite earth imagery provider Satellogic.
- Representation of the following SPACS backed by investment firm Kensington Capital Partners:
- Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV in connection with its $939 million merger with Amprius Technologies, Inc., a nanowire battery company; and
- Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. II in connection with its $1.5 billion merger with Wallbox Chargers SL, a manufacturer of electric vehicle charging stations.
- Underwriters’ counsel on various debt and equity offerings by Paramount Global (f/k/a ViacomCBS) totaling over $8.0 billion.
- Representation of RA Capital Management LLC in connection with the formation and successful launch of its inaugural venture capital fund, the RA Capital Nexus Fund.
Represented Fund Clients:
- BlackRock
- Brookfield
- Conscious Endeavors
- Goldman Sachs
- Laurel Ridge
- RA Capital
- Zinica
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