Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces today the addition of John J. Oberdorf III to its expanding Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies and Banking and Finance practices in New York.    

Oberdorf’s practice encompasses tech banking, fund finance, and other forms of commercial lending and finance. His client work focuses on the representation of banks and other financial institutions in private banking and commercial lending transactions including a broad array of product offerings from fund finance credit products (including subscription credit facilities, asset based (NAV) and hybrid facilities, and private equity management company and general partner facilities); acquisition financing; working capital facilities; private banking and credit; aircraft financing; art loans; commercial real estate financing; and securities lending.

“We continue to grow our New York team, and in advancing our talent strategy are exceptionally pleased to welcome John to the Firm,” said Dentons US CEO Mike McNamara. “John brings with relationships, experience and a broad range of practice depth, all of which will tremendously benefit our clients.”

“John has a rare combination of qualities that will be particularly appealing to our sophisticated clients in the technology and other sectors,” said global Venture Tech chair Victor Boyajian. “His industry-focused approach is of critical strategic importance as we work to provide emerging growth companies and more mature enterprises an important end-to-end solution for their financing needs.”

Oberdorf has advised clients concerning a variety of corporate law matters and transactions arising from formation, through and including ultimate sale, merger and/or dissolution, and with special business operational knowledge and experience in the digital media, marketing and technology industries. He brings years of business experience in the adtech industry. 

Among his successes, he represented a media company in connection with its $15 million acquisition of two Oregon newspapers, including one of the oldest newspapers in Oregon. The deal included all properties belonging to the state’s largest and oldest media firm. Additionally, Oberdorf successfully represented the private banking arm of a global money-center bank in its arrangement and syndication of a $1.6 billion umbrella subscription credit facility provided to multiple private equity funds managed by the same private equity sponsor.

Oberdorf earned his JD and MBA from Seton Hall University and his BS from Georgetown University.

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