Profile
John-Paul (JP) G. Haskins is a member of Greenberg Traurig's Corporate Practice. JP focuses his practice on corporate matters, with particular emphasis on private equity, mergers and acquisitions, search funds, corporate governance, and general business law matters across a wide variety of industries. In addition to his legal practice, he is an adjunct professor at Baylor Law School.
JP actively represents search funds, private equity funds, independent sponsors, family offices and strategics in connection with acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings and financings and regularly serves as outside general counsel for portfolio companies.
JP has significant experience advising professionals involved in entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA) including searchers, search fund investors and search fund companies at all stages, advising on fund formation, fundraising, structuring, acquisitions, company operations and shaping exit strategies.
Concentrations
- Private Equity
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Search Funds
Capabilities
Experience
- Advised search fund in acquisition of Texas-based government technology company specializing in payment and ERP products.
- Represented digital identity, payments verification, and fraud prevention company in its sale to publicly-traded financial markets data, insights, and infrastructure company.
- Representation of Canadian private equity firm in its acquisition of a preferred equity stake in the largest private plastic surgery practice management business in the United States.
- Representation of a Texas-based provider of turnkey substation development, repair and maintenance, in its acquisition of a full service substation construction company.
- Representation of Texas-based private equity fund in its acquisition of chemical blending and packaging services company.
- Representation of Texas-based private equity fund in its acquisition and consolidation of multiple leading payroll and human services providers.
- Representation of a private equity firm in it's acquisition of a provider of software and solutions to help hospitals maximize revenue and reduce inefficiencies throughout the revenue cycle.
- Representation of a technology-enabled provider of Medicare Supplement enrollment services in its acquisition by a publicly-traded online health insurance exchange.
- Representation of a Texas-based artificial intelligence computer software company in connection with its private sale of common stock to a publicly traded chemicals company.
- Representation of Florida-based provider of infrastructure services to the telecommunications and utility sectors in its acquisition of a family-owned provider of telecommunications maintenance and construction services
- Represented telecom, utility, and power infrastructure services company, in its acquisition by major private equity firm.
- Representation of a Texas-based private equity firm in its acquisition of a California-based AI powered intelligent search platform company.
- Representation of food safety solutions platform in a sale of the company to international private equity firm.
- Representation of a Texas-based private equity firm in its acquisition of a Louisiana-based industrial and environmental services company.
- Representation of a private equity investor in acquisition of preferred equity holding majority ownership and contemporaneous management buyout of a management consulting business.
- Representation of a private equity investor in its acquisition of preferred equity and contemporaneous acquisition of a U.S. government contracting company.
- Representation of a private equity investor in its acquisition of preferred equity holding majority ownership and contemporaneous and recapitalization of a company that designs, develops and provides information technology (IT) staffing and consulting services.
- Representation of a private equity investor in cash repurchase of preferred equity interests held in a multi-state franchisee of a national fitness gym franchise business and related senior debt restructuring.
- Adjunct Professor, Baylor University School of Law, 2018-Present
- Legislative Director, Texas State Representative Kenneth Sheets, 2012-2013
- Legislative Aide, Texas State Representative Dee Margo, 2011-2012
- Judicial Intern, Honorable Kathleen Cardone, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2014
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
- "Ones to Watch," Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2021-2025
- "Ones to Watch," Corporate Law, 2023-2025
- Listed, Super Lawyers Magazine, Texas Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2024
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA)
- Member, Young Men’s Business League of Austin (YMBL)
Credentials
Education
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J.D., magna cum laude, Baylor University School of Law, 2016
- Technical Editor, Baylor Law Review
- Member, Order of the Barristers
- Recipient, Haley & Olson Corporate Law Award
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B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 2012
- University Honors
Admissions
- Texas