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John C. Beane
Partner 
Promenade II
jbeane@mcguirewoods.com1230 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2100 Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3534 F: 404.443.5794    |
Mr. Beane regularly represents companies in a variety of corporate and finance transactions and matters, including corporate formations and governance, loans, securitization facilities and mergers and acquisitions. His clients, whose industries include or have included health care, transportation, staffing services, manufacturing, broadcasting, waste management, retail, banking, food service, and energy and utilities, do business nationally and internationally.
- Counsel to international freight forwarder in connection with the sale of its North American operations
- Counsel to major UK corporation in connection with its acquisition of U.S. security firm
- Counsel to shareholders of major European company in connection with sale of shares to U.S. company
- Counsel to a health care company in connection with sale of its hospital products division
- Counsel to major Japanese trading company in connection with its acquisition of several heavy equipment distributorships
- Counsel to staffing services company in connection with its acquisition of other staffing services companies
- Counsel to major Japanese trading company in connection with acquisition of 50% interest in partnership
- Representation of various Japanese and other foreign corporations in connection with establishment of U.S. operations
- Representation of various Japanese manufacturing companies in connection with relocation of operations from other jurisdictions to Georgia
- Counsel to major broadcasting company in connection with sale of its interest in cable sports network
- Counsel to numerous Japanese and other businesses in the establishment of joint ventures and partnerships for various projects and purposes, including real estate development, operation of private broadcast network, and development and operation of entertainment venues
- Counsel to waste disposal company in connection with sale of its business
- Counsel to food service company in connection with various acquisitions
- Counsel to a major broadcasting company in connection with $195 million secured syndicated Credit Agreement in connection with acquisition of cartoon production company
- Counsel to a utility in connection with a reimbursement agreement with respect to a letter of credit in the amount of $250 million in connection with acquisition of a power project in Argentina
- Counsel to a major retail jeweler in connection with $225 million syndicated Credit Agreement, securitization facilities and sale of receivables portfolio
- Counsel to major retailer of farm equipment in connection with securitization facility
- Counsel to Wachovia Bank, Bank of America and Creditanstalt-Bankverein (now Bank Austria Creditanstalt) in connection with various loans
- Securities & Corporate Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- International Transactions
- Japan Practice Group
- Named One of the "Best Lawyers in America," Woodward/White, Inc., 2007-2012
- Named a Georgia "Super Lawyer," Mergers and Acquisitions, 2004-2005, 2007-2011
- Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP, 1985-2005 (Chair of Corporate and Securities Practice, 1993-2004)
- Associate, Troutman Sanders LLP, 1981-1985
- Attorney, Akzona Incorporated, 1978-1981
- Associate, Baker & Botts, 1974-1978
- Georgia Bar Association
- Texas Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- Chair, Japan-America Society of Georgia, 2002-2004
- Executive Board, Japan-America Society of Georgia
- Past Member, Executive Committee, National Association of Japan-America Societies
- Leadership Atlanta
- Past Senior Warden, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Atlanta
- Past President, Current Member, Board of Directors, Canterbury Court
- Past President, Crossroads Community Ministries
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EDUCATION Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, J.D., with Distinction, 1974 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, A.B., with Highest Honors, 1969
ADMITTED Texas 1974 Georgia 1982 PLACE OF BIRTH Asheboro, North Carolina |