Profile
Justin H. Kleckner focuses his practice on advising public companies on corporate and securities matters, public securities offerings, SEC reporting compliance, corporate governance and other general corporate law matters.
Capabilities
Experience
- Crystal Lagoons U.S. Corp., a Delaware company (Crystal Lagoons) that develops technology for the construction and maintenance of crystalline water lagoons of unlimited sizes, in connection with the execution of a definitive merger agreement with Twelve Seas Investment Company II (Twelve Seas), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. At the closing of the merger agreement, which implies a $350 million pre-money equity value for Crystal Lagoons and is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2024, Crystal Lagoons will merge with Twelve Seas and become a publicly-listed entity trading on the NASDAQ or the NYSE.
- OTR Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, in its business combination with Comera Life Sciences, Inc., valued at approximately $258.4 million.
- Nettar Group, Inc. (d/b/a Satellogic), a satellite earth imagery specialist, in its business combination with CF Acquisition Corp. V, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. Under the terms of the business combination, Nettar and CF Acquisition combined under a new company, Satellogic Group, a British Virgin Islands company, with its shares traded on NASDAQ Stock Market.
- EverArc Holdings Limited, a publicly listed acquisition company, in its definitive agreement with SK Invictus Holdings S.à.r.l., an affiliate of funds advised by SK Capital Partners, to acquire 100% of SK Invictus Intermediate S.à.r.l., the ultimate parent company of Perimeter Solutions LP, a leading global manufacturer of high-quality firefighting products and lubricant additives. With the closing of the transaction, the combined company will be known as Perimeter Solutions and will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “PRM”.
- Arrival S.a.r.l., a global leader in design and development of zero emissions trucks and buses, in its business combination with CIIG Merger Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. Under the terms of the business combination, Arrival and CIIG combined under a new company, Arrival Group, a Luxembourg company, with its shares traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
- United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC (f/k/a United Shore Financial Services, LLC), a leading wholesale mortgage lender and mortgage servicer, in its business combination with Gores Holdings IV, Inc., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Gores Sponsor IV, LLC. Gores Holdings IV became the parent publicly traded entity and has been renamed UWM Holdings Corporation, with its shares traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
- Landscape Acquisition Holdings Limited, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Toms Capital LLC and Imperial Cos Ltd., in its business combination with AP Wireless, a leading global cell site lease investment firm. With the closing of the transaction Landscape has been renamed Digital Landscape Group.
- J2 Acquisition Limited, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Mariposa Capital, LLC, in its business combination with APi Group, Inc., a market-leading provider of commercial life safety solutions and industrial specialty services. With the closing of the transaction, J2 has been renamed APi Group Corporation.
- Senior Accountant, Meaden & Moore, LLP
- Tax Accountant, Blackman Kallick, LLP
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch"
- Corporate Law, 2024
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, 2024
Credentials
Education
- J.D., cum laude, University of Florida Levin College of Law
- M.B.A., Eastern Illinois University
- B.S., Finance and Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Admissions
- Florida