John S. Connaghan

I am a lawyer specialized in mergers and acquisitions, with extensive experience in complex transactions of this type and with a special focus on advising financial investors and structuring banks. Over the last few years I have advised on a very significant number of divestitures, acquisitions, mergers, investments and joint ventures, working on both the buy-side and sell-side and often on cross-border transactions.

My work focuses on advising high-volume financial investors in international asset management (including, in particular, private equity entities) across multiple asset classes (private equity, infrastructure, energy, trading and real estate) on high-level M&A transactions and associated contractual arrangements (such as management incentive plans).

Ranked in France by Chambers as "Associate to watch" in Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability and by Legal 500 as "Rising start" in Private Equity.

Lawyer, graduated with honors from Stanford University and adjunct professor in business law at Universität Basel for postgraduate studies.