John Dougherty advises public and private companies and private equity firms in connection with mergers and acquisitions, investments, dispositions, joint ventures and other significant corporate transactions. He has experience representing clients across a variety of sectors including healthcare, retail, technology and financial services. John’s clients have included large corporations such as Mattress Firm, Teleflex, Bridgepoint Group, Hilton Grand Vacations and SoftBank as well as private equity firms such as BC Partners.
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Work Highlights
- Mattress Firm Group Inc. in its $5 billion sale to Tempur Sealy
- Teleflex Incorporated in the proposed sale of its Acute Care and Interventional Urology businesses to Intersurgical Ltd and its OEM business to private equity firms Montagu and Kohlberg for a combined total of $2.03 billion
- Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. in its $1.5 billion acquisition of Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
- Bridgepoint Group plc in its £835 million acquisition of Energy Capital Partners and affiliated entities
- EJF Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, in its business combination transaction with Pagaya Technologies Ltd.
- BC Partners’ credit platform in multiple transactions regarding business development companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, including transactions involving Runway Growth Capital and Harvest Capital Credit Corporation, and the pending acquisition of SWK Holdings Corporation
Education
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Columbia Law School, 2015 J.D.
Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, Articles Editor
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University College London, 2014 LL.M.
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Georgetown University, 2009 B.S.
Admissions
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District of Columbia 2021
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California 2015
Based in Simpson Thacher’s Washington, D.C. office, John Dougherty is Counsel in the Firm's Mergers and Acquisitions Practice. He advises public and private companies and private equity firms in connection with mergers and acquisitions, investments, dispositions, joint ventures and other significant corporate transactions. He has experience representing clients across a variety of sectors including healthcare, retail, technology, and financial services. John’s clients have included large corporations such as Mattress Firm, Teleflex, Bridgepoint Group, Hilton Grand Vacations and SoftBank as well as private equity firms such as BC Partners.
John’s representative experience includes advising:
- Mattress Firm Group Inc. in its $5 billion sale to Tempur Sealy
- Teleflex Incorporated in the pending sale of its Acute Care and Interventional Urology businesses to Intersurgical Ltd and its OEM business to private equity firms Montagu and Kohlberg for a combined total of $2.03 billion
- Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. in its $1.5 billion acquisition of Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
- Bridgepoint Group plc in its £835 million acquisition of Energy Capital Partners and affiliated entities
- EJF Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, in its business combination transaction with Pagaya Technologies Ltd.
- BC Partners’ credit platform in multiple transactions regarding business development companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, including transactions involving Runway Growth Capital and Harvest Capital Credit Corporation, and the pending acquisition of SWK Holdings Corporation
John received his J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2015, where he was Articles Editor of the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. He received his LL.M. from University College, London in 2014 and his B.S. from Georgetown University in 2009. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and California.