Corporate Partner Christopher Hagan Joins Dorsey in New York and Washington, DC

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Christopher Hagan has joined Dorsey & Whitney LLP as a Partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions group in New York and Washington, DC, the international law firm announced today.

Chris brings more than 30 years of experience with private equity, mergers and acquisitions, growth equity financings, and management incentive structuring, as well as general corporate law. He represents middle and lower-middle market private equity funds and their portfolio companies in buyout transactions, add-on acquisitions, divestitures, and general corporate matters. Chris represents fund portfolio companies, private equity investment funds, hedge funds, family offices, fundless sponsors, management teams, and institutional investors in both US and cross-border transactions. He has been engaged in more than 400 M&As of private companies by more than 50 fund or portfolio company clients. He has led industry build-up (rollup) transactions across a range of industries, such as business services, healthcare services, life sciences, consumer products, technology, software, energy, government contracting, restaurants, manufacturing, and logistics.

Chris joins Dorsey from an AM LAW 50 firm, where he was a Partner. Chris received his J.D. from Duke University School of Law and his B.A. from Albion College.

“We are thrilled to welcome Chris to our Mergers & Acquisitions team,” said Jonathan Van Horn, Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group Co-Leader for Dorsey. “His depth of M&A and corporate experience, especially with private equity sponsors, will serve our clients well.”

“Dorsey’s M&A group has an amazing reputation based on decades of successfully completing hundreds of deals and billions in worldwide transactions,” said Chris Hagan. “I look forward to contributing to Dorsey’s outstanding team and to serving our clients.”

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