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John Connell
Work Department
Corporate & Finance
Position
Partner
Career
John Connell is a partner in the Hogan Lovells Corporate and Private Equity practice. John has a broad corporate practice and specialises in domestic and cross-border public and private M&A and private equity.
He acts for both listed and private companies, financial institutions, and private equity and hedge fund clients. He has a wide range of experience including public takeovers, private acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, listings, capital raisings and restructurings.
John’s particular focus is acting for clients in the financial services, financial institutions and insurance sectors.
Languages
English
Education
City Legal Practice Course, Nottingham Law School, 2002
LLB (Law): First Class Honours, University of Manchester, 2001
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
Working with a diverse roster of sponsors, management teams, and financial institutions, Hogan Lovells International LLP‘s varied mid-market capabilities include secondary transactions, investment deals, and portfolio company sell-side processes. Ed Harris, ‘a valued partner‘ in GP-led deals, is also noted for his experience in secondaries and co-investments. John Connell is rated as an ‘excellent operator‘, particularly in financial services and insurance-driven work. Leanne Moezi‘s recent engagements include big-ticket cross-border acquisitions for management teams, while counsel Simon Grimshaw – who divides his time between London and Birmingham – is noted for his experience in growth capital transactions. Fellow counsel Cees Brouwer and senior associate Charlotte Monk – regarded as a ‘top-class lawyer’ – are also recommended. John Livesey – a specialist in Spanish and Latin American deals – joined the team from Linklaters LLP in September 2022.
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
Described by clients as a ‘very commercial’ team with ‘high-level knowledge’, the corporate practice at Hogan Lovells International LLP is well-placed to advise blue chip clients including financial institutions and listed companies on corporate policies, M&A transactions of all types and sizes and ESG matters. With particular strengths in the life sciences and healthcare, financial services, insurance, real estate, energy and industrials and fintech and TMT industries, the team also offers specialist knowledge in emerging markets and on competition and NSI and tax matters. Focusing on the African market, global co-head of the energy and natural resources sector group, Sarah Shaw, acts on a range of matters for corporates, private equity and infrastructure funds on public takeovers, joint ventures, restructurings, acquisitions, and disposals. Nicola Evans, global head of insurance, is often sought out by boards of listed companies to assist with a range of corporate insurance matters. Generalist M&A practitioner Tom Brassington regularly advises clients in the TMT and life sciences arena, while John Connell assists listed companies, banks, financial investors and insurance companies with M&A and disposals. Former co-head Ben Higson left the practice in December 2022, while former co-head Patrick Sarch left the team in February 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m) London > Corporate and commercial
- M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+ London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Finance > Trade finance
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Transport > Aviation
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Employment > Health and safety
- Finance > High yield
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Real estate > Planning
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Transport > Rail
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders