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| Phone: (203) 351-8022 |
Fax: (203) 327-2669 |
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John Capetta is a partner in the firm's Stamford office and chair of the Private Equity practice group. He focuses his practice on the representation of funds and portfolio companies in private equity transactions.
Mr. Capetta has experience in the area of mergers and acquisitions, including the representation of sellers, financial and strategic buyers, and management in public and private acquisitions and divestitures and joint ventures. Mr. Capetta also handles general corporate and business law matters, including formation of corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships and limited liability companies.
Mr. Capetta has represented a wide range of private equity firms, portfolio companies and portfolio company management, most notably Credit Suisse Private Equity, Tailwind Capital Partners and Warburg Pincus. |
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Representative Experience:
Represented a private equity client in the sale of a controlling interest in the Transervice Companies to The ZS Fund L.P., a New York based private equity fund.
Represented Credit Suisse Private Equity in its investments in: Sentient Jet, a private jet membership company; VivoMetrics, a respiratory and pulmonary monitoring products provider; eGenera, a datacenter infrastructure technology company; CRC Health Group, a behavioral healthcare company; and American Biophysics Corporation, a manufacturer of biting insect traps.
Represented Credit Suisse Private Equity and MidOcean Partners in the acquisition of Thompson Publishing Group, a publisher of business-related legal and regulatory publications.
Represented a private equity client in the acquisition by CRC Health Group of National Specialty Clinics, a provider of methadone-based treatment for opiate addiction.
Represented Tailwind Capital Partners in the acquisition of Aircast Incorporated, a medical device manufacturer.
Represented Tailwind Capital Partners in the acquisition of Trover Solutions, a provider of recovery services to healthcare payers and property and casualty insurers.
Represented Tailwind Capital Partners and Credit Suisse Private Equity in the sale of Aircast Incorporated to dj Orthopedics.
Represented Warburg Pincus in its investments in The FeedRoom, a broadband video solutions provider. |
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Honors and Awards:
Selected as one of The Best Lawyers in America in the Corporate Law area by America Lawyer Media, 2009 and 2010.
Ranked in the 2008 and 2009 editions of Chambers USA as a leading practitioner in the corporate/M&A area.
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Speaking Engagements:
Current Legal Issues in Downstream Investments by Venture Capital Firms, Legal Compliance Division of Credit Suisse, December 8, 2005 |
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Bar Admission:
Connecticut, 1980
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| Education:
University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1980
Connecticut Law Review, Notes and Comments Editor
Providence College, B.S., magna cum laude, 1977
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Office Location:
400 Atlantic Street
Stamford, CT 06901
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