Bio

John Bessonette represents publicly traded and privately held companies in mergers and acquisitions, capital-raising transactions, equity and debt investments, joint ventures, and other transactions. He advises publicly traded companies on SEC reporting, corporate governance and related matters. He also has significant experience representing hedge funds, private equity firms and other institutional investors in M&A transactions, minority and control equity investments, debt investments, and direct financings, as well as in restructuring matters including private and public exchanges of securities, backstop commitments and rights offerings.