Bio

Thomas Desplinter is an accomplished dealmaker and partner in the firm’s M&A and Corporate Transactions Department. His practice focuses on private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions and other general corporate transactions. Tom has in-depth experience in the energy, manufacturing, healthcare, retail and technology industries where he advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, equity investments, debt financings, corporate spinoffs and dispositions of assets. His work includes negotiating and drafting transaction documents and counseling clients with regard to the legal aspects of day-to-day operations, including on general corporate matters. Before joining McGuireWoods, Tom served as the vice president of corporate development for a portfolio company of a multinational private equity fund, where he led deal teams focused on investing in regulated utility and transmission assets. He also worked in the integrated supply and trading unit of a multinational oil and gas company. Tom is currently a Major in the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General’s Corps, where he advises commanders and soldiers on various areas of military law and was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He also is a member of the Board of Advisors of Catholic Charities of Chicago, where he serves on the Veterans Support Committee.