JOHN HUGHES’ practice focuses on transactions for private equity and other financial institution clients, advising on leverage buy-out acquisitions, joint ventures, infrastructure asset and platform transaction, asset portfolio M&A and distressed M&A, carve-outs, real estate private equity, and preferred equity investments.
John works with clients active in a broad range of sectors including digital and real asset infrastructure, financial services, energy renewables, telecoms, logistics, manufacturing, and industrials.
Prior to joining Sidley, John was a senior associate in the private equity practice at another international law firm. John has spent time on secondment to the European Special Situations Group of Goldman Sachs, and more recently to the advisory arm of a global private equity fund.