John J. Koeppel, partner and leader of Lippes Mathias' private equity and independent sponsor practice teams, will speak on December 5, 2024, as part of an Expert Webcast panel titled “Independent Sponsors - Winning and Financing Deals.” The panel will explore critical topics such as deal sourcing value-add strategies for independent sponsors, transaction structures, partnerships with funding sources, deal economics, and risk mitigation through M&A insurance. 

Joining Koeppel on the panel will be Sylvie Gadant, Patrick Stroth, Russ Spieler, and Alex Kasdan, all of whom bring extensive experience in the field. 

About John J. Koeppel 

John J. Koeppel is a corporate lawyer who has successfully structured, negotiated, and closed more than 250 transactions over the past two decades, involving mergers and acquisitions, fund formations and investments, and various private equity transactions, including co-investments, venture financings, and cross-border deals. As counsel to leading funds, independent sponsors, middle-market companies, institutional investors, and high-net-worth investors, Koeppel provides guidance on investment strategies across buyouts, growth, venture, real estate, intellectual property, energy, debt, fund-of-funds, co-investments, secondaries, and other areas. He also advises clients on structuring Qualified Small Business Stock investments and often serves as U.S. counsel to non-U.S. clients on their U.S. private equity and investment fund transactions. 

About Lippes Mathias LLP 

Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm with more than 200 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Clarence, Albany, Long Island, New York, Rochester, Syracuse, and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Cleveland, Ohio; San Antonio, Texas; Oklahoma City, Okla. and Washington, D.C., the firm represents publicly and privately-owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, governmental entities, and individuals. 

Year after year, Lippes Mathias is proud to be recognized by The Best Lawyers in America®, U.S. News - Best Lawyers®, Super Lawyers, and Chambers USA. For more information, visit www.lippes.com.