Partner

Scott B. Connolly joined the firm in 1998 and is a partner in the firm's Corporate and Securities Practice Group.  Scott represents both public and private clients in a variety of matters, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, public company reporting obligations, venture capital financings, corporate restructurings and general corporate matters.

Representative Matters:

• Represented private equity fund in its auction and sale of a global freight forwarding and logistics company for over $450 million.
• Represented private investment company in its acquisition of a modular home manufacturer for $40 million.
• Represented private investment company in its sale of a controlling interest in an excess and surplus lines insurance company for over $250 million in cash and debt securities.
• Represented a public business development company and a private investment company in their acquisition of an aerospace machining supplier for over $30 million.
• Represented a public pharmaceutical services company in its strategic acquisition of a private pharmaceutical packaging company for $100 million in cash and stock.
• Represented private equity fund in its bankruptcy acquisition of a food processing company for over $50 million and its capitalization of the acquisition vehicle.
• Represented a Fortune 25 technology company with its bankruptcy auction bid of over $750 million for certain U.S. and international divisions of a public company.

In General. Scott graduated from the Villanova University School of Law summa cum laude in 1998 and was a managing editor of the Villanova Law Review.  He received a degree in finance from the University of Notre Dame.  Scott is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania.