Jon W. Finger
Partner, Attorney at McGuireWoods LLP
About
Jon W. Finger, a Dallas partner at McGuireWoods LLP, advises buyers and sellers on private equity mergers and acquisitions. He negotiates stock purchases, asset purchases, and divestitures. Independent sponsors, private equity funds, and emerging managers hire him for joint ventures and minority investments. He also forms funds, structures securities offerings, and advises boards on governance. Mezzanine finance funds and venture capital funds retain him for private placements and growth equity. He earned his J.D. from Pepperdine Caruso School of Law in 2000, the same year he completed an M.B.A. at Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management, after a B.S. from the University of Arizona in 1996. His deals span pharmaceutical and health care businesses, telecom and technology companies, financial services firms, and consumer brands, and he acts for clients on both the buy side and the sell side.
Who is a good fit for Jon W. Finger
- Private equity funds acquiring a company through a stock purchase or an asset sale.
- Independent sponsors structuring a joint venture or a minority investment in a company.
- Emerging managers making a minority investment or forming a joint venture.
- Owners of technology companies selling to a venture capital or growth equity investor.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, J.D., 2000
- Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management, M.B.A., 2000
- University of Arizona, B.S., 1996
- Bar admissions
- Texas
Recognition
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027
- Named “ Attorney of the Year,” Mergers & Acquisitions Awards, D CEO Magazine, 2026
- Selected for inclusion as a “Leading Lawyer,” Private Equity Buyouts, 2018; “Recognized Individual,” M&A/Corporate Commercial - Private Equity Buyouts, 2021-2025, “Recognized Individual,” Private equity buyouts: middle-market (up to $500m), 2026, Legal 500 US
- Finalist, “ Attorney of the Year,” Mergers & Acquisitions Awards, D CEO Magazine, 2023
- Honored as a “ Legal Innovator,” Texas Lawyer, September 2020
- Honored as a “ Texas Trailblazer,” Texas Lawyer, October 2019
- Honored as a “ Mergers & Acquisitions and Antitrust Trailblazer,” The National Law Journal, November 2018
- Selected for inclusion in America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Corporate/M&A, Texas, Chambers USA, 2017
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented private equity firm in connection with its acquisition of a supplier to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
- Represented private equity firm in connection with its disposition of food products company.
- Represented private equity firm in connection with its acquisition of manufacturing company.
- Represented private equity firm in connection with its disposition of printing consumables manufacturing company.
- Represented private equity firm in connection with its add-on acquisition of supplier to pharmaceutical portfolio company.
- Represented private equity firm in connection with its add-on acquisition of health care facilities.
- Represented private company in connection with the formation of a joint venture for the development of a methanol plant.
- Represented private company in connection with its acquisition of stock of subsidiary of public company engaged in clean energy project.
- Represented private equity firm in connection with its acquisition of litigation support services company.
- Represented private equity firm in connection with its acquisition of catalog and direct marketing company.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional