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Tony Consoli

Founding Partner, Attorney at Massumi + Consoli

Medium firm (21 to 100 attorneys)Dallas, TX Website (214) 261-2190 LinkedIn
P.C.Lecturer in Law at UCLA School of LawAdjunct Professor at the University of Southern California Gould School of Lawguest speaker on M&A-related topics at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and Columbia Law Schoolmember of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO)

About

Tony Consoli advises private equity firms on leveraged buyouts and platform and add-on acquisitions. He also advises portfolio companies, public companies, and private companies on those transactions. He negotiates carve-outs, joint ventures, and structured growth investments. He handles mergers, dispositions, and special situations transactions. He takes work in any industry, including healthcare, industrial, and aerospace and defense. He earned a J.D. from UCLA School of Law. He authored M&A Due Diligence and, as a Lecturer in Law, taught it there for over four years. He practiced at Kirkland & Ellis, then became a Founding Partner of Massumi + Consoli. He leads energy, consumer products, and food and beverage transactions as well. He has also led entertainment, digital media, and technology transactions.

Who is a good fit for Tony Consoli

  • Private equity firms planning a leveraged buyout or a platform acquisition.
  • Portfolio companies preparing a disposition or a carve-out.
  • Public companies and private companies evaluating a merger or a joint venture.
  • Investors arranging a structured growth investment or a special situations transaction.

Education and admissions

Education
  • UCLA School of Law, J.D.
  • University of California, Los Angeles, B.A.
Bar admissions
California, New York, Texas

Recognition

  • Los Angeles Business Journal Most Influential Private Equity Advisors in Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles Business Journal Leader of Influence as a Private Equity Advisor
  • Regents Scholarship from the University of California, Los Angeles
  • Dean’s Merit Scholarship from UCLA School of Law

Specialties

Buy-side M&A representationSell-side M&A representationPrivate equity platform and add-on deals

Deal profile

Typical deal size
Any deal size
Remote work
In-person / regional

Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Consoli holds The Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer citation for Private Equity Buyouts: Middle-Market. He also holds its Recommended Lawyer citation for M&A: Middle-Market. He earned Emerging Leader recognition from M&A Advisor and Rising Star recognition from Super Lawyers in Southern California. He has a Legal Visionary honor from the Los Angeles Times, and a Banking and Finance Visionary honor too.

He began teaching that course at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. He served there as an Adjunct Professor for several years. He has spoken on M&A topics at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and at Columbia Law School.

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