George A. Hagerty | Denver | Hogan Lovells

George A. Hagerty

Partner Corporate & Finance

Hagerty George

George A. Hagerty
Hagerty George
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quote mark

"He is a very smart guy, has a lot of experience on cross-border transactions, and is easy to work with."

Chambers USA

A recognized leader in corporate law, George Hagerty advises companies, private equity firms, and investment banks on transformational events and capital raising activities.

His practice spans all aspects of corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and debt financing. George's many years in New York, London, and Colorado give him a global perspective on diverse dealmaking scenarios. According to Chambers USA, clients say he "is a very smart guy, has a lot of experience on cross-border transactions and is easy to work with."

With his decades-long technical experience woven in with practical knowledge, clients look to George as a trusted adviser. He helps structure and negotiate private equity investments, stock and asset acquisitions, mergers, tender offers, leveraged buy-outs, going-private transactions, and acquisition financings. He also counsels public companies on compliance, corporate governance, and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting. George is also a seasoned adviser to issuers and investment banks in domestic and international private placements and public offerings of debt and equity.

George is included in The Best Lawyers in America, noted in particular for his work in leveraged buyouts and private equity, M&A, and securities/capital markets, and Chambers USA, where he has been recognized as a leader in the corporate/M&A field. George has been named as Colorado's "Barrister's Best" attorney for private equity law by Law Week Colorado. He has served on the firm's corporate leadership team and on its private equity coordinating committee. George is a trustee of the Eisenhower Foundation, the nonprofit that coordinates the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. He is also a former member of the board of directors of the World Trade Center Denver and the Crestmoor Community Association.

George is also a lecturer at the University of Lund's (Sweden) Masters of Laws in European Business Law programme. 

quote mark

"He is a very smart guy, has a lot of experience on cross-border transactions, and is easy to work with."

Chambers USA

Representative experience

Regular outside counsel to a leading leveraged buyout firm with US$5bn in invested or committed capital on its acquisitions and debt financings.

Regular outside counsel to a leading investment bank on its M&A advisory and corporate finance engagements.

Regular outside counsel to a multibillion-dollar NYSE-listed master limited partnership on its acquisitions, SEC filings, and acquisitions.

Counsel to a NYSE-listed mining company on a US$800m cross-border public takeover.

Counsel to a NYSE-listed natural resources company on three SEC-registered exchange offers with a combined value of approximately US$410m.

Counsel to a NYSE-listed natural resources company on several equity public offerings.

Counsel to a consortium of private equity funds on its approximately US$735m purchase of a transportation services company.

Lead representation of the underwriters of a €2.9bn initial public offering of a European Internet and telecommunications services provider.

Credentials

Education
  • J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1988
  • B.A., Harvard University, cum laude, 1985
Bar admissions and qualifications
  • Colorado
  • District of Columbia
  • New York
  • Massachusetts
  • Registered Foreign Lawyer, England and Wales
Memberships
  • Member, Colorado Bar Association
  • Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Registered Foreign Lawyer, The Law Society of England and Wales

Recognition

Corporate/M&A (Colorado)

Chambers USA

2007-2023
M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity Buyouts

Legal 500 US

2007, 2011-2023
Colorado Super Lawyers

2006-2021
Top Lawyer - Mergers and Acquisitions

5280

2015
Law Week Colorado, Best Private Equity Lawyer

Barrister's Best

2013