Role
John Sheldon joined the firm in 2009 as a Managing Director in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group and head of the firm’s Consumer Products practice.
Experience
As a 27 year mergers and acquisitions veteran of Goldman, Sachs & Co., JP Morgan & Co., and Lazard Group LLC, Mr. Sheldon has represented clients across a wide range of consumer products sectors including, food, beverage, tobacco, wine, spirits, beer luxury goods, apparel, household products, personal care and consumer durables. At JP Morgan, he co-headed the firm’s Global Consumer Products practice and at Goldman Sachs was a leader in its investment banking team focused on the largest privately held companies in the world. Mr. Sheldon also has significant experience in working with international companies on cross border transactions and maintains numerous relationships among many of the leading financial sponsors.
In recent years, he has advised the consortium of SUPERVALU and Cerberus in its acquisition of Albertsons, USFilter in its sale to Vivendi, Emcore in the sale of Gelcorp to General Electric, Quaker Oats in its sale to Pepsico, Mars in its acquisition of Nippon Conlux and Piper Jaffray in its spinoff from USBancorp.
Professional Affiliations
- Director, Union Land & Grazing Company
Not-For-Profit Affiliations
- Trustee, Paul Butler Trust
Previous Not-For-Profit Affiliations
- Trustee, Bennington College
Academic Credentials
Mr. Sheldon received his M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School and his B.A. in Political Economy from Bennington College