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Combining the knowledge of local laws and cultures with a global reach is just one of the ways Baker & McKenzie separates itself from other firms. Our genuinely global perspective allows us to operate without boundaries around the world, in every jurisdiction that is important to your business.

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How We Can Help

We represent private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, strategic investors, portfolio companies and management teams. The work we do covers the full spectrum of private equity-related activity, including:
  • Fund formation – Structuring and organizing new private funds across the spectrum of fund industries
  • Fund review – Advising on fund legal documentation for institutional investors
  • Secondary transactions – Undertaking secondary sales or acquisitions of fund interests
  • Buyouts – Advising private equity sponsors, banks and management teams on leveraged public and private buyouts
  • Expansion capital – Advising private equity sponsors and management teams on expansion capital investments
  • Management equity participation – Advising on management equity plans in a private equity context, including plans that span multiple jurisdictions
  • Portfolio companies – Working closely and efficiently with portfolio companies in managing their day-to-day legal needs and potential investments/divestiture
  • Restructuring and refinancing – Renegotiating financing packages and providing restructuring advice as a portfolio company evolves, including refinancings in context of bolt-on acquisitions, leveraged recapitalizations and distress
  • Distressed debt – Providing practical and innovative solutions and strategies relating to distressed debt investments and work-outs
  • Exit planning – Planning and structuring portfolio company exits, including secondary buyouts and dual-track exit processes
 
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We understand your industry, culture and goals. Our innovative solutions extend beyond practices and borders, just as your business needs do.

Our global perspective is based on our knowledge of local laws and customs everywhere we operate, while our lawyers understand issues across a broad spectrum of business and legal practices. This fluency allows us to bring the right talent and knowledge to deliver world-class commercially pragmatic advice.

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Every day our more than 3,800 lawyers, economists, tax advisors and other professionals share insights and best practices across borders and practices. We speak more than 75 languages and represent more than 55 nationalities, and the close relationships among our people fosters the trust needed to develop and deliver world-class solutions to multinational clients.

We share an uncompromising commitment to excellence, which explains why more of our lawyers are included as leading lawyers in the Chambers Global Guide to the World’s Best Lawyers than any other Global 20 law firm.

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Passionately global
We are passionately global — it's in our DNA.

We started with a vision of going global and were in eight countries before our 10th anniversary. Today we have 69 offices in 42 countries -- including the emerging markets so important to the growth of your business.
We offer world-class career opportunities around the globe, while our entrepreneurial culture makes Baker & McKenzie a unique place to develop professionally.

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