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