Our private equity lawyers provide expert advice on a full range of private equity and venture capital transactions. Our understanding of private equity and venture capital allows us to support our clients across early stage, growth and development capital transactions, management buy-outs (MBOs) and management buy-ins (MBIs), secondary and tertiary buy-outs, public to private transactions, refinancings, restructurings and exits.
Our private equity lawyers have extensive expertise working with private equity and venture capital houses, investment funds, corporates, management teams, senior, mezzanine and other debt providers, vendors and business angels.
With the uncertainty of the current financial climate, we aim to provide you with pragmatic advice to suit your specific needs. Our private equity lawyers are able to negotiate difficult transactions and advise on complex, industry specific matters.
We also work with other specialist lawyers within our firm, as well as our international network, to provide investee companies with ongoing commercial and corporate support as they grow and develop.
Finally, when it is time to execute an exit strategy, we have a significant track record of listings, trade sales and secondary market transactions, among other options.
Areas of focus
Our private equity and venture capital expertise includes the following:
- Advising on early stage, growth and development capital transactions.
- Acting on complex buy-outs and buy-ins.
- Supporting vendors and management on the sale and acquisition of businesses.
- Exits, including secondary and tertiary buy-outs, trade sales, listings and other exits.
- Undertaking debt financing, refinancing and restructurings.
- Tax structuring and incentive arrangements.