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Corporate

Private Equity

Delivering local market depth and seamless cross-border execution across the full investment cycle

We act for leading private equity investors executing complex domestic and cross-border transactions across the globe.

With established capability across each of our core regions, we combine coordinated international execution with deep local market knowledge to help clients move decisively in competitive situations.

We advise sponsors, fund managers, family offices, institutional investors, corporates, portfolio companies, founders, and management teams across the full investment cycle—from entry and growth equity, through add-on acquisitions, reorganizations, and restructurings, to exits.

Our deep sector experience in technology, financial services, business services, energy, infrastructure, industrials, consumer, and healthcare, among other sectors, enables us to deliver the latest industry insight, alongside our core transactional knowledge, in the most-active areas of private equity investment.

As a technology-focused firm, innovation is our tradition. We bring particular strength in sectors where innovation, digital transformation, and market disruption are driving investment activity.

Recent transactions

UK & Europe

Advising Arcus Infrastructure Partners, an independent fund manager focused solely on long-term investments in European infrastructure, on the acquisition of 100% of WCCTV Group Limited by Arcus European Infrastructure Fund 4 SCSp alongside the WCCTV management team.
Advised J.C. Flowers & Co, a private investment firm dedicated to investing in the global financial services industry, on an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Niyam Group whilst also acting as lead investor in Niyam Syndicate 2047, a newly established syndicate at Lloyd’s.
Advised Centerbridge Partners on its investment in funding rounds of c.£550 million for Ebury, Santander's global fintech platform focused on cross-border payments and international trade solutions.
Advised InfraVia Capital Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in both Mercia Power Response and Balance Power Projects Limited, merging the two companies together to form Supernova Power.
Advised Certares, the New York-based private equity fund and reference shareholder of the Marietton Développement group, in connection with the group’s fourth leveraged buyout.
Advised Houlihan Lokey Germany AG on the acquisition of all assets relating to the European Real Estate Capital Advisory business of Mellum Capital GmbH.
Advised Investcorp Strategic Capital Group on its acquisition of a minority stake at the general partner level of Vauban Infrastructure Partners. The seller is Natixis Investment Managers Participations 1, an entity wholly owned by Natixis Investment Managers.

APAC

Advised CC Capital on the proposed A$3.3 billion equity value (A$3.9bn enterprise value) acquisition of Insignia Financial by way of scheme of arrangement.
Advised Brookfield and GIC (together, the Consortium) on their A$4 billion acquisition of National Storage REIT (ASX: NSR), by way of a concurrent member scheme of arrangement and trust scheme, the largest ever take-private of an ASX-listed real estate investment trust with an implied enterprise value of approximately A$6.7 billion.

US

Advised Com Laude Group, a global supplier of corporate domain services, on its acquisition of Markmonitor, a tech-enabled business services company from Newfold Digital, in a landmark transaction of $450 million.
Advised R1, an industry leader in managing and intelligently automating healthcare revenue management, in its agreement to acquire Phare Health Ltd, a healthcare technology company building AI-native solutions for inpatient coding and clinical documentation improvement.
Advised Peloton Computer Enterprises, a Calgary-based provider of software as a service solutions for oil and gas operators, in an investment by global investment firm Carlyle. Perkins Coie served as U.S. counsel to Peloton alongside Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP serving as Canadian counsel.

Local presence, global capability

On-the-ground teams across each of our core regions deliver local market insight backed by seamless cross-border coordination.

Advising different types of players in private equity

We act for sponsors, fund managers, institutional investors, family offices, corporates, portfolio companies, founders, and management teams, wherever they sit in the capital structure.

Partner-led, full-cycle execution

Partners lead every engagement from entry through growth, add-ons, reorganizations to exit, supported by the firm's integrated tax, regulatory, and finance capabilities and alongside our dedicated sector professionals.

How we can help

Buyouts

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Buyouts

Buyouts are at the heart of our practice. We advise leading sponsors on mid-market and large-cap buyouts across the globe, providing end-to-end support from structuring and due diligence through negotiation of definitive agreements and completion.

Our experience spans consortium deals, carve-outs from listed and private groups, and cross-border transactions requiring coordination across multiple jurisdictions. We work seamlessly with our acquisition finance team to ensure that funding structures are aligned with deal timelines and commercial objectives.
Growth equity

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Growth equity

We advise growth equity investors, founders, and companies on a range of growth investments in businesses operating in a variety of sectors. We draw upon our extensive experience in high-growth areas, such as technology, to provide clients with insightful advice on key issues and market trends. Our team supports clients at every stage—from Series D rounds, preferred equity investments, and strategic partnerships to majority stakes and exits—combining M&A execution skills with an understanding of investor priorities and founder dynamics.
Strategic add-ons (buy and build)

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Strategic add-ons (buy and build)

We help sponsors and portfolio companies identify, execute, and integrate bolt-on acquisitions that accelerate their business' growth. Our teams across multiple jurisdictions coordinate simultaneously on target due diligence, deal structuring, and regulatory approvals, enabling clients to maintain buy-and-build momentum at pace.
Public-to-private transactions

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Public-to-private transactions

Public-to-private transactions demand a combination of regulatory experience and commercial pragmatism to navigate complex deal dynamics across multiple regulatory regimes.

We have extensive experience acting for bidders, sponsors, targets, and financial advisers on recommended and hostile P2P offers in multiple jurisdictions, with partners leading each workstream to ensure certainty of execution.
Distressed sales and special situations

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Distressed sales and special situations

We advise sponsors and other stakeholders across the capital structure on distressed acquisitions, prepackaged administrations, debt-for-equity swaps, and consensual restructurings.
Secondaries

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Secondaries

We advise sponsors, institutional investors, and continuation of vehicle managers on a range of secondary transactions, including general partner-led restructurings, fund portfolio sales, and stapled transactions.
Portfolio companies

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Portfolio companies

We seek to partner with sponsors and management teams throughout the hold period, embedding ourselves with portfolio companies and assisting with day-to-day portfolio management, corporate reorganizations, and platform build-out across multiple jurisdictions.
Management incentive arrangements

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Management incentive arrangements

Structuring effective management incentive arrangements is critical to aligning interests and driving value creation in private equity-backed businesses.

We advise sponsors, founders, and management teams on the design and implementation of equity participation plans, option arrangements, and bonus structures, drawing on local knowledge in each relevant jurisdiction.