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Slaughter and May
Counting a number of PE firms and portfolio companies among its client roster, Slaughter and May regularly handles upper mid-market deals, including acquisitions, secondaries, and majority investments. Practice co-chair Harry Bacon is a highly active adviser who works with some of the world’s largest asset managers on strategic transactions. Fellow co-chair Filippo de Falco, noted for his southern European expertise, advises both sponsors and management teams on a host of multi-jurisdictional deals, sometimes working in conjunction with experienced corporate partner Paul Mudie. Other key figures in the practice include Robin Ogle, whose recent highlights include high-value consortium investment deals. Insurance specialist Robert Chaplin left the firm for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP in August 2022.
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Key clients
- BlackRock
- Blackstone Tactical Opportunities
- Corsair Capital
- Fortress Investment Group LLC
- GHO Capital
- HPS Investment Partners
- Investindustrial
- Palamon Capital Partners
- Pollen Street Capital
- Trill Impact
- Varde Partners
Work highlights
- Advised BlackRock Real Assets on its consortium investment in Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited.
- Advising Nucleus Clyde Acquisition Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nucleus Financial Platforms Limited, and HPS Investment Partners as a major shareholder of the Nucleus group, on the recommended cash acquisition of Curtis Banks Group PLC.
- Advised Inflexion Private Equity Partners and the founders of the Goat Agency on its acquisition by WPP plc.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Harry Bacon, Filippo de Falco