England - London • Corporate and commercial
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Steered by practice head David Innes, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 's London buyout team regularly works in conjunction with the firm’s offices in New York and Hong Kong on high-value transactions, including a growing volume of secondaries and investment deals. Geoffrey Burgess‘s far-reaching international practice spans Africa, India, and the US, while dual-qualified (England and US) Katherine Ashton, a private funds specialist, is particularly noted for her work on secondaries transactions. Other names to note include E Raman Bet-Mansour – based between the firm’s London and Paris offices – and Dominic Blaxill, whose recent engagements include advising on multi-billion-dollar acquisitions.
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Key clients
- Prudential Financial
- Leapfrog Investments
- Evercare Health Fund
- CPP Investment Board
- Carlyle Group
- Dover Corporation
- Transdev
- EQT Partners
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
- Solenis
- Helios Investment Partners
- HarbourVest Partners
Work highlights
- Advised Prudential Financial, in partnership with LeapFrog Investments, in its acquisition of a minority interest in Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Limited by way of a bilateral acquisition from Mercer Africa Limited and a partial tender offer on the JSE to eligible shareholders.
- Advised the Evercare Group, wholly owned by the Evercare Health Fund, in its sale of a majority shareholding in Metropolitan Hospital Holdings Limited to The Metro Group Plc.
- Advised Leapfrog Investments as lead investor in a $70 million equity investment round for Sun King. The Debevoise team assisted Leapfrog in various legal aspects relating to the transaction, including antitrust, compliance and ESG.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Innes