England - London • Corporate and commercial
Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP
'A commercially driven team which gets things done', Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP is regularly engaged by a number of sponsors for assistance with big-ticket transactions. Practice head Gavin Gordon is the key relationship partner for a number of the team's leading clients, who turn to Gordon for his expertise in cross-border matters with a European or transatlantic aspect. David Arnold is a seasoned PE partner who regularly handles strategic buy and sell-side mandates, while Claire McDaid's expertise is notably concentrated in distressed transactions. Other active advisers include Philip Coletto, who often works on deals involving tech or financial services assets, and Andrew Gray, who regularly works with a range of established US and UK firms.
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Testimonials
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'This is a very commercially driven team which gets things done. Extremely responsive and solution oriented, letting the younger team members front discussions and negotiations together with their client.’
‘Straightforward, high ethical standards, and extremely responsive. Hands-on and deeply engaged in the matter and its delivery.'
'Claire McDaid is technically outstanding and provides pragmatic commercial advice that demonstrates a very strong understanding of the market. Claire is pragmatic, highly efficient and thrives when dealing with complexity.'
Key clients
- Searchlight Capital Partners
- Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
- Insight Partners
- CapVest Partners
- FTV Capital
- Freshstream
- Bluewater
- PAI Partners
- Atlas Holdings
- Blantyre Capital
Work highlights
- Represented Searchlight Capital Partners on the sale of Global Risk Partners to Brown & Brown, Inc.
- Advised STARK Group, a portfolio company of CVC, on its acquisition of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution.
- Advised Briarwood Capital Partners on its successful take-private public tender offer for Basware. Briarwood acted as part of a consortium which was led by Accel-KKR and also included Long Path Partners.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Gavin Gordon