Dechert LLP is engaged by various PE firms and sovereign wealth funds for advice on a range of high-value transactions, frequently with a strong cross-border aspect. The London practice is headed up by global PE co-head Christopher Field, whose recent engagements include multi-billion-dollar take-privates and investment deals. Mark Evans is an experienced corporate partner who regularly advises on acquisitions, divestments, and investments for major asset managers. Sam Whittaker - a key contact for some of the team's most high-profile clients - is also recommended.
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Key clients
- Ares Management Limited
- Brookfield Asset Management
- Columna Capital
- Davies Group (BC Partners portfolio company)
- Further Global Capital Management
- GIC
- KKR
- Metric Capital Partners
- MidEuropa
- Quilvest Capital Partners
Work highlights
- Advised GIC, as part of an investment consortium, on its US$16 billion take-private acquisition of a media analytics company.
- Advised GIC, as part of a consortium led by Blackstone that includes GIC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, on (i) the consortium’s partial sale of a 4% stake in London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) to Microsoft; and (ii) its share buyback by the LSEG.
- Advised Quilvest Capital Partners and its portfolio company Phaidon International on its sale to a global investor consortium led by funds managed by Further Global Capital Management.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christopher Field