Housing a team of ‘brilliant individuals with excellent legal skills coupled with commercial acumen’, Jones Day works with an international roster of private equity firms on fund management, financing, and M&A-related matters, advising across a host of sectors. Practice head Liam Bonamy boasts years of experience advising on deals in the real estate, financial services, hospitality and retail sectors. Giles Elliott works with sponsors and management teams on PE transactions and is a key adviser to New York investment firm J. F. Lehman & Company. Co-head Vica Irani is particularly focused on PE and M&A deals in the infrastructure sector, while the 'hardworking, super-intelligent' Julian Runnicles specialises in both M&A and equity-related financings. Patrick Stafford comes recommended for his tech focus.
Testimonials
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‘Brilliant individuals with excellent legal skills coupled with commercial acumen.’
‘Julian Runnicles is hardworking, super-intelligent and incredibly factually accurate. He gets deals done, irrespective of unexpected developments.’
Key clients
- Aurelius Equity Opportunities
- Inflexion Private Equity
- EagleTree Capital
- Stellex Capital
- The Riverside Company
- True Capital
- CBRE Investment Management
- Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC
- Henley Investment Management Limited
- Macquarie Asset Management
Work highlights
- Advised private equity investor Aurelius on its acquisition of The Body Shop from Natura & Co SA.
- Advised private equity investor The Riverside Company on its disposal of Guestline to Access Group (backed by HG, TA Associates and GIC).
- Advised private equity investor True Capital on its acquisition of Manchester-based Apparel Brands Limited.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Patrick Stafford, Vica Irani