A&O Shearman

Deploying a multi-disciplinary approach which draws from the firm’s corporate, banking, tax and funds practice groups, A&O Shearman provides ‘client and solutions-oriented advice’ across the gamut of private equity activity, from fund establishment through to downstream investment and disposals work, as well as joint venture structuring. On the M&A front, the team forms an integral part of the firm’s global offering, providing Luxembourg law advice on large-scale multi-jurisdictional mandates for a slew of major sponsor clients. In addition, the firm is at the heart of the domestic investment fund ecosystem, with numerous partners holding prominent positions within major trade associations/working groups, including Peter Myners, who is a board member of the Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LPEA). Fabian Beullekens, who pairs ’strong technical skills with a pragmatic and results-oriented approach’, is at a partner level one of the key transactional lawyers in the space, whether it be on the buy or sell side. The ‘very smart’ Sylvian Cailleau has a ’broad skillset’ which lends itself well to a range of private equity-related new money and restructuring mandates.