Acting for both strategic sellers and buyers, private equity firms, and portfolio companies, Dechert LLP has extensive cross-sector expertise, primarily focusing on the healthcare, TMT, and consumer markets. The team is well equipped to handle multi-jurisdictional M&A, drawing its network of offices across North America, Europe, and Asia, with New York-based co-heads Mark Thierfelder and Jay Alicandri specialising in private equity and cross-border transactions. The other co-lead Kenneth E. Young splits his time between New York and Philadelphia, while Christian Matarese is noted for her representation of private and public companies.
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Key clients
- Energy Harbor Corp.
- Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
- ROBO Global
- Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
- abrdn Inc.
- GIC
- Centerbridge Partners
- Sterling Investment Partners
- Estancia Capital Partners
- Berwind Corporation
Work highlights
- Represented funds affiliated with Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., shareholders in Alberstons, in relation to Albertsons’ and Kroger’s definitive agreement to merge, with a total enterprise value of approximately US$24.6 billion.
- Advised ROBO Global in the sale of its index suite to VettaFi0- the acquisition of this suite boosts the value of VettaFi’s index solutions to more than US$17 billion in ETFs and other investment vehicles.
- Advised GIC, as part of an investor consortium led by Permira and Hellman & Friedman, in its US$10.2 billion acquisition of Zendesk, an award-winning provider of software-as-a-service products.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mark Thierfelder, Kenneth Young, Jay Alicandri