Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP expanded its New York-based private equity practice in February 2023 with the arrival of leveraged buyout and take-private expert Peter Feist from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, allowing the firm to add funds such as OMERS Private Equity to its growing roster of clients. Feist co-leads the team with David Perkins, whose diverse caseload encompasses M&A and joint ventures as well as structured investments and restructurings. The team, which handles high-value buyouts in sectors such as life sciences, insurance, and infrastructure for the likes of Brookfield and Owl Rock, also benefits from the firm’s broad strengths in corporate and public M&A matters, allowing it to handle a wide range of add-on transactions as well as fund and portfolio company mergers. Further key contacts include cross-border M&A expert Richard Hall and corporate expert Matthew Ploszek.
Testimonials
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‘Strong commercial sense and deal savvy. Very efficient. ’
‘Peter Feist gave very good practical advice; strong at facilitating a deal. And genuinely pleasant person on the team.’
‘They have a team of extremely high calibre people who have the wherewithal to navigate through exceptionally complicated matters and produce terrific outcomes.’
‘Peter Feist has an incredible understanding of corporate matters, is very intelligent and at the same time has terrific business acumen and is extremely commercial. He brings all these qualities to the fore on each and every transaction he works on to deliver fantastic results for his clients. No matter how difficult the issues he has to contend with or the time constraints he has to work under, he always produces outstanding service and results for his clients.’
Key clients
- BDT
- Brookfield
- ECN Capital
- Eurazeo
- Hayfin Capital Management
- Lindsay Goldberg
- OMERS Private Equity
- Owl Rock
- White Mountains
Work highlights
- Advised Brookfield Renewable Partners on its $8bn acquisition of Westinghouse.
- Represented BDT in connection with its combination with MSD.
- Advised OMERS Private Equity on its acquisition of a majority stake in Knight Commercial.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Peter Feist, David Perkins