Private Equity
Allen & Overy's Private Equity team has unmatched expertise advising clients on complex cross-border transactions. We draw on the firm's sector knowledge and unique global footprint to create bespoke solutions for our clients.
We advise the most prominent sponsors in the private equity market, as well as portfolio companies and other finance providers, on all forms of private equity transactions.
Our capabilities include advising on buyouts, exit strategies, co-investments, hybrids, minority interests, consortium arrangements, management equity, portfolio restructurings and secondaries.
The firm has dedicated teams in all major financial centres, creating a fully-integrated network of transactional experience to provide the highest quality commercial advice to our clients.
The combination of our market-leading M&A, equity, hybrids, loans, high yield, securitisation and investment funds expertise, along with complimentary practices such as tax, antitrust and foreign investment, financial regulation, pensions, employment and incentives and real estate, makes us one of the few firms able to provide a truly full service global offering and to advise across the capital structure.
This, combined with our sector specialists, particularly in highly regulated areas, means that we offer clients an unparalleled level of service and execution.
To support our clients, the firm’s best in class network of international offices covers Europe, the US, APAC and the Middle East. A&O’s international network comprises more than 40 offices globally – the largest footprint among the leading global law firms.
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News and insights
Publications: 09 December 2022
European sponsors seek value through complexity amid debt market volatility
Europe’s exposure to the war in Ukraine has hit its syndicated debt markets hard. The flow of funds will return – but in the meantime sponsors are pursuing ever-more complex deals to create value.
Publications: 07 July 2022
The growth of growth capital: how will the market develop?
There has been an explosion of interest in the growth capital market in recent years, with numerous new investors raising billions of dollars for investment in earlier stage companies positioned for…
Publications: 07 July 2022
What protections are available to investors on minority deals?
There was a time when many private equity firms would only invest in a business if they could take full control. Not so anymore. Over the past five years, we have seen a marked increase in deals where…
Publications: 07 July 2022
Global M&A transactions drop over 20%, but bright spots remain
The value of global M&A transactions dropped 21% when compared to the record high of H1 2021, although deal values still broke USD2 trillion.
Awards and accolades
- Ranked No. 2 for European financial sponsor deals by value (Refinitiv, 2019 and 2020)
- Ranked Band 2 for Private Equity Buyouts: High-end Capability (Chambers UK 2022)
- Ranked No.2 for European Private Equity by value (Bloomberg M&A League Tables 2019)
Recognition
A high-calibre team of transactional experts, with particular skills in complex cross-border investment work, complemented by leading finance and capital markets teams.
Chambers UK 2021
Top quality firm with broad experience spanning multiple jurisdictions. Pragmatic and commercial approach. Great understanding of the PE market.
Legal 500 2022