Private Equity
The private equity sector is dynamic and fast paced. We can help our clients navigate the opportunities and challenges that this presents. Allen & Overy provides clients in the private equity sector with both sector insights and creative legal advice that will help meet these challenges.
The group is truly global and comprises sector specialists from across all our practice areas and offices who work in partnership with clients to help them achieve their commercial objectives.
Our approach to private equity as an asset class combines disciplines and provides legal solutions for all advice needed on any private equity investment or activity across a variety of sub-sectors. We advise on the full private equity life cycle from fund formation, capital deployment to acquisitions, public-to-privates, debt and equity financing to restructurings, portfolio management and exits.
We provide commercial advice to a variety of financial investors including private equity sponsors, asset managers, portfolio companies, infrastructure, real estate and pension funds on direct investments (both control and minority positions) as well as co-investments.
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News & insights
News: 27 MAY 2021
Allen & Overy launches new Australian financial services licence navigator
Allen & Overy has launched a new tool, the Australian Financial Services Licence Navigator (“Navigator”) to assist foreign financial services providers navigate the new regime for financial services…
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News: 18 MAY 2021
A&O advising on the sale of ERM to KKR
Allen & Overy is advising ERM, the world’s largest pure-play sustainability consultancy, and its majority shareholders, OMERS Private Equity and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), on…
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News: 07 MAY 2021
A&O bolsters leading leveraged finance practice with senior hires
Allen & Overy today announced that Annette Kurdian and Robert Burt have been appointed as partners in A&O’s leveraged finance practice, based in London. Both Annette and Robert join from Linklaters…
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Publications: 13 JANUARY 2021
We have recently produced a client presentation on global trends in private M&A. Our findings draw on an in-depth analysis of around 1,400 private M&A deals that A&O has advised on globally, looking…
Read moreRecognition
Draws from 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 2020
A hard-working team of pragmatic advisers that delivers seamlessly across multiple jurisdictions.
Legal 500 UK 2019