Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 23, 2024

Wynnchurch Capital, a middle market private equity firm focused on recapitalisations, growth capital, management buyouts, corporate carve-outs, and restructurings, has closed its sixth private equity fund, Wynnchurch Capital Partners VI, with $3.5bn of capital commitments. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Capital Pension Funds 130

AltAssets

MAY 28, 2024

Private credit secondaries are experiencing a boom reminiscent of the rise in buyout secondaries in the wake of the 2008 financial crash.

Law Firms 98

Law Firms Buyout Assets Funds 98

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Pre-selection data for the awards is provided by multiple data sources, based on annualised returns over the 12 months from 1 April – 31 March, 2024.

Law Firms 98

Law Firms Buyout Venture Capital Deal Origination 98

Private Equity Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

Global law firm Goodwin has appointed Ian Keefe and George Weavil as Partners within the firm’s private equity practice in its London office, which covers M&A, private investment funds and debt finance.

Leveraged Buyouts 98

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Law Firms Asset Management 98

Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

She will focus on diligence for co-investment, fund and secondary opportunities predominantly in the middle and lower middle-market buyout and growth equity space. He focuses on European investment strategies including venture capital, buyouts and co-investments. from law firm Macfarlanes, where he served as Analyst.

Buyout 98

Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Private Equity Managers 98

Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The pre-selection data for the fund manager shortlist was provided by Bloomberg.

Law Firms 98

Law Firms Buyout Deal Origination Financing 98

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

Voting for the awards was conducted via an online poll of the entire Private Equity Wire userbase, with participants asked to make their choice from a selection of firms in each category shortlisted by Bloomberg.

Law Firms 98

Law Firms Buyout Deal Origination Consultants 98

Private Equity Wire

JULY 17, 2024

Global law firm Hogan Lovells has hired James Cross, previously with K&L Gates, as a partner in its private equity and funds practice in London.

Law Firms 98

Law Firms Buyout Finance Financing 98

Private Equity Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Global law firm Paul Hastings has added Alexander Temel as a Partner and Global Co-Chair of its private equity practice. In his new role, Temel will serve as a founding member of the firm’s new Boston office.

Leveraged Buyouts 94

Leveraged Buyouts Law Firms Buyout Leveraging 94

Private Equity Wire

JULY 17, 2024

North Carolina-based private equity firm Falfurrias Management Partners has made a growth investment in capSpire, a provider of commodity and energy trading and risk management services for large portfolios of energy and commodities physical and financial assets.

Private Equity Firms 98

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Law Firms Buyout 98

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Voting for the awards was conducted via an online poll of the entire Private Equity Wire userbase, where participants were asked to make their choice among the shortlisted firms in each category. The service provider categories span all the key areas of the broader private equity industry.

Buyout 98

Buyout Law Firms Deal Origination Debt 98

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Wynnchurch Capital (Wynnchurch), a middle market private equity firm focused on recapitalisations, growth capital, management buyouts, corporate carve-outs, and restructurings, has closed its sixth private equity fund, Wynnchurch Capital Partners VI, with $3.5bn of capital commitments.

Capital 98

Capital Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Pension Funds 98

Private Equity Wire

APRIL 4, 2024

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has appointed Fatema Orjela as a partner in the firm’s transactions practice group in London. Ordeal’s practice focuses on private equity transactions and related advisory matters. Orjela provides strategic counsel to European and US private equity sponsors.

Leveraged Buyouts 96

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Law Firms Buyout 96

Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Global law firm Reed Smith has appointed Tom Whelan as a Partner focusing on private equity in its London office. Whelan joined the firm’s global corporate group from McDermott Will & Emery (MWE), where he was also a Partner.

Mergers and Acquisitions 97

Mergers and Acquisitions Law Firms Buyout Capital 97

Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 27, 2024

Law firm Jackson Walker has hired Patrick H Rose, IV as Partner in the corporate & securities practice group in its Dallas office. Rose most recently served as Partner at US law firm BakerHostetler.

Mergers and Acquisitions 75

Mergers and Acquisitions Leveraged Buyouts Law Firms Buyout 75

Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 4, 2024

“Integris is a world-class platform that excels in delivering expert outsourced IT services and customer support in an industry with significant growth potential,” Eric Haley, head of buyout at Omers Private Equity, said in the statement. About Frontenac Frontenac is a Chicago-based private equity firm. domain.com.

Private Equity Firms 59

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout Pension Funds 59

Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Voting for the awards was conducted via an online poll of the entire Private Equity Wire userbase, where participants were asked to make their choice among the shortlisted firms in each category.

Law Firms 75

Law Firms Buyout Deal Origination Consultants 75

Private Equity Wire

JUNE 27, 2024

Scrivani was most recently a partner at international law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Scrivani advises private equity firms and public and private clients on leveraged buyouts and other private equity transactions, public company acquisitions, sales and divestitures and mergers of equals.

Leveraged Buyouts 72

Leveraged Buyouts Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 72

Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Global law firm White & Case is expanding its global debt finance practice and has appointed Lauren Winter, who has joined from Shearman & Sterling where she was Counsel, as a Partner in London. White & Case has dedicated bank lending, private credit & direct lending and borrower finance teams.

Debt 75

Debt Financing Finance Leveraged Buyouts 75

AltAssets

AUGUST 27, 2024

Law firm King & Spalding has brought in Daniel Daneshrad as a fund formation partner in its New York office. The post King & Spalding brings in Daneshrad as fund formation partner appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Law Firms 97

Law Firms Funds Buyout Investing 97

Financial Times M&A

AUGUST 9, 2022

Plus, UK law firms try to make it in the US and capital markets lawyers break loose from their golden handcuffs

Leveraged Buyouts 52

Leveraged Buyouts Leveraging Buyout Law Firms 52

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Global law firm Ropes & Gray has named 12 of its existing attorneys as the firm’s latest Partners, effective 1 November, including several whose practices cater for private equity and other private credit and private fund clients. She brings a deep understanding of technology and consumer brands.

Mergers and Acquisitions 75

Mergers and Acquisitions Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 75

AltAssets

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Tosin Adeyeri, partner in the funds team at law firm […] The post How to navigate the evolving LP-led secondaries market in 2024 first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Law Firms 97

Law Firms Assets Funds Buyout 97

AltAssets

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

GPs are having to turn to more creative capital raising solutions as economic headwinds continue to press on the private equity fund market, a new report from law firm Dechert says. The post Why GPs are taking to ‘creative’ capital raising solutions amid an arduous fundraising market first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

Law Firms 70

Law Firms Capital Funds Buyout 70

JMI Equity

JULY 23, 2024

Clio is the operating system for law firms, powering every aspect of the legal process. It simplifies law firm management by centralizing client intake, case management, document management, legal payments, and more. “I’m thrilled to embark on this journey with NEA and our group of exceptional investors.

Legal 40

Legal Law Firms Mergers and Acquisitions Investing 40

Pension Pulse

MAY 11, 2023

Analyzed separately, Venture capital funds raised a record €23 billion, while buyout funds reached a new high of €111 billion, and growth funds had their second-best year with €21 billion raised. Law firm Debevoise & Plimpton LLP represented KKR as primary fund counsel for the fundraising.

Private Equity Firms 52

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout Pension Funds 52

The Big Picture

APRIL 4, 2023

We’re going to look at a buyout and look at the pricing, look at the structure. You had a lot of the big buyout firms, they were doing the transactions in the ‘80s, in the early ‘90s. But, you know, these large firms were spinning off smaller private equity firms. It was a bit of a tar baby back then.

Private Equity Firms 59

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Financing Finance 59

The Big Picture

JANUARY 24, 2023

And what was interesting was the first leveraged buyout of a public company happened when I was in graduate school. KLINSKY: In 1979, it was the first leveraged buyout of a public company. We had sold the family business, maybe buy another family business one day through a leveraged buyout. RITHOLTZ: Right. KLINSKY: Yeah.

Leveraged Buyouts 105

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Debt 105

Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Pre-selection data for the awards is provided by multiple data sources, based on annualised returns over a 12-month period.

Law Firms 93

Law Firms Buyout Deal Origination Consultants 93

Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

International law firm Milbank has continued the expansion of its private equity capabilities with the appointment of Evan Roberts as a Partner in the firm’s Global Corporate/M&A Group based in its Los Angeles office.

Mergers and Acquisitions 75

Mergers and Acquisitions Leveraged Buyouts Law Firms Buyout 75

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 30, 2023

buyout firm Apollo made a cash bid for Applus Services on Friday which values the Spanish industrial testing company at € 1.23bn ($1.33bn). Santander (BME:SAN), BNP Paribas (OTC:BNPQY) and law firm L&W are advising Apollo. read more Private equity firm Apollo makes $1.33bn bid for Spain’s Applus U.S.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Bidding Buyout 130

The Big Picture

DECEMBER 10, 2024

One, two, there was a theory that these businesses had volatile cash flows and therefore couldn’t be leveraged, which was the, you know, the whole point of leveraged buyouts. Silver Lake was one of the first buyout shops built around making technology investments or investments in technology companies.

Consultants 52

Consultants Consulting Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 52

Private Equity Wire

APRIL 7, 2025

The implications for the $4tn global buyout industry are stark. Flagship firms such as Blackstone, KKR, and Carlyle saw their publicly traded shares fall between 15% and over 20% late last week, amid broader fears of a sustained liquidity crunch. The call volume from LPs seeking liquidity is intense.

Buyout 68

Buyout Law Firms Stakes Capital 68

The Big Picture

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

A guy who grows up in a lower middle class family gets through college and law school on scholarships and, and goes on to, to found one of the most successful buyout private equity and venture firms in history. He was in his forties when I joined the law firm after law school that he was at Paul Wiser and Wharton and Garrison.

Buyout 64

Buyout Education Venture Capital Hedge Funds 64

AltAssets

APRIL 4, 2025

Mid-market US private equity firms were eyeing a resurgent dealmaking market at the turn of the year, new research from law firm Katten shows - but those hopes may be being dashed by huge volatility caused by Donald Trump's widespread tariffs announcement.

Private Equity Firms 59

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Law Firms Buyout 59

The Big Picture

DECEMBER 24, 2024

And if you’re coming over from a, a top 20 law firm where you’re giving up a seven figure job, you’re doing it because you have the chance to make 10 figures in, in your stock options. And Amazon eventually makes a buyout offer to this firm, but they don’t wanna do it because they’re doing so well.

Taxes 52

Taxes Startups Companies Mergers and Acquisitions 52