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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Private Equity: Buyouts

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

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Private Equity: Buyouts - New York

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has a highly esteemed private capital practice group with notable experience in highly complex and often cross-border transactional matters. It offers strength across the fund life-cycle, as well as drawing on additional strengths in fund formation, regulatory work and deal-adjacent practice areas.

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Work Highlights

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  • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton represented Warburg Pincus in its $2.1 billion sale of Sundyne to Honeywell International.

Strengths

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  • Cleary stands out for its excellent client service. It goes above and beyond.

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  • They are thoughtful, thorough and hard-working.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • David Leinwand
    David Leinwand

    David Leinwand

    David Leinwand advises private equity firms and their portfolio companies on a range of acquisitions and divestitures.

    • David is a superb attorney. He is client-focused, practical and effective at achieving strong outcomes.

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  • Matthew P Salerno
    Matthew P Salerno

    Matthew P Salerno

    Matthew Salerno is a talented lawyer who is recognized for his strong pedigree in transactional matters for private equity clients.

    • Matthew is great to work with. He is thoughtful on complex topics and good at prioritizing what we care about.

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    • Matthew is a truly exceptional thought partner to our team.

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  • Paul J Shim
    Paul J Shim

    Paul J Shim

    Paul Shim is valued as an experienced deal-maker in both private equity buyouts and strategic M&A matters, with clients benefiting from his wealth of knowledge in transactional mandates.

    • Paul is a pleasure to work with. He is hard-working, commercially aware and good at negotiating.

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  • Paul Imperatore
    Paul Imperatore

    Paul Imperatore

    Paul Imperatore is a talented up-and-comer who advises notable private equity clients on complex transactions.

    • Paul provides sound commercial advice and delivers excellent service on tight timelines.

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