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Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and above - UK-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Clifford Chance is highly skilled in high-end private equity deals, offering clients excellent strength in depth and cross-border capabilities, with significant expertise in transactions involving Europe, Asia, Africa and the USA. It advises established private equity houses as well as alternative buyers and new entrants to the market. The department covers the full range of private equity work, including buyouts, buy-ins, emerging market transactions and portfolio company acquisitions, and is boosted by a superlative global finance practice.

Work Highlights

  • Clifford Chance advised Permira and the Alter Domus founders on its sale to Cinven and rollover investment in Alter Domus.

Strengths

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The Clifford Chance team are always super responsive and outcome-driven. They are synonymous with excellence in quality, client delivery and teamwork.

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Clifford Chance deliver quality at all levels. They are commercial, constructive and deliver effectively on complex transactions.

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A key strength of the firm is its deep bench of talent, with high-quality individuals at every level. The advice provided is always pragmatic, commercial and tailored to the client’s needs.

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Clifford Chance has a commitment to excellence and a dedication to the client.

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Notable Practitioners

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Jonny D Myers
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Jonny D Myers
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Eminent Practitioners

Jonny Myers serves as global head of the firm's private equity group and is highly recommended for his broad skill set in complex transactions. His client base includes a number of prominent private equity houses and companies.

Jonny is hands-on and has strong market knowledge.

Jonny has great oversight of projects and plenty of experience to draw on.

Even though Jonny leads the global team, he is hands-on.

Jonny has been a tremendous asset for many years and is a leader of the industry.

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Spencer Baylin
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Spencer Baylin
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Spencer Baylin maintains close relationships with some of the firm's most prestigious private equity clients and is well known for his capabilities in handling complex deals on their behalf. His cross-border practice demonstrates capabilities in emerging markets.

He always provides outstanding advice.

Spencer is an outstanding lawyer who blends deep legal expertise with exceptional problem-solving and negotiation skills.

Spencer is excellent. He is very client-focused and outcome-driven.

Spencer Baylin is an absolute superstar. We would always want him in our corner.

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Bruce Embley
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Bruce Embley
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Bruce Embley enjoys a relatively broad practice that involves advising financial sponsors in particular, but also other entities in the private equity space. He is noted for his experience in both major buyouts and high-end M&A.

Bruce Embley is a fantastic lawyer.

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Shimin Lee
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Shimin Lee
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Up and Coming

Shimin Lee is highly valued by Clifford Chance's marquee sponsor clients. She regularly advises on M&A, portfolio bolt-ons and management equity arrangements.

With her exceptional quality, communication and maturity, Shimin is a standout future leader of the team.

Shimin is great to work with. We always value her views and she is extremely responsive.

She is a very good person to have on a deal.

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Jonny D Myers
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Jonny D Myers
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Spencer Baylin
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Spencer Baylin
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Bruce Embley
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Bruce Embley
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Shimin Lee
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Shimin Lee
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Up and Coming
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