DEPARTMENT PROFILE

Dechert LLP

Corporate/M&A

Band 1

USA - Nationwide

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What the team is known for

Strong track record of handling midmarket M&A. Has notable experience working on both complex domestic and cross-border deals for clients in the healthcare, technology and retail sectors, among others. Noted capabilities in representing private equity and private investment firms. International experience covers European and Latin American deals.

Strengths

"The team works very well together, they are all fantastic and have great attention to the details," says a client.

Sources praise the "super high-quality work" the firm does.

"I have very good experiences with it, its lawyers always do a good job," notes a commentator.

Notable practitioners

Mark Thierfelder is a key contact.

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Overview

M&A: Dechert represents buyers, sellers and advisers in sophisticated, complex mergers and acquisitions around the globe. Our deal portfolio includes public and private, negotiated and hostile and multi-million and multi-billion dollar transactions across scores of industries, including financial services, life sciences, healthcare, technology, industrial, consumer, retail, agribusiness, food and beverage, and travel and hospitality.

Corporate Governance: Dechert’s corporate governance practice helps clients, including boards of directors, committees, public and private companies and other stakeholders, succeed in today’s intense regulatory environment as they work to balance competing interests and meet long-term business goals.

Our lawyers go well beyond helping clients meet customary disclosure and reporting obligations. We know how to navigate complex and delicate interrelationships and team dynamics among the board, management, shareholders and regulators to ensure that governance obligations, legal and regulatory requirements and exchange rules are met. Clients rely on us to guide them through all these areas with a practical, business-oriented approach.