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Dechert LLP

Corporate/M&A

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Dechert LLP

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Our M&A team advises buyers, sellers and advisers in complex commercial transactions. We focus on structuring successful deals, ensuring speed-to-market execution and protecting our clients’ interests in all phases of a transaction.

Consistently recognized as a leading adviser among M&A law firms by Mergerstat, Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and mergermarket, Dechert combines extensive industry knowledge with the deep expertise of the firm’s antitrust, tax, environmental, bankruptcy and employee benefits lawyers. We also handle private and public, domestic and cross-border, negotiated and hostile transactions worldwide.

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Corporate/M&A - New York

What the Team is Known For

Dechert offers impressive capabilities in domestic and cross-border mid-market M&A. The firm's international capabilities extend across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Team members regularly represent well-known private equity houses in addition to public companies. Their sector expertise covers life sciences, healthcare and financial services.

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Work Highlights

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  • Dechert represented the special committee of the board of directors of 23andMe in connection with a proposed take-private transaction.

Strengths

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  • This team is very reliable, resourceful and on top of all details. They are incredibly thorough and don't miss anything.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

  • They are extremely responsive, thorough and hands-on, covering deals from all angles.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

  • Dechert provides lightning-fast client service.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

  • They have tremendous drive to achieve and succeed.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

  • This is a smart and experienced team with good business sense.

    Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Mark E Thierfelder
    Mark E Thierfelder

    Mark E Thierfelder

    Mark Thierfelder is cochair of Dechert. He regularly assists clients with complex domestic and international M&A transactions, including those involving private equity firms.

    • Mark provides top-flight client service for us.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

    • I can always trust that he knows what is going on in the deals and is helping to orchestrate things. He is an extremely trusted adviser.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA

    • He is a great leader of the firm.

      Corporate/M&A respondentUSA
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