Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and above

Charles Hayes earns praise from commentators for the quality of his transactional practice. He regularly acts for major private equity sponsors on deals, including those with a value in the billions.

Charles is an absolute star with relentless customer focus, commitment and depths of experience.

He is an excellent layer with institutional knowledge.

Victoria Sigeti demonstrates skilful handling of a range of transactional matters, including M&A and investments. She acts for prominent private equity houses and corporates.

Victoria has amazing client relationships.

Victoria is a brilliant voice in the team, guiding us effortlessly through complex matters. A delight to work with, as well. She is extremely expert and brings the topic alive for the non-expert.

Victoria is one of the superstars in her space. She has a unique blend of technical acumen with practical advice.

Victoria is very strong. She is Freshfields' best asset, and she is very strong with key sponsors.

Tim Wilmot is well known for his strong private equity M&A capabilities. His practice is cross-border in scope, and he is active on behalf of private equity funds and other financial sponsors.

Tim is technically very strong, has great instincts, and maintains calm even in the most stressful of situations.

Tim is very focused on key matters and he is solution-oriented.