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

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What the Team is Known For

Latham & Watkins maintains a market-leading buyouts practice that is routinely seen handling high-end, cross-border transactions for a host of well-known private equity houses. It offers significant expertise in complementary practice areas, with top-tier strength in financing and high-yield bonds. The department counts upon an extensive international network to provide an integrated practice in global M&A.

Work Highlights

  • Latham & Watkins advised EQT, CPP Investments and Nord Anglia Education on the USD14.5 billion sale of Nord Anglia Education to a consortium formed by Neuberger Berman Private Markets, EQT and CPP Investments, together with other global institutional investors.

Strengths

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Latham & Watkins has a real depth of talent across all levels and jurisdictions. The firm is very strong globally so it can truly act on a global basis.

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The Latham & Watkins team are fantastic. They are incredibly commercial and practical.

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Latham & Watkins has a very strong team who are highly adept at dealing with complex regulatory and deal issues.

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The Latham & Watkins team are extremely responsive and provide high-quality advice.

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The firm has highly experienced and extremely thorough advisers who secure the right outcomes for their clients by way of pragmatic problem-solving and practical advice.

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Notable Practitioners

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David Walker
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David Walker
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David Walker is widely regarded as a luminary in this space, garnering acclaim for his leading knowledge of high-stakes private equity deals. His stable of clients includes significant sponsors.

David is an excellent and highly experienced lawyer who is a go-to on any complex deal.

David and his team are right at the edge of what's currently in the market. They are very nimble, very effective and very easy to work with.

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Kem Ihenacho
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Kem Ihenacho
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Kem Ihenacho possesses deep experience in handling high-level transactions on behalf of a client base of prestigious private equity houses. He sits as a member of the firm's Executive Committee.

Kem is a very experienced lawyer and a calming influence who has seen it all before. He can help in tricky situations.

Kem is excellent in the tech space. He's a go-to for English law transactions.

Kem is a highly experienced lead lawyer who delivers the full breadth of Latham & Watkins' expertise with great assurance.

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Paul Dolman
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Paul Dolman
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Paul Dolman is highly regarded for the quality of his representation in private equity transactions. He acts for a stable of well-known private equity houses on deals across a spectrum of industries.

Paul's approach is client-centric, very responsive, commercial and down to earth.

Paul is fantastic. He really leads from the front and is all over the detail of his deals. He helps cut through points and can turn around stuff rapidly.

I think Paul is superb, the most effective private equity lawyer in London.

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Tom Evans
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Tom Evans
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Tom Evans has an impressive track record of representing private equity houses and their portfolio companies in cross-border deals. He is sought after to advise on M&A and financing arrangements, among other matters.

Tom has exceptionally strong execution and is a real partner and asset during negotiations. He finds solutions for the difficult problems others struggle with.

Tom is a master at what he does.

Tom is a super good lawyer.

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Farah O'Brien
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Farah O'Brien
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Farah O'Brien has extensive experience advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on complex cross-border transactions.

She is reassuringly calm and provides brilliant client care.

Farah is very measured, thoughtful and considered with her advice.

Farah is excellent. She is commercial, dedicated and very responsive.

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Ross Allardice
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Ross Allardice
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Ross Allardice is a trusted adviser to private equity houses and their portfolio companies on a range of transactional matters. His practice encompasses both domestic deals and pan-European ones.

Ross is an immensely strong lawyer with an incredible depth of experience to draw on in the most complex of transactions. He brings all parties over the line with his focused and pragmatic advice.

Ross is experienced, capable and commercial.

Ross is hands-on and plugged in. He leads from the front.

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David Walker
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David Walker
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Kem Ihenacho
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Kem Ihenacho
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Paul Dolman
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Paul Dolman
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Tom Evans
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Tom Evans
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Farah O'Brien
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Farah O'Brien
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Ross Allardice
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Ross Allardice
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