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

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What the Team is Known For

Linklaters has a strong bench of transactional lawyers who are particularly active on European buyouts but also have wider international expertise. It often acts for pre-eminent sponsor clients on a range of market-leading transactional matters, including buyouts, exits and restructurings. The group also represents portfolio companies, pension funds and other institutional investors. Linklaters' sector expertise includes healthcare and financial institutions.

Work Highlights

  • Linklaters advised TPG Rise Climate and GIC on the acquisition of the Techem Group, in a transaction valued at EUR6.7 billion.

Strengths

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The Linklaters team consistently deliver exceptional service across all levels of the team on all transactions. Most impressively, their level of client service is unmatched.

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Linklaters has a deep bench that is able to navigate complex transactions with efficiency, expertise and a pragmatic approach.

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Linklaters are very proactive, thorough and creative. The team work quickly to resolve key issues in advance.

Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and above respondent
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Linklaters has excellent technical lawyers with brilliant commercial judgement. The team are also fabulously attentive and super quick to respond.

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Notable Practitioners

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Alex Woodward
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Alex Woodward
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Alex Woodward maintains a premier private equity practice handling significant transactions on behalf of a client base of industry-leading sponsors. He serves as co-head of the firm's global financial sponsors group.

Alex's responsiveness is faultless and he adds value on every transaction he works on.

Alex is an excellent commercial lawyer. He is both thoughtful and user-friendly.

Alex is highly intelligent and experienced.

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Ben Rodham
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Ben Rodham
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Ben Rodham handles complex private equity transactions for a number of leading sponsors, including those involving US and European interests. He is co-head of the firm's global financial sponsor group.

Ben is an outstanding partner and is great at navigating legal matters.

Ben is responsive, commercial and available.

Ben is an amazing lawyer. He is a thought partner and anticipates issues in transactions to get ahead of them.

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Chris Boycott
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Chris Boycott
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Up and Coming

Chris Boycott advises financial sponsors and sponsor-backed companies across a range of industries and jurisdictions. He is particularly well regarded for his specialism in public-to-private buyouts.

Chris is very down to earth and provides hands-on and to-the-point advice.

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Genna Marten
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Up and Coming

Genna Marten has a growing private equity practice that involves advising financial sponsors on complex cross-border deals. She routinely advises on M&A, investments and carve-outs.

Genna is fantastic and a very good operator.

Genna is an excellent lawyer and provides seamless customer service to our team.

Genna has legal and commercial expertise that is coupled with amazing execution.

Genna is very hands-on and responsive, pragmatic and thoughtful about how to achieve a workable outcome for all parties.

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Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and above
Alex Woodward
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Alex Woodward
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Ben Rodham
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Ben Rodham
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Chris Boycott
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Chris Boycott
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Up and Coming
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Genna Marten
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Up and Coming
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