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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

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  • Linklaters advised Cerberus Capital Management on the sale of Worldwide Flight Services to SATS for a reported value of EUR2.3 billion.

Strengths

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The Linklaters private equity team's strength is their ability to implement complex transactions. They are used to dealing with complexity and can help their clients navigate this seamlessly.

Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and above respondent
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Linklaters is a full-service law firm offering all the capabilities that we need. The team can provide simple and specific advice on legal matters that play to the commercial outcome of a deal.

Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and above respondent
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The team is really strong, not just from a technical perspective, but very commercial and user-friendly, and very helpful as we work through the dynamics of transactions and elongated timelines.

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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 is pragmatic, approachable, friendly and is very good with people on both sides.

Alex is one of the best in the business. He is able to work out what is important to you and gets it done.

Alex has got the gravitas on a deal that gets things done and he finds the right landing spot without causing unnecessary disruption, drama or cost. He is just calm, collected, experienced and humble.

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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's legal expertise, combined with his pragmatic and commercial approach, is invaluable when it comes to getting complex transactions over the line.

Ben is an outstanding lawyer. He is always in the details and can handle matters of high complexity.

Ben is experienced enough to have judgement, while being sufficiently in the detail to provide pertinent input at short notice. He is always available and always maintains a positive demeanour.

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Chris Boycott
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Chris Boycott
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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 provides an excellent overall level of service.

Chris is technically very good, intelligent and calm under pressure.

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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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