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Ropes & Gray LLP

Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market

USA Guide 2026 : USA - Nationwide

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Ropes & Gray LLP

About

Provided by Ropes & Gray LLP

Our clients get unsurpassed counsel throughout the lifecycle of their private equity transactions from one of the largest and most sophisticated private equity practices in the world. Ropes & Gray has been at the forefront of private equity deals practically since the invention of the leveraged buyout. Our commitment to both middle market and multibillion-dollar deals provides us with unique perspective in the private equity industry.

To learn more about our practice, please visit: https://www.ropesgray.com/practices/private-equity.aspx

Chambers Review

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Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Ropes & Gray LLP are a well-established practice with exhaustive experience in private equity investments, calling upon well-honed skills across all stages of a transaction and offering supplementary counsel on transaction-adjacent concerns. It regularly works with global market leaders in buyouts of significant value, as well as handling mid-market deals, with a particularly prominent reputation in the healthcare and life sciences sectors.

Notable practitioners

New York-based David Blittner is a key contact.

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Work Highlights

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  • Ropes & Gray represented Dragoneer Investment Group and SkyKnight Capital in their joint acquisition of a majority stake in Simplicity from Lee Equity Partners.

Strengths

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  • The team is insanely responsive. It is the most commercial law firm that we have worked with.

    Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market respondentUSA

  • Ropes are phenomenal on our most complex deals. They have very strong commercial awareness and are extremely responsive.

    Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market respondentUSA

  • Ropes provides pragmatic, solution-orientated advice that balances legal risk with commercial realities.

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