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Private Equity

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Private Equity - Europe-wide

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Weil, Gotshal & Manges has market-leading teams in London and Paris, with a further strong presence in Germany. The law firm acts for traditional private equity firms and other institutional investors on transactions that touch on multiple European jurisdictions. It frequently handles multi-jurisdictional transactions both for high-end and venture capital investment funds, assisting with LBOs and take-private matters. Weil Gotshal's further activity includes advising US private equity and Canadian pension funds on European deals in the real estate, TMT and healthcare sectors.

Notable practitioners

Marco Compagnoni, global practice co-head, is based in London. David Aknin in Paris and Gerhard Schmidt in Munich are also key contacts.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Weil is a powerhouse in private equity. The team is excellent, with partners who are at the top of their fields.

Private Equity respondent
Europe

Weil always excel in handling our most complex matters. Regardless of the type of support required, the Weil team always provides standout service.

Private Equity respondent
Europe

What we like is that they can easily adapt to the people they have in front of them and they are good at explaining concepts.

Private Equity respondent
Europe