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Private Equity: Buyouts

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Private Equity: Buyouts - UK

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What the Team is Known For

Weil continues to be a destination practice for high-value, complex and multi-jurisdictional buyouts, offering strength across Europe, Asia and the USA. Its enviable client roster includes distinguished private equity firms, as well as state-backed funds, secondary investors and multi-asset managers. The department is able to leverage a highly regarded debt and financing advisory practice to offer complementary skills in LBO work. Its broad sector expertise includes advising on deals in the real estate, financial services and technology fields.

Work Highlights

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  • Weil advised Lone Star Funds and MBCC Group on the sale of MBCC Group to Sika for EUR5.2 billion.

Strengths

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

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Weil have a deep bench of seasoned talent. The team has the ability to execute and advise on complicated, taxing and challenging transactions.

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Weil are extremely responsive and the team delivers excellent service at all times.

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Notable Practitioners

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Marco Compagnoni
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Marco Compagnoni
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Band 1
Marco Compagnoni practises at the top rung of the market and is acclaimed for the quality of his transactional expertise. Prestigious private equity firms routinely come to him for counsel on complex international deals.

Marco is the best in town!

Marco is a force of nature. He has amazing energy levels, the will to deliver for his clients and great technical legal skills. He is the lawyer you want if you have a deal that has to happen.

Marco is superbly professional, stunningly bright and very articulate. He has a razor-sharp commercial mind and is a pleasure to work alongside.

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Jonathan P Wood
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Jonathan P Wood
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Jonathan Wood is held in high regard due to his experience handling high-end private equity transactions. He displays strength in complex buyouts, carve-outs and takeovers.

Jonathan Wood is very commercial, creative and constructive.

Jonathan is fantastically experienced and he has great interpersonal skills. It is a pleasure to work with him.

He is fantastic and very responsive.

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Lewis Blakey
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Lewis Blakey
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Up and Coming
Lewis Blakey is well thought of by his clients and peers for his private equity M&A practice. He routinely advises on cross-border transactions working in partnership with Weil's offices in Europe and the USA.

Lewis is extremely strong and client-focused, technically able, commercially focused and provides very good client service.

Lewis is very pragmatic and commercial. He is straight to the point and gets the job done. You know you're not going to have to chop through a lot of weeds.

Lewis is reliable and clever.

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Marco Compagnoni
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Marco Compagnoni
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Jonathan P Wood
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Jonathan P Wood
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Lewis Blakey
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Lewis Blakey
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Up and Coming
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