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Corporate/M&A & Private Equity | USA

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds

This chapter includes company acquisitions, dispositions and related financing arrangements, mergers, joint ventures capitalizations, entity selection and formation, operating and partnership agreements and governance matters. Also covers those transactions designed to help restructuring within companies and their subsidiaries by change of ownership. Priority is placed on primary representatives, those acting for buyers and sellers, whilst those acting for financial advisors, underwriters and the banks financing such transactions are also considered. This section focuses on the transactional aspect of private equity funds work. It takes into account LBOs, M&A, recapitalization and restructuring-related matters at both the high-end and mid-market level.

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Band 1

  1. Jones Day
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    Jones Day
    Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
    2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years Ranked
    Jones Day is a notable firm with recognized strength in global M&A. Expertise also covers joint ventures and divestitures. Clients include Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms and boards of directors.
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  2. K&L Gates
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    K&L Gates
    Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
    2025 | Band 1 | 7 Years Ranked
    K&L Gates offers a strong team of practitioners with a global scope advising on the full range of corporate, M&A and private equity matters. The firm has significant expertise in middle-market work at the regional, national and global levels. It represents clients from a number of different industries, including communications, transportation, infrastructure and media.
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Band 2

  1. Dentons Cohen & Grigsby
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    Dentons Cohen & Grigsby
    Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
    2025 | Band 2 | 7 Years Ranked
    Dentons advises on M&A for clients including financial sponsors, public and private companies and family offices. The firm is noted for assisting private equity firms with corporate transactions. The Pittsburgh team often handles cross-border matters, supported by a network of international offices.
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  2. McGuireWoods LLP
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    McGuireWoods LLP
    Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
    2025 | Band 2 | 7 Years Ranked
    McGuireWoods LLP advises on M&A and sales, with recognized skill in the energy and technology sectors. The firm offers private equity expertise encompassing all levels of investment, fund formation and portfolio company matters. It regularly acts for clients across the manufacturing and healthcare industries on a variety of transactions.
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  3. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
    2025 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has a premier practice catering for local, regional, national and international clients. It offers specialist expertise in divestitures, financings and other corporate issues. The firm has particular strengths in the energy, technology and retail sectors, as well as life sciences. It possesses additional experience in advising on portfolio company and private equity firm-related matters, with notable capital markets capabilities.
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  4. Reed Smith LLP
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    Reed Smith LLP
    Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
    2025 | Band 2 | 7 Years Ranked
    Reed Smith houses a well-respected group that comes recommended for its strength in financial services M&A and large-scale public company acquisitions. The firm enjoys a fine track record in the manufacturing sector and in commercial matters. It is proficient in representing clients from an array of industries, including pharmaceuticals, financial services and energy markets.
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  5. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
    Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
    2025 | Band 2
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  6. Metz Lewis Brodman Must O’Keefe LLC
    Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
    2025 | Band 2
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