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Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market | Global

USA

The Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market rankings table below has been designed to provide the most in-depth insights and reviews of the top ranked lawyers and law firms. The firms included in our rankings have been recommended by in-house counsel, other third-party experts and private practice lawyers. Our comprehensive research ensures you have all the information needed when looking to purchase legal services across USA.

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Band 1

  1. Goodwin
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    Goodwin
    Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
    2024 | Band 1 | 4 Years Ranked
    Goodwin regularly advises on transactional work for private equity firms and portfolio companies, with key experience in the financial services, healthcare, technology and real estate sectors. Particularly noted for its representation of venture capital investors and growth companies.
  2. Ropes & Gray LLP
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    Ropes & Gray LLP
    Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
    2024 | Band 1 | 3 Years Ranked
    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. 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.
  3. Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
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    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
    Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
    2024 | Band 1 | 4 Years Ranked
    Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP are a highly experienced transactional practice which acts for a range of large-cap and mid-market private equity investors, portfolio companies and management teams. Advises on domestic and international deals, aided by complementary resources in areas such as tax and restructuring.
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Band 2

  1. Dechert LLP
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    Dechert LLP
    Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
    2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked
    Dechert LLP provides comprehensive counsel to a wide-ranging mid-market and upper mid-market client base. Offers growing strength in both inbound and outbound cross-border transactions, utilising its network of international offices.
  2. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
    Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
    2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP offers broad strengths acting for sponsors and portfolio companies in transactional work, with considerable skills in cross-border deals through its wide network of offices across the UK, Europe and the Middle East. Sector expertise covers diverse areas including consumer products, energy and entertainment.
  3. Sidley Austin LLP
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    Sidley Austin LLP
    Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
    2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
    Sidley Austin LLP boasts a distinguished transactional team with particular flair for handling mid-market transactions, alongside a growing reputation for its work acting for bulge-bracket sponsors. Offers particular strengths in the finance, technology, healthcare and energy sectors.
  4. White & Case LLP
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    White & Case LLP
    Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
    2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked
    White & Case LLP is a prolific private equity practice with considerable experience in domestic and international matters, regularly advising clients on issues ranging from foreign investment to post-transactional tax planning. Wide-ranging sector expertise covers areas including healthcare, infrastructure and technology.
  5. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
    Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
    2024 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. DLA Piper LLP
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    DLA Piper LLP
    Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
    2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked
    Prolific deals team with significant experience in transactional work for private equity firms and portfolio companies, with clients benefiting from the firm's extensive global platform and traditional strengths in cross-border matters. Excels in sectors including technology, consumer products, real estate, financial services and energy.
  2. Jones Day
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    Jones Day
    Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
    2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked
    Jones Day is home to a robust private equity practice with a strong pedigree in deals work for a range of national and international sponsors, as well as advising on portfolio company transactions and venture capital investments. Draws upon the firm's impressive global resources to counsel on cross-border mandates.
  3. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
    2024 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has a strong private equity practice and regularly advises on mid-market acquisitions and dispositions. The firm often handles deals in the energy, retail and healthcare sectors.
  4. McDermott Will & Emery LLP
    Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market
    2024 | Band 3