Private Equity: Buyouts
Global Guide 2024 : UK
Band 1
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Clifford Chance is highly skilled in high-end private equity deals, offering clients excellent strength in depth and cross-border capabilities, with significant expertise in transactions involving Europe, Asia and Africa. It advises established private equity houses as well as alternative buyers and new entrants to the market. The department covers the full range of private equity work, including buyouts, buy-ins, emerging market transactions and portfolio company acquisitions, and augments its status with its superlative global finance practice.
Work Highlights
- Clifford Chance advised Cinven on an agreement to acquire Bayer's Environmental Science Professional business for EUR2.4 billion.
Strengths
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"Clifford Chance has high-quality solicitors up and down the pyramid and a good network of international offices."
"Clifford Chance has a very deep bench, including the associates, who are very strong and hard-working. I am amazed by how responsive they are."
"There is some real class in the Clifford Chance team. When we are doings things that are new or more complicated than what we normally do, Clifford Chance is one of the firms we think of first."
"Clifford Chance has high-quality solicitors up and down the pyramid and a good network of international offices."
"Clifford Chance has a very deep bench, including the associates, who are very strong and hard-working. I am amazed by how responsive they are."
"There is some real class in the Clifford Chance team. When we are doings things that are new or more complicated than what we normally do, Clifford Chance is one of the firms we think of first."
Notable Practitioners
Jonny Myers serves as global head of the firm's private equity group and is highly recommended for his broad skill set in complex transactions. His client base includes a number of prominent private equity houses and companies.
Spencer Baylin maintains close relationships with some of the firm's most prestigious private equity clients and is well known for his capabilities in handling complex deals on their behalf. His cross-border practice demonstrates capabilities in emerging markets.
"Spencer Baylin is the most commercially astute lawyer I have come across."
"Spencer knows everything there is to know about doing private equity deals."
"Spencer provides great advice. In his long career he has seen it all. He is extremely responsive and very technical, while also being commercial."