Corporate/M&A: £100-800 million
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Band 4
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Provided by Dechert LLP
Positioning legal expertise at your fingertips
Dechert clients seek our guidance with the full spectrum of corporate, finance, and business legal matters. Our lawyers advise national and multinational corporations, financial sponsors, regulated investment companies, and investment banking firms on all corporate issues, ranging from major mergers and acquisitions to financing and investment transactions to restructurings.
A local presence with a global reach
Dechert’s interdisciplinary team of 250+ lawyers around the world counsels our clients on domestic, international and cross-border matters. Dechert attorneys use their knowledge of complex market dynamics and shifting legal backdrops to assist our clients with structuring transactions across all categories and geographies. Dechert’s commercial approach coupled with our detailed understanding of the industries in which our clients operate creates additional value for clients as they complete innovative corporate and finance transactions.
Chambers Review
Dechert is regularly engaged on domestic and international deals, including matters in emerging markets. It has notable sector strengths in financial services, life sciences and TMT. The team is a mix of both UK and US-qualified lawyers, offering a full service to a range of corporates and financial institutions. The corporate offering is bolstered by ancillary expertise in investment funds and financial services regulation.
Christopher Field is the co-head of the corporate and private equity group.
Work Highlights
- Dechert advised ARK Invest, an investment firm, on its acquisition of Rize ETF, a thematic ETF issuer.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Dechert has exceptional breadth across various disciplines with an understanding of a client's objectives."
"Dechert possesses a very strong corporate practice that delivers fantastic client service."
"The Dechert team is very knowledgeable, prompt in addressing queries and successfully navigates complicated M&A transactions."
"Dechert has exceptional breadth across various disciplines with an understanding of a client's objectives."
"Dechert possesses a very strong corporate practice that delivers fantastic client service."
"The Dechert team is very knowledgeable, prompt in addressing queries and successfully navigates complicated M&A transactions."