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Willkie is one of the few major law firms with extensive domestic and international experience in virtually every type of private equity transaction ranging from cross-border multibillion dollar leveraged buyouts to early-stage venture capital financings.  As a recognized leader in private equity transactions, fund formation and regulatory compliance Willkie regularly represents private equity investors, issuers and financial advisers in all aspects of domestic and international private equity transactions.

Due to the firm’s longstanding representation of many international private equity and venture capital institutions, our attorneys routinely work on sophisticated private equity transactions such as leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, spin-offs, growth equity investments, venture capital financings, going-private transactions, recapitalizations and dispositions.  We also represent a number of institutionally backed private enterprises (including portfolio companies of our private equity and venture capital fund clients) in connection with their financing, M&A and general corporate needs.  Our experience covers a broad cross-section of industry sectors, including manufacturing, services, finance, insurance, technology, software, retail, real estate, gaming, biotechnology, medical devices, communications and media.

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Private Equity: Mid Cap - Germany

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What the Team is Known For

Willkie Farr & Gallagher houses a highly reputed private equity practice serving clients from Frankfurt and Munich. Its team regularly handles mid and large-cap sales and acquisitions as well as investments, advising prominent international private equity houses. Assisting founders and portfolio companies on strategic deals also falls within the firm's expertise. It has experience in a wide range of sectors, including IT, banking, technology and food. In conjunction with its US and UK teams, Willkie is well positioned to handle multi-jurisdictional deals.

Wofür das Team bekannt ist

Willkie Farr & Gallagher verfügt über eine renommierte Private-Equity-Praxis, die Mandanten aus Frankfurt und München betreut. Das Team betreut regelmäßig Mid- und Large-Cap-Verkäufe und -Akquisitionen sowie Investments und berät namhafte internationale Private-Equity-Häuser. Die Unterstützung von Gründern und Portfoliounternehmen bei strategischen Transaktionen gehört ebenfalls zu den Kompetenzen der Kanzlei. Die Kanzlei verfügt über Erfahrung in einer Vielzahl von Sektoren, darunter IT, Banken, Technologie und Lebensmittel. In Zusammenarbeit mit seinen Teams in den USA und Großbritannien ist Willkie gut positioniert, um Transaktionen mit mehreren Jurisdiktionen abzuwickeln.

Work Highlights

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  • Wilkie Farr & Gallaghar assisted Wendel with the sale of its portfolio company Constantia Flexibles to an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners.

  • Wilkie Farr & Gallaghar hat Wendel beim Verkauf seines Portfoliounternehmens Constantia Flexibles an eine Tochtergesellschaft von One Rock Capital Partners unterstützt.

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Notable Practitioners

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Georg Linde
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Georg Linde
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Georg Linde advises well-known international private equity firms on large acquisitions and sales in the German market, including in the banking and IT sectors. He also assists portfolio companies with mid-cap transactions.

Georg Linde berät namhafte internationale Private Equity-Gesellschaften bei großen Akquisitionen und Verkäufen im deutschen Markt, unter anderem im Banken- und IT-Sektor. Darüber hinaus begleitet er Portfoliounternehmen bei Mid-Cap-Transaktionen.

Kamyar Abrar
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Kamyar Abrar
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Kamyar Abrar regularly acts on mid and large-cap international transactions, advising well-known financial investors and their portfolio companies. He is also active on growth equity deals.

Kamyar Abrar ist regelmäßig bei internationalen Mid- und Large-Cap-Transaktionen tätig und berät namhafte Finanzinvestoren und deren Portfoliounternehmen. Er ist auch bei Growth Equity Deals tätig.

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Private Equity: Mid Cap

Georg Linde
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Georg Linde
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Kamyar Abrar
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Kamyar Abrar
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