Alex Woodward
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Private Equity: Buyouts: £500 million and above
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About
Provided by Alex Woodward
Practice Areas
Alex co-heads the global private equity and financial sponsors sector at Linklaters. He regularly advises private equity houses and other financial sponsor clients on all types of private equity transactions, including private acquisitions, take-privates, carve-outs, consortium deals, co-investments and distressed acquisitions through to exit by way of disposals and IPOs. Alex has experience in advising sponsor clients including Hg, The Carlyle Group, Blackstone, Montagu, Permira, Hellman & Friedman and PSP across a range of business sectors.
Chambers Review
UK
Alex Woodward maintains a premier private equity practice handling significant transactions on behalf of a client base of industry-leading sponsors. He serves as co-head of the firm's global financial sponsors group.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Alex has got the gravitas on a deal that gets things done and he finds the right landing spot without causing unnecessary disruption, drama or cost. He is just calm, collected, experienced and humble."
"Alex is pragmatic, approachable, friendly and is very good with people on both sides."
"Alex is one of the best in the business. He is able to work out what is important to you and gets it done."
"Alex has got the gravitas on a deal that gets things done and he finds the right landing spot without causing unnecessary disruption, drama or cost. He is just calm, collected, experienced and humble."
"Alex is pragmatic, approachable, friendly and is very good with people on both sides."
"Alex is one of the best in the business. He is able to work out what is important to you and gets it done."
