Private Equity: Buyouts: Up to £500 million | UK

Private Equity: Buyouts covers firms and lawyers providing mostly transactional advice for private equity investors or companies being bought or sold in a private equity deal. A range of work is considered but the most highly ranked firms will have a strong pedigree of advising private equity companies on buyouts. Other work considered includes direct investments into private companies, buyouts of public companies (MBO, MBI, BIMBO), secondary transactions, take-privates, PIPEs and pre-IPO investments. Firms included in £500 million and above will have extensive experience of advising on buyouts with a value of above £500 million, and will have experience of advising the buyers or sellers on transactions. Firms included in Up to £500 million will have extensive experience of advising on buyouts with a value of up to £500 million, and may also be able to advise on larger deals. Representing the management team on larger deals may be considered here, too. Venture Capital Investment covers firms and lawyers providing advice to investors or companies on venture capital transactions, including seed investment and Stages A, B, C and D.