Mr Frederic Levenson > McDermott Will & Emery LLP > Miami, United States > Lawyer Profile

McDermott Will & Emery LLP
333 SE 2ND AVENUE
SUITE 4500
MIAMI, FL 33131-2184
FLORDIA
United States
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Work Department

Corporate Advisory

Position

Frederic (Fred) L. Levenson is the co-head of the Firm’s Private Equity Practice Group. He provides legal counsel to clients on a broad range of corporate counseling and sophisticated domestic and international transactions. He focuses primarily on private equity (leveraged buyouts), domestic and international mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, venture capital investments and financings, private and public offerings of equity and debt securities, restructurings, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and real estate acquisitions and financings. Fred is a practice area leader for the Healthcare Private Equity practice.

 

Fred advises public and private companies, private equity firms and their portfolio companies, management groups, senior and subordinated lenders, real estate investment funds, and intermediaries in sophisticated, mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, financings, divestitures and going private transactions. He also represents issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings, secondary offerings and debt offerings.

Fred draws on his experience with clients in a variety of industries and with diverse financial requirements to offer practical and creative advice. He has represented private equity firms, financial institutions, investment banks, start-ups, and Fortune 500 companies. Fred’s industry experience includes health care, energy, manufacturing, services, retail, internet and technology, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, transportation, marketing, staffing, consumer electronics, and real estate.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)

Team head Frank Steinherr operates out of New York and has recently advised on acquisitions and investments in a variety of tech spaces, including software, digital assets and MedTech. Co-head Frederic Levenson advises a range of private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies from Miami and underpins acute transactional skill with strong experience in the healthcare sector. The two further team leads Gregory Metz and Kristian Werling sit in Chicago and regularly assist with clients on leveraged buyouts, investments and disposals, with the former also noted for his work in the pharma and healthcare sectors. From Miami, Harris Siskind, Eric Gilbert, Michael Hacker and Alexander Clavero advise a strong roster of sponsors across M&A, joint ventures, restructurings and corporate governance, demonstrating expertise across a multitude of industries. Lindsey Reighard also comes recommended.