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Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
110 FETTER LANE
LONDON
EC4A 1AY
England
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Work Department

Private equity.

Position

Full CV available on www.weil.com.

Career

Marco Compagnoni is a senior partner in the Private Equity team in London, and co-head of the firm’s global Private Equity group. Consistently recognised as a premier private equity lawyer, Marco is acclaimed for the quality of his transactional expertise and has a distinguished reputation as the go-to adviser for private equity clients on their complex, high-value international matters across the deal spectrum. He is included in Private Equity News’ 20 Most Influential Private Equity Lawyers 2023, Financial News’ FN50 Most Influential List 2020 of private equity’s top dealmakers, fundraisers and advisers in Europe, and their FN50 Most Influential Lawyers List 2022 and 2023 of the top business lawyers in Europe

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)

(Hall of Fame)

Marco CompagnoniWeil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP

Leveraging its deep team of highly experienced advisers, each with unique sector specialisms, Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP maintains a dominant position in the London PE market, acting for many of the foremost buyout houses, growth equity firms, pension funds, and impact investors. Highlighted by clients as ‘technically excellent’ and possessing ‘deep experience’, Marco Compagnoni fronts the practice, drawing on a broad skillset which is frequently utilised leading global funds. Jonathan Wood handles an array of PE transactions, including complex take-privates, strategic partnerships, and IPOs. Simon Lyell advises alternative investment managers, impact funds, and pension funds as part of a varied domestic and cross-border practice, while James Harvey ‘consistently delivers commercial and practical advice’ to financial sponsors engaged in buyouts, carve-outs, minority investments and exits. Lewis Blakey and Max Oppenheimer work for a host of global private equity firms – as well as their portfolio companies – on M&A, disposals and corporate restructurings. Martin Weatherston-Wilson was promoted to partner in January 2024.