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Linklaters follows an integrated approach and comprehensively advises clients from regulated sectors, including energy, healthcare and digital infrastructure, on mid- and large-cap PE transactions, including investments, leveraged finance transactions as well as related tax issues and exits. The team regularly acts on behalf of financial investors, including infrastructure sector clients, US asset managers, family offices and PE funds, as well as portfolio companies. Practice head Ralph Drebes is experienced in the comprehensive support to PE, infrastructure and financial investors in M&A transactions.
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  • 'Ralph Drebes and Carl Sanders are not only distinguished by their outstanding technical expertise, but also by their high level of commercial understanding. This is particularly valuable when negotiating consortium agreements and transaction documents.'

  • 'The Linklaters team demonstrated strong expertise across the board, both in terms of legal issues and specific sector knowledge. The team was very well staffed and we had the feeling that we were getting premium customer service. Lead partner Ralph Drebes also spent a lot of time on our deal.'

  • 'I would like to particularly highlight Ralph Drebes. He was always available, personally participated in most calls and always gave excellent advice. He knows us as clients and our working methods extremely well and can therefore negotiate very efficiently for us and give us good advice. Compared to other law firms, he had an excellent level of presence throughout the entire deal.'

Work highlights

  • Advising Montagu Private Equity LLP on the sale of a minority interest in portfolio company Universal Investment to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investment Board).
  • Advising Goldman Sachs International in the bidding process for the multi-billion dollar takeover of the Rosen Group.
  • Advising GTCR in the bidding process for the acquisition of a majority stake in the Hamburg insurance brokerage group GGW from the financial investor Hg Capital.

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Practice head

Ralph Drebes

Other key lawyers

Carl Sanders; Sebastian Daub; Andreas Müller; Julia Rupp; Nikita Selivanov; Johannes Porsch