Counting private equity houses and major sponsors among its key clients, Slaughter and May has considerable experience in sales of issued share capital and take-private transactions. Harry Bacon and Filippo de Falco jointly lead the team; Harry is noted for his focus on equity investments, while Filippo is an expert in multijurisdictional M&A. Aleezeh Liaqat is recommended for her expertise in disposals and public takeovers.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Key clients
- Fortress Investment Group
- Pollen Street Capital
- Arrow Global Group
- Inflexion
- BlackRock’s Diversified Infrastructure Group
- Blackstone Real Estate
- NaMa Capital Advisors
- Bain Capital
Work highlights
Advised Fortress Investment Group on the take-private of Loungers plc.
Advised Blackstone on the sale of its retail housebuilding business, St Modwen Homes, to Miller Homes Limited.
Practice head
Harry Bacon; Filippo de Falco
Other key lawyers
Aleezeh Liaqat