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Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)

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Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

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Fielding a ‘very skilled, very professional’ practice, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP is highly recommended for its expertise in managing long-term investments, proposed acquisitions, and leveraged finance proceedings.  Practice heads James Renahan and Christian Iwasko primarily focus on private equity transactions and distressed investments. Michelle Tong is well-versed in debt restructurings, and Priya Rupal is noted for her wide-ranging corporate practice. Other key figures include Andrew Rearick, who draws praise for his secondaries work.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Great lawyers, strong knowledge of the secondaries market GP-Led market, very good service to clients.’

  • ‘Always available, very skilled, very professional and provides the right advice.’

  • ‘Great team which just gets the commercial prerogatives on a transaction. They do not mess about and just get things done at a high level.'

  • 'The team has spent a lot of time trying to find efficiencies in their process from deal to deal in order to cut costs as a result and keep things moving at a fast pace.’

  • ‘Andrew Rearick is a master at his craft. He knows what points to push on and flags key inconsistencies on various transactions against the terms established within the broader market.’

  • 'The Fried Frank London secondaries team is very strong. They are smart, well-informed and experienced. They have broad buy and sell side experience which is extremely helpful.'

Key clients

  • TowerBrook Capital Partners (UK) LLP
  • IK Partners
  • Equistone
  • AEA Investors LP
  • CVC Secondary Partners
  • Feldberg Capital GmbH
  • Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
  • Management of Reiss Group
  • Quilvest Capital Partners
  • StepStone Group

Work highlights

Acted as sole legal counsel toTowerBrook Capital Partners (UK) LLP in connection with their multi-million investmentin JSM Group ServicesLimited (“JSM”).
Acted as lead counsel to Quilvest Capital Partners (“QCP”) on its investment in Acuiti Labs.
Acted as counsel to Excelitas Technologies Corp, a portfolio company of private equity fund AEA Investors LP, on the sale of its aerospace and defense electronics businesses for USD $710 million in cash to Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY).

Practice head

James Renahan; Christian Iwasko

Other key lawyers

Michelle Tong; Priya Rupal; Andrew Rearick; Warren Wellington; Claire Zhu; Hannah Lee