Utilising an ‘incredibly joined up’ approach, Akin covers the full spectrum of private equity transactions, with a special focus on cross-border acquisitions, strategic investments, and delistings. The firm is highly regarded for its cross-sector expertise- especially in the energy and tech fields- and overseeing private equity-backed M&A transactions. From London, Sebastian Rice and Shaun Lascelles co-head the practice, both specialising in international joint ventures, whilst David Sewell advises on a variety of secondary transactions. Simon Rootsey acts for sovereign wealth funds and investors from his bases in London and Abu Dhabi, Justin Stock is highly knowledgeable in IPOs, and David Bresnick and Stephen Rosen are also cited as integral team members.
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‘Working with Akin is very straightforward. Akin’s corporate and finance practices are incredibly joined up – we trust the Akin team to advise us on our most complex transactions and situations. The advice we receive is always seamless, and focused on helping us meet our commercial objectives. The team’s responsiveness is second to none, and they have helped us navigate seemingly impossible issues. Akin’s subject matter experts on complex regulatory, antitrust and trade issues are also very commercially minded and plugged into deals.’
‘We work with David Sewell regularly – he provides unparalleled service as well as commercial and pragmatic advice. David is super responsive and quickly marshals the resources needed to get our deals over the line. Having spent a considerable amount of time in-house, David also understands our areas of focus. We trust David to help us deal with our most complex deals and issues.
Key clients
- The Carlyle Group
- Mubadala
- Helios Investment Partners LLP
- LetterOne (L1) Investment Management
- Vitol SA
- Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE)
- Princeton Equity Group
- Pharmakon Advisors
Work highlights
Advised LetterOne (L1) on an agreement to transfer the majority of Wintershall Dea’s non-Russia related upstream business to London-listed Harbour Energy plc, the U.K.’s largest oil and gas producer, for a total consideration of $11.2 billion.
Advised Intrum AB, one of Europe’s largest non-performing loan servicers, in its agreement to sell a material portion of its investment portfolio to affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management L.P. for more than €1 billion.
Advised The Carlyle Group on its strategic investment, alongside Ares Management Credit Funds (Ares), in leading European online solutions provider, Your.World.
Lawyers
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Leading partners
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Practice head
Sebastian Rice; Shaun Lascelles
Other key lawyers
David Sewell; Simon Rootsey; Justin Stock; David Bresnick; Stephen Rosen; Dan Wayte