A&O Shearman

Drawing upon a ‘deep knowledge of the private equity sector’, as well as having strong finance and corporate transactional expertise, A&O Shearman maintains a market-leading offering for financial sponsors on their downstream investment activity as well as on any exit processes. The team also benefits from access to a well-established network, ensuring they can provide ’high-quality feedback across jurisdictions’ on large cross-border transactions. A trusted adviser to many private capital clients, Jacques Graas is a key resource on sponsor-backed M&A, where he deploys a combination of ‘technical excellence, commercial pragmatism, and accessibility’. Fabian Beullekens handles a significant volume of private equity work in his role as head of M&A, often acting as lead adviser on multi-jurisdictional deals. Peter Myners has excellent insight into the sector, both through his fee-earning work as well as in his role as a Luxembourg Private Equity Association (LPEA) board member. Sylvain Cailleau and the recently promoted Pol Theisen round out the team on partner level.