Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP advises private equity sponsors, sovereign wealth funds and strategic investors on large-cap and mid-market transactions across the investment lifecycle, including leveraged buyouts, take-privates, carve-outs, strategic investments and co-investment structures. Its sector activity is concentrated in areas driving sponsor activity, including technology, energy and infrastructure, financial services, insurance, industrials and life sciences. The New York-based team is anchored by Allison Schneirov, who is known for her involvement in sponsor-led transactions for financial sponsors, corporates and boards. Brett Fleisher is also an active figure in the practice, notably on cross-border acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, and strategic investments.

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Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Key clients

  • JAB Holding Company
  • BlackRock, Inc.
  • Mubadala Capital
  • Triumph Group, Inc.
  • Investindustrial Group Investments S.à r.l
  • CC Capital Partners, LLC
  • Thoma Bravo L.P.
  • DESRI Holdings, L.P.
  • Genesys Cloud Services, Inc.
  • Dell Technologies Inc.
  • Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Capitol Hill Group
  • Apax Partners LP
  • Permira Advisers LLC
  • FTV VIII GP, L.P.
  • OceanSound Partners, L.P.
  • Mubadala Investment Company PJSC
  • Beekman Investment Partners
Practice head

Allison Schneirov

Other key lawyers

Brett Fleisher