Choate, Hall & Stewart in Boston specializes in middle-market private equity and capital markets work, such as continuation vehicles, recapitalizations, fund formation, and capital raising. The team's clientele features an array of private equity funds, venture capital funds, and their portfolio companies. Co-chair Olivier Léger frequently works with private equity fund sponsors in their fund formation and portfolio acquisitions. John Chambers works with clients on cross-border M&A, financings, and restructurings. Kevin Sarro is another key name.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Key clients

  • Great Hill Partners
  • Guidepost Growth Equity
  • LFM Capital
  • Long Ridge Equity Partners
  • New Heritage Capital
  • Novacap
  • Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
  • Spectrum Equity
  • Sunstone Partners
  • Venminder, Inc.
Practice head

Olivier Léger

Other key lawyers

John Chambers; Kevin Sarro