Private capital

COMBINING EXCEPTIONAL SECTOR EXPERTISE
WITH PEERLESS EXECUTION

Experience

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Private capital

Our team advises clients on all aspects of the private capital investment life cycle from fund raising and deployment, through asset management and on to exit, supporting clients on their most important transactions, regulatory issues and disputes.

We offer a combination of top-flight execution and deep sector insight, with a particular focus on real assets, including real estate, energy and infrastructure. We are, moreover, recognised as a global leader in energy transition and ESG, two trends driving a paradigm shift in global investment.

Utilising our global footprint, with deep resource in the EMEA and APAC regions, our clients include many of the world's leading private equity houses, investment funds, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, as well as strategic partnering with sponsors seeking investment. They trust us to deliver for them on their most important matters.

Our differentiated approach

Deep sector expertise

Our deep sector-specific expertise means that we can help private capital clients assess and allocate risks affecting complex assets and revenue streams across the range of investment strategies

Range of execution capability

Our multi-disciplinary transaction teams enable us to serve clients at every stage of the private capital investment life cycle, from fund formation and capital deployment through asset management to exits

Market reach

We approach private capital as our target clients do, as a single integrated team, combining best-in-class global market experience, broad regional capability and deep local knowledge

Our breadth of expertise enables us to serve private capital clients at every stage of the investment life cycle.

Experience

POWER CABLES CARTEL

Advising a Japanese electric and electronics equipment company in the administrative proceedings and subsequent appeals before the EU courts in the Power Cables cartel case

Jet2

on its convertible bond, institutional fundraisings and access to the UK Government's Covid facility

EASYJET

Advising easyJet, the leading UK airline, on its $1.6 billion rights issue and the c. US$1.87 billion secured financing facility from a syndicate of British, European and American banks supported by an Export Development Guarantee (EDG) issued by UK Export Finance. This was the first ever secured EDG executed by UK Export Finance for an airline

OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL

Several UK airlines on the ownership and control and implications of Brexit for the UK aviation industry, in particular in respect of access to traffic rights to/from and within the EU, advice on potential new corporate and regulatory structures that would enable UK airlines to retain access to EU negotiated traffic rights and the ECAA and advice in relation to lobbying the UK Government

UK-LISTED COMPANIES

We are a trusted adviser to listed companies advising more FTSE clients than any other UK or US-headquartered law firms (Adviser Rankings Limited (ARL), February 2023)

GLANBIA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY

Advising Glanbia Co-operative Society on its issue of €250 million 1.875% Secured Exchangeable Notes due 2027, exchangeable into ordinary shares in the share capital of Glanbia plc

Awards and recognition

Commercial Property: Investment, Development & Corporate Occupiers - Tier 1

Legal 500 UK 2024

"They are responsive, client focused and have in depth commercial understanding. They provide pragmatic and forward thinking solutions."

Legal 500 UK 2024

Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance – Band 1

Chambers APAC 2023

Power – Band 1

Chambers UK 2024

"A top tier real estate practice, who bring excellence to everything they do. The are capable of handling any top-Drawer real estate transaction."

Legal 500 UK 2024

Banking & Finance: Asset Finance & Lease – Band 1

Chambers APAC 2023

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