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Our Expertise Corporate Private Equity
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Hammonds Private Equity practice is one of the leading private equity practices in the UK. We were recently ranked in the top 5 in the UK (source: Unquote) by volume of private equity deals worked on in the mid-market. The team of over 30 private equity lawyers in the UK is complemented by lawyers across a number of countries, including the major commercial jurisdictions in Europe, and is able to provide a full range of legal services across all of the jurisdictions, including specialists in tax, finance, real estate, employment, pensions and intellectual property.

We represent and advise private equity houses, public and private companies (including investee companies), management teams and financial institutions on all aspects of private equity including:

  • Investments
  • MBOs and MBIs
  • Secondary buy-outs and buy-ins
  • Public to private transactions
  • Divestments
  • Portfolio acquisitions
  • Turnarounds and equity/debt restucturings
  • Fund creation
  • Acquisition finance
  • Tax

Sector specialisms include chemical and pharmaceuticals, energy and utilities, engineering, healthcare, leisure, recruitment, media and communications, property and construction, sports and technology.

Our success has been based upon the following foundations:

  • our dedication to private equity - our lawyers are full-time private equity practitioners
  • our experience of acting on high profile and complex transactions
  • our strong national and European practice
  • our loyal and active institutional client base
  • first class legal advice fitting to the commercial context and the competitive market of private equity

We pride ourselves on our people who are our greatest asset. They understand the deal dynamics, the management of risk, the identity of the key issues and above else delivery of the deal.

Whether you are an institution, a management team or a seller to private equity, the Hammonds Private Equity Team would be delighted to discuss how we may be able to help you to achieve your objectives.

Click here for more on Mergers & Acquisitions 2009, Equity Capital Markets, 2009 and Private Equity, 2009.



Key contact
James McKay - Partner, Head of Private Equity - Hammonds LLP London
Jonathan Jones - Partner, Head of Leeds office - Hammonds LLP Leeds
Peter McLintock - Partner - Head of Corporate Strategy & Finance, Birmingham - Hammonds LLP Birmingham
Robert Bray - Partner - Hammonds LLP London
Tim Hewens - Partner - Hammonds LLP London
Mark Robson - Partner - Hammonds LLP London
Giles Chesher - Partner - Hammonds LLP Manchester
Fernando Servet - Partner - Hammonds LLP Madrid
Charles Fabry - Partner - Hammonds Hausmann Paris
Key facts
Ranked in the top 5 UK by volume of private equity deals (source: Unquote).
Over 30 private equity lawyers in the UK.
Lawyers in the major commercial jurisdictions in Europe.
Other contacts
Rafael AlonsoHammonds LLP Madrid
Kai MertensHammonds LLP Berlin
Tony ReedHammonds Hausmann Paris
Riccardo RossottoR&P Legal - Rossotto, Colombatto & Partners, Turin

 
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