Private equity investment transactions are increasingly complex, and competition for the best deals is intense. Experienced, commercially aware and pragmatic advisers can be the key difference in closing transactions.

These challenges mean that the power to tap into experience, efficiency and the ability to innovate are now more important than ever for private equity sponsors.

What do our private equity experts do?

Private equity transactions sit at the very heart of our corporate work. Our private equity team have extensive experience advising private equity firms, management teams and portfolio companies on a broad range of transactions including investments, buy-and-build and other bolt-on acquisitions and exits, whether effected via trade sale, secondary buyout, or IPO. From working for and opposite many private equity funds, we understand pinch points in negotiations and can navigate these to avoid delays and unnecessary costs.

At our core, we’re dealmakers and we never lose sight of getting the deal over the line and with the best outcome for all involved. We offer straight-talking, pragmatic advice and have a proven track record of becoming trusted advisers to private equity firms and businesses across their investment and growth journey. And because private equity opportunities aren’t restricted to London alone, we operate where our investors do, helping to open up attractive investment opportunities wherever they are.

Our expert private equity team advise on every stage of the private equity lifecycle:

  • Fund formation: We are one of very few firms who offer expertise in this area from both our London and regional offices, advising fund managers on structuring and constitutional documentation for equity funds.
  • Investments: We advise equity sponsors, management teams and corporate clients on buy-outs and development capital investments.
  • Transactional advice: We advise on buy-and-build and other bolt-on programmes and further debt and equity funding for private equity portfolio businesses, secondary and tertiary buy-outs and on investments into distressed businesses.
  • Exits: Our combined M&A and IPO expertise, and well established network, enables us to add significant value to the exit process.

We have a unique proposition within Gateley – dedicated patent and trade mark attorney teams at Adamson Jones and Symbiosis IP. Where a significant proportion of value is attributed to a target company’s IP or technology, we can draw on our extensive team of IP lawyers and patent attorneys to advise on the relevance and strength of the IP.

Our respected banking team has an extremely strong private equity and acquisition finance practice, acting for many of the leading national sponsors and funders providing leveraged and corporate finance. They work in close partnership with our corporate team on private equity deals for a slick, seamless approach. 

We also help maximise after-tax returns following a private equity transaction. Our tax structuring team ensures that transactions are implemented in the most tax-efficient manner available for our clients.

Who do our private equity experts help?

Our private equity team bring their extensive knowledge and experience to every stage of a private equity transaction and are able to act for any party involved, including:

  • private equity sponsors
  • business owners looking for an exit
  • management teams seeking financial support for a buy-out
  • private/ high-net-worth investors
  • debt funders and banks providing finance alongside private equity
  • specialist infrastructure and private equity real estate funds
  • first-time and experienced teams on private equity deals.

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