Dechert Recognized Among Top Law Firms for Private Equity by PitchBook

Leading global law firm Dechert LLP has been ranked among the top law firms for private equity deals around the world in the PitchBook 2Q (1H) 2018 Global League Tables, a comprehensive ranking of private equity and venture capital activity worldwide for the first half of 2018. In addition to being ranked among the most active law firms for global private equity, Dechert also was recognized among top law firms in the United States for private equity buyouts and private equity exits.

Dechert’s private equity practice leverages the multidisciplinary experience of more than 250 lawyers across 18 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia to get domestic and cross-border deals done. Often recognized as an international private equity powerhouse, Dechert has also been named a top private equity law firm by Private Equity International, Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg, The Deal, Chambers and The Legal 500.

Dechert advised on the two largest private equity-backed acquisitions globally in the past three years, according to Thomson Reuters:

• GIC in its role in the acquisition by a Blackstone-led consortium of a majority stake in Thomson Reuters’ Financial & Risk business at an overall valuation of US$20 billion.
• SK hynix Inc. as part of a consortium in connection with the US$18 billion acquisition of Japan-based Toshiba Corporation’s NAND flash memory and solid-state drive business.

Additional recent private equity transactions on which Dechert advised include:

• Court Square Capital Partners in multiple transactions, including its US$2 billion sale of a majority stake in Rocket Software to Bain Capital Private Equity; its acquisition of a majority stake in hotel and vacation rental provider Getaroom; its equity acquisition of Momentum Telecom, its pending acquisition of Smart City Holdings and its growth equity investment in Integrated Prescription Management.
• Differential Brands Group Inc. (Nasdaq: DFBG) on its US$1.2 billion “carve-out” acquisition of a significant part of the North American licensing business of Global Brands Group Holding Limited, a Hong Kong-listed company.
• Graham Partners on five acquisitions and dispositions in YTD 2018.
• Quilvest Private Equity on its acquisition of UK-headquartered, global micro-specialist recruitment firm Phaidon International.
• Sun Capital Partners portfolio company, Coveris Holdings S.A in connection with the sale of its Global Rigid Business to Lindsay Goldberg LLC for a total consideration of €700 million and an affiliate of Sun European Partners, the European advisor to Sun Capital Partners, on the sale of Albéa S.A. to PAI Partners for US$1.5 billion.

About Dechert

Dechert is a leading global law firm with 27 offices around the world. We advise on matters and transactions of the greatest complexity, bringing energy, creativity and efficient management of legal issues to deliver commercial and practical advice for clients.