Our Private Equity team represents sponsors and their funds with a focused, deal-tested practice that covers fund-level structuring, GP/LP relationships and the full lifecycle of portfolio company transactions.

In a market defined by rapid change and competition for quality assets, we help your PE team structure funds and investment programs, raise and deploy capital, execute control and minority deals, drive value across platforms and add-ons and identify potential acquisition targets.

We pair sector fluency with efficient execution led by experienced attorneys. You gain access to a national bench of more than 1,000 lawyers with deep subject-matter knowledge, across core disciplines that matter to sponsors, including mergers and acquisitions, tax, finance, antitrust, employee benefits and labor and employment.

The phrase “standard approach” isn’t in our vocabulary. We work with you to assess your unique goals and provide legal solutions that address your specific needs.

We advise private equity funds, general partners, sponsors and portfolio companies on matters that directly impact sponsor economics and execution, including:

• Platform acquisitions, add-ons, carve‑outs and minority positions.
• Co‑investments and joint ventures.
• Secondary and GP‑led transactions
• Acquisition financing, unitranche and syndicated facilities, mezzanine and preferred equity.
• Management equity plans, rollover equity and incentive designs.
• Recapitalizations and dividend recaps.
• Exits via sales, IPOs and strategic combinations.
• Regulatory and governmental inquiries arising from PE transactions and portfolio operations.
• Complex diligence and risk allocation, including indemnities, RWI and post‑closing adjustments.
• Dispute resolution related to GP/LP, sponsor/management and post‑closing matters.
• Outsourced due diligence in specific areas or all areas.

Fund‑Level Structuring for PE Sponsors

Our team designs and negotiates PE fund terms to align investor expectations with sponsor strategy. We advise on LPA economics and governance, carry and waterfall mechanics, LP commitments, key person and removal, advisory committees, ESG and reporting, co‑investment programs and parallel/feeder structures.

We also guide sponsors through GP‑led secondaries and continuation vehicles, preferred equity solutions, annex funds and term extensions, coordinating tax, financing and regulatory considerations to preserve value and continuity.

Key capabilities include:

• Negotiating LPAs, side letters, MFNs and advisory committee charters.
• Designing carried interest, clawback and catch‑up provisions.
• Structuring co‑investments, SPVs and aggregator/feeder vehicles.
• Advising on fund finance, subscription and NAV facilities and related covenants.
• Evaluating ERISA plan assets, tax‑efficient structures and HSR/antitrust considerations.
• Coordinating cross‑border and state Blue Sky considerations for private placements.

We combine personal service with the resources of a national platform, collaborating across Tax, Finance, Antitrust and Employee Benefits to deliver efficient, market‑calibrated results.