Advised on the Secondaries Deal of the Year (CD&R / Belron)
—Buyouts Magazine Awards, 2022
Ranked as a leading firm in the UK for Private Funds and Private Equity Transactions.
“Market leading, unequaled credentials and authority.”
“Very strong secondary private equity capabilities, able to give best-in-class advice on structuring all type of complex secondary deals.”
“The team and practice are leaders in their industry. The team have superior substantive knowledge; are always accessible and responsive; and work efficiently. The quality of the team makes them a pleasure to work with, and their advice is always valuable.”
—The Legal 500 UK, 2021-2023
Ranked as a leading law firm in the UK for Investment Funds: Private Equity.
“They have very good attention to detail and they’re solutions-oriented.”
“They’re proactive, commercial and creative.”
—Chambers UK, 2023
Debevoise has strong global presence and is able to create a seamless global team.
Debevoise has tremendous experience in the private funds space. They’ve seen pretty much every issue we encounter and know how to solve it.
A strong platform alongside substantial global depth.
—Chambers Global, 2020-2023
The team offers “best-in-class advice.”
Fantastic, very commercially savvy; they know this market inside-out.
Ranked as a top-tier firm by both Chambers USA (2022) and The Legal 500 US (2022) for Private Equity Fund Formation.
The Debevoise team is client-focused, very helpful, smart and knowledgeable.
In terms of client care and service they’re best in class.
—Chambers USA, 2020-2022
They are extremely strong technically, have a great understanding of the commercial context. They are second to none in the market.
For complex multi-jurisdictional funds, we would choose Debevoise every time.
—The Legal 500 US, 2022
They are one of the leaders in the secondary PE space; they have seen all types of transactions and have an ability to think through all the angles and leverage international capabilities.
—Chambers Europe, 2020