Ezra Borut is a corporate partner based in New York and a member of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group.
Mr. Borut regularly represents private ...
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Publications
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Private Equity Report: 2023 Outlook
January 2023
Catherine Amirfar
, Christopher Anthony
, Katherine Ashton
, Jason Auerbach
, Dominic Blaxill
, Ezra Borut
, Kara Brockmeyer
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Lawrence K. Cagney
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, William Y. Chua
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Alexander R. Cochran
, Eric Dinallo
, Christopher Dortschy
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, Jyotin Hamid
, Ted Hassi
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Gareth Hughes
, Peter J. Irwin
, Mark Johnson
, Eric T. Juergens
, Rafael Kariyev
, Meir D. Katz
, Satish M. Kini
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Henry Lebowitz
, Maurizio Levi-Minzi
, Andrew M. Levine
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Marilyn A. Lion
, Timothy McIver
, John (Jay) Neukom
, Benjamin R. Pedersen
, Marc Ponchione
, Nicholas F. Potter
, Ryan T. Rafferty
, Julie M. Riewe
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Paul D. Rubin
, Scott B. Selinger
, Jane Shvets
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Patricia Volhard
, Erica S. Weisgerber
, Barbara Barath
, Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
, Zhiyan Cao
, Robert T. Dura
, Robert M. Fettman
, Samuel Fung
, Caroline P. Geiger
, Andrew J. Gershon
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Stuart Hammer
, Kim T. Le
, Michael P. McGuigan
, Sheena Paul
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Jennifer Wheater
, John Young
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Ulysses Smith
, Scott M. Caravello
, Jennifer R. Cestaro
, Paul Eastham
, Isabel Espinosa de los Reyes
, Jay E. Evans
, Christopher Gossage
, Berk Guler
, Yiran Ji
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Chaim Lapp
, Stacy S. Lee
, Lucy Litt
, Megan MacDonald
, Emily MacKay
, Alma M. Mozetič
, Ezra Newman
, Stephen Petraeus
, Melissa Runsten
, Sergio Torres
, George Tan
, Tiffany Wu
, Emma Macfarlane
, Sarah Min
, Matthew Stromecki
, Massy Vainshtein
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2022 Private Equity Midyear Review and Outlook
1 August 2022
Jonathan Adler
, Christopher Anthony
, Katherine Ashton
, Sally Bergmann
, Dominic Blaxill
, Ezra Borut
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Jennifer L. Chu
, William Y. Chua
, Christopher Dortschy
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, Avi Gesser
, Jyotin Hamid
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Emily F. Huang
, Peter J. Irwin
, Satish M. Kini
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Andrew M. Levine
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Marilyn A. Lion
, Peter J. Loughran
, Nicole Levin Mesard
, Brett M. Novick
, Marc Ponchione
, Ryan T. Rafferty
, Jeffrey E. Ross
, Scott B. Selinger
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Thomas Smith
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Patricia Volhard
, Richard Ward
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Marshal L. Bozzo
, Zhiyan Cao
, Robert T. Dura
, Andrew J. Gershon
, Stuart Hammer
, Sheena Paul
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Jennifer Wheater
, John Young
, Ulysses Smith
, Sasha Burger
, Jennifer R. Cestaro
, Thomas A. DeMarzo
, Paul Eastham
, Isabel Espinosa de los Reyes
, Michael C. Godbe
, Christopher Gossage
, Anna R. Gressel
, Merryl Lawry-White
, Sheng Shao
, Rachel Tennell
, Malina Welman
, Matthew Mrozek
, Chika Ojukwu
, Yiran Ji
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2021/2022 Private Equity Year-End Review and Outlook
January 2022
Jonathan Adler
, Catherine Amirfar
, Christopher Anthony
, Katherine Ashton
, Andrew L. Bab
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Ezra Borut
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, William Y. Chua
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Alexander R. Cochran
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Eric T. Juergens
, Maurizio Levi-Minzi
, Nicholas P. Pellicani
, Ryan T. Rafferty
, Julie M. Riewe
, Scott B. Selinger
, Marc Ponchione
, Thomas Smith
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Patricia Volhard
, Richard Ward
, Alisa A. Waxman
, Marshal L. Bozzo
, Christopher Dortschy
, Andrew J. Gershon
, Emily F. Huang
, Jennifer Wheater
, Sasha Burger
, Dominic Blaxill
, Charles Cartiglia
, Robert T. Dura
, Nathan Frost
, Matthew J. Sacco
, Sheng Shao
, Sergio Torres
, Charlotte A. Walkovik
, Paul Eastham
, Christopher Gossage
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Scott M. Caravello
, Stephen Petraeus
, Sheena Paul
, John Young
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Lukas Ott
, Andrew M. Levine
, Stuart Hammer
, Ulysses Smith
, Merryl Lawry-White
, Luke Dembosky
, Avi Gesser
, Michael R. Roberts
, Peter J. Irwin
, Ina C. Popova
, Samantha J. Rowe
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Paul D. Rubin
, Eric Dinallo
, Marilyn A. Lion
, Jacob W. Stahl
, Nicholas F. Potter
, Kim T. Le
, Adam Aukland-Peck
, Melissa Runsten
, Matthew Mrozek
, Michael C. Godbe
, Christel Y. Tham
, Lisa Wang Lachowicz
, Yiran Ji
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2021 Private Equity Midyear Review and Outlook
22 July 2021
Jonathan Adler
, Christopher Anthony
, Katherine Ashton
, Andrew L. Bab
, Megan K. Bannigan
, Sally Bergmann
, David H. Bernstein
, Paul S. Bird
, Ezra Borut
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Jennifer L. Chu
, William Y. Chua
, Matthew Dickman
, Christopher Dortschy
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, Peter A. Furci
, Avi Gesser
, Jyotin Hamid
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Peter J. Irwin
, Meir D. Katz
, Rafael Kariyev
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Maurizio Levi-Minzi
, Andrew M. Levine
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Marc Ponchione
, Ryan T. Rafferty
, Paul D. Rubin
, Zachary H. Saltzman
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Scott B. Selinger
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Richard Ward
, Alisa A. Waxman
, Patricia Volhard
, Franci J. Blassberg
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Andrew J. Gershon
, Stuart Hammer
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Kim T. Le
, Sheena Paul
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Jacob W. Stahl
, Jennifer Wheater
, John Young
, Adam Aukland-Peck
, Dominic Blaxill
, Charles Cartiglia
, Robert T. Dura
, Paul Eastham
, Jay E. Evans
, Norma Angelica Freeland
, David J. Hotelling
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Merryl Lawry-White
, Robert Maddox
, Sergio Torres
, Malina Welman
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2020/2021 Private Equity Year End Review and Outlook
7 January 2021
Jonathan Adler
, William D. Regner
, John W. Rife III
, Alisa A. Waxman
, Jennifer R. Cestaro
, Katherine Ashton
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, Thomas Smith
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Christopher Anthony
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Maurizio Levi-Minzi
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Dominic Blaxill
, William Y. Chua
, Jyotin Hamid
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Richard Ward
, Jennifer Wheater
, Paul Eastham
, Peter A. Furci
, Rafael Kariyev
, Jay E. Evans
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Andrew L. Bab
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Paul D. Rubin
, Jacob W. Stahl
, Kim T. Le
, Jyotin Hamid
, Meir D. Katz
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Ezra Borut
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Marc Ponchione
, Kenneth J. Berman
, Norma Angelica Freeland
, Patricia Volhard
, Christopher Dortschy
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, John Young
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Julie M. Riewe
, Merryl Lawry-White
, Sally Bergmann
, Scott B. Selinger
, Stuart Hammer
, Luke Dembosky
, Avi Gesser
, Jim Pastore
, Megan K. Bannigan
, David H. Bernstein
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Peter J. Irwin
, Malina Welman
, Paul S. Bird
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Navigating the Nuances of Continuation Funds
December 2020
Andrew M. Ahern
, Gavin Anderson
, Katherine Ashton
, Ezra Borut
, John W. Rife III
, Naomi Aoyama
, Shawn Xiao Yang
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Private Equity Report Fall 2020, Vol 20, No 3
December 2020
Andrew M. Ahern
, Gavin Anderson
, Christopher Anthony
, Katherine Ashton
, Sally Bergmann
, Paul S. Bird
, Franci J. Blassberg
, Ezra Borut
, Jennifer L. Chu
, William Y. Chua
, Erin Cleary
, Peter A. Furci
, Maurizio Levi-Minzi
, Andrew M. Levine
, John W. Rife III
, Rebecca F. Silberstein
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Rafael Kariyev
, Patricia Volhard
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, John Young
, Marisa Demko
, Jay E. Evans
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Sergio Torres
, Tiffany Wu
, Shawn Xiao Yang
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CFIUS Reform (Japanese language)
31 July 2020
The Private Equity Report
Ezra Borut
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2020 Private Equity Midyear Review and Outlook
31 July 2020
Jonathan Adler
, Andrew M. Ahern
, Christopher Anthony
, Megan K. Bannigan
, David H. Bernstein
, Kenneth J. Berman
, Paul S. Bird
, Ezra Borut
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Jennifer R. Cestaro
, Jennifer L. Chu
, William Y. Chua
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Peter A. Furci
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Peter J. Irwin
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Rafael Kariyev
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Andrew M. Levine
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Nicole Levin Mesard
, Marc Ponchione
, Julie M. Riewe
, Edward M. Rishty
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Scott B. Selinger
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Thomas Smith
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Patricia Volhard
, Richard Ward
, Alisa A. Waxman
, Michael P. McGuigan
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Stuart Hammer
, Dominic Blaxill
, Christopher Dortschy
, Paul Eastham
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Jennifer Wheater
, John Young
, Almas Daud
, Paul Eastham
, Jay E. Evans
, Norma Angelica Freeland
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Merryl Lawry-White
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COVID-19-Related Changes to Foreign Direct Investment Rules Pose Unique Challenges to Secondaries Market
11 June 2020
Gavin Anderson
, Katherine Ashton
, Ezra Borut
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, John W. Rife III
, Jake Grandison
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CLS Blue Sky Blog: Debevoise Discusses Private Equity Options in Face of Liquidity Crunch
6 May 2020
CLS Blue Sky Blog
Andrew M. Ahern
, Gavin Anderson
, Katherine Ashton
, Ezra Borut
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GPs/LPs Weigh Options in Face of Liquidity Crunch
14 April 2020
Andrew M. Ahern
, Jonathan Adler
, Gavin Anderson
, Katherine Ashton
, Kenneth J. Berman
, Ezra Borut
, Lorna Bowen
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, Andrew Ford
, Geoffrey Kittredge
, Marc Ponchione
, David J. Schwartz
, Rebecca F. Silberstein
, Thomas Smith
, Justin Storms
, John W. Rife III
, Patricia Volhard
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Canadian Supreme Court Opens Door to Corporate Liability for Human Rights Abuses Abroad
19 March 2020
Catherine Amirfar
, Ezra Borut
, Donald Francis Donovan
, Lord Goldsmith KC
, Mark Johnson
, Ina C. Popova
, David W. Rivkin
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Patrick Taylor
, Natalie L. Reid
, Sebastian Dutz
, Justin R. Rassi
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Private Equity Secondaries Market Adapts to COVID-19
9 March 2020
Andrew M. Ahern
, Gavin Anderson
, Katherine Ashton
, Ezra Borut
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, John W. Rife III
, David J. Schwartz
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Trends in U.S. Regulatory Enforcement and Their Impact on Japanese Companies
22 September 2017
Business Law Journal
Ezra Borut
, Helen V. Cantwell
, Mary Jo White
, Naomi Aoyama
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A Supreme Victory for the Electric Power Sector: Court Rules the EPA May Consider Cost-Benefit Analysis to Address Impacts from Cooling Intakes
7 April 2009
Ezra Borut
, Stuart Hammer
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Recent Events
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Private Equity M&A Activity in Japan and Across Asia
29 July 2019
MVision, Landmark Partners and Debevoise
Investing in Private Equity for Japanese Asset Managers
Tokyo, Japan
Speaking Engagements
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U.S. Sanctions: Recent Developments and Practical Implications for Japanese Companies
29 May 2019
Japan Bank for International Cooperation
U.S. Sanctions: Recent Developments and Practical Implications for Japanese Companies
Tokyo, Japan
Speaking Engagements
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Cross-Border Transactions: Case Studies
3 November 2017
International Bar Association
IBA Asia Pacific Mergers and Acquisitions Conference 2017
Hong Kong
Speaking Engagements
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Former SEC Leadership to Discuss SEC Enforcement Priorities
18 October 2017
Debevoise & Plimpton and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
Roundtable Discussion
Tokyo, Japan
Speaking Engagements
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Shareholder Activism in the U.S. and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code - Recent Trends and How They Impact Japanese Companies: Lessons from the Field
21 September 2017
Japan Institute for Overseas Development
Tokyo, Japan
Speaking Engagements
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Infrastructure Investment in the Americas
11 May 2017
Debevoise & Plimpton
Debevoise Seminar
Tokyo, Japan
Speaking Engagements
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Hot Topics in Healthcare Transactions
1 March 2017
International Financial Law Review
IFLR Asia M&A Forum
Hong Kong
Speaking Engagements
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U.S. Infrastructure
2 February 2017
Bae Kim & Lee and Debevoise & Plimpton
Joint Seminar
Seoul, South Korea
Speaking Engagements
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Private Equity M&A Activity in Japan and Across Asia
3 June 2016
Debevoise & Mvision
Private Equity Seminar
Tokyo, Japan
Speaking Engagements
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