Kevin Schmidt is a corporate partner in the M&A Group and is Co-Chair of the firm’s Private Equity Group. For three decades, he has counseled ...
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Publications
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Stockholder Agreement Terms Invalidated in Delaware
1 March 2024
Eric T. Juergens
, Peter J. Loughran
, Maeve O'Connor
, William D. Regner
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Steven J. Slutzky
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Private Equity Report: 2024 Outlook
February 2024
Christopher Anthony
, Katherine Ashton
, Andrew L. Bab
, Paul S. Bird
, Dominic Blaxill
, Ezra Borut
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Luke Dembosky
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, Avi Gesser
, Andrew J. Gershon
, Nia I. Goodman
, David Grosgold
, Jyotin Hamid
, Ted Hassi
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Peter J. Irwin
, Eric T. Juergens
, Robert B. Kaplan
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Andrew M. Levine
, Erez Liebermann
, Timothy McIver
, Maura Kathleen Monaghan
, Edwin Northover
, Brett M. Novick
, Marc Ponchione
, Ryan T. Rafferty
, Natalie L. Reid
, Julie M. Riewe
, Kevin Rinker
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Paul D. Rubin
, Michael Schaper
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Scott B. Selinger
, Aly Love (f/k/a Simons)
, Thomas Smith
, Kristin A. Snyder
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Patricia Volhard
, Erica S. Weisgerber
, Kyra K. Bromley
, Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
, Jennifer R. Cestaro
, Stuart Hammer
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Wen-Wei Lai
, Michael P. McGuigan
, Sheena Paul
, Melissa Runsten
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Ulysses Smith
, Sergio Torres
, Elie J. Worenklein
, Adam Aukland-Peck
, Josephine Chen
, Perpétua B. Chéry
, Paul Eastham
, Isabelle Glimcher
, Yiran Ji
, Maryam Kanna
, Leah Martin
, Sophie Michalski
, Diana Moise
, David J. Swiedler
, Perri M. Weinstein
, Nathan R. Hogan
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Private Equity Report Fall 2023, Vol 23, No 3
November 2023
Dominic Blaxill
, Michael Bolotin
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Matthew Dickman
, Avi Gesser
, Gregory V. Gooding
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Sally Bergmann Hardesty
, Eric T. Juergens
, Frank Mitchell
, Brett M. Novick
, Benjamin R. Pedersen
, William D. Regner
, Edward M. Rishty
, Michael Schaper
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Kristin A. Snyder
, Katherine Durnan Taylor
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Robert T. Dura
, Caitlin Gibson
, Stuart Hammer
, Matt Kelly
, Sarah Wolf
, Victoria G. J. Brown
, Matthew Stromecki
, Adam Silverwood
, Edoardo Troina
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Ready, Set, Sell: 10 Things to Consider Before Starting a Sale Process
November 2023
Dominic Blaxill
, Michael Bolotin
, Frank Mitchell
, Brett M. Novick
, Michael Schaper
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Katherine Durnan Taylor
, Robert T. Dura
, Caitlin Gibson
, Stuart Hammer
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ILPA Publishes New Guidance on Continuation Funds
2 June 2023
Gavin Anderson
, Katherine Ashton
, Ezra Borut
, Jane Engelhardt
, John W. Rife III
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Shawn Xiao Yang
, Andrew J. Gershon
, Anne-Lise Quach
, Guang Yang
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Carve-Out Deals Today: Overcoming Complexity and Unlocking Value
May 2023
Michael Bolotin
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Meir D. Katz
, Henry Lebowitz
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Scott B. Selinger
, Caroline P. Geiger
, Keith J. Slattery
, Tigist Kassahun
, Dominique Trudelle
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Private Equity Report Spring 2023, Vol 23, No 1
May 2023
Michael Bolotin
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Avi Gesser
, Meir D. Katz
, Henry Lebowitz
, Marc Ponchione
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Scott B. Selinger
, Kristin A. Snyder
, Matthew J. Sorensen
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Matt Kelly
, Caroline P. Geiger
, Sheena Paul
, Keith J. Slattery
, Suchita Mandavilli Brundage
, Tigist Kassahun
, Melissa Muse
, Dominique Trudelle
, Massy Vainshtein
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Private Equity Report Fall 2022, Vol 22, No 3
November 2022
Andrew L. Bab
, Sally Bergmann Hardesty
, Michael Bolotin
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Erin Cleary
, Matthew Dickman
, Gregory V. Gooding
, Mark P. Goodman
, Gareth Hughes
, Mark Johnson
, Meir D. Katz
, Henry Lebowitz
, Maurizio Levi-Minzi
, Maura Kathleen Monaghan
, Kevin Rinker
, Paul D. Rubin
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Scott B. Selinger
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Zhiyan Cao
, Caroline P. Geiger
, Kim T. Le
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Tigist Kassahun
, Hannah R. Levine
, Keith J. Slattery
, Sergio Torres
, Dominique Trudelle
, Hadel Alfagir
, David N. Simpser
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Private Equity Report Fall 2021, Vol 21, No 3
November 2021
Ted Hassi
, Timothy McIver
, Michael Schaper
, Erica S. Weisgerber
, Anne-Mette Heemsoth
, Gregory V. Gooding
, Uri Herzberg
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Katherine Durnan Taylor
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Zachary H. Saltzman
, David J. Hotelling
, Natascha Born
, Jonathan Adler
, Geoffrey Kittredge
, Ina C. Popova
, Patrick Taylor
, Cameron Sim
, Benjamin Teo
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Buyer Beware: The FTC’s Revived and Expanded Prior Approval Policy
8 November 2021
Ted Hassi
, Michael Schaper
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Erica S. Weisgerber
, Leah Martin
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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 Hardesty
, David H. Bernstein
, Paul S. Bird
, Ezra Borut
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Jennifer L. Chu
, 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
, 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
, David J. Hotelling
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Wen-Wei Lai
, Robert Maddox
, Sergio Torres
, Malina Welman
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Private Equity Report Spring 2021, Vol 21, No 1
May 2021
Christopher Anthony
, Paul S. Bird
, E. Raman Bet-Mansour
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Alexander R. Cochran
, E. Drew Dutton
, Gregory V. Gooding
, David Grosgold
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Uri Herzberg
, Eric T. Juergens
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Marilyn A. Lion
, Edwin Northover
, Marc Ponchione
, Nicholas F. Potter
, Julie M. Riewe
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, James C. Scoville
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Scott B. Selinger
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Patricia Volhard
, Matthew Dickman
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Andrew G. Jamieson
, Dr. Clare Swirski
, Adrian St. Francis
, Spencer K. Gilbert
, Matthew B. Parelman
, Brett M. Novick
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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
, 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
, Wen-Wei Lai
, 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
, Patricia Volhard
, Christopher Dortschy
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, John Young
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Julie M. Riewe
, Sally Bergmann Hardesty
, 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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Private Equity Report Fall 2020, Vol 20, No 3
December 2020
Gavin Anderson
, Christopher Anthony
, Katherine Ashton
, Sally Bergmann Hardesty
, Paul S. Bird
, Franci J. Blassberg
, Ezra Borut
, Jennifer L. Chu
, 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
, Wen-Wei Lai
, Tiffany Wu
, Shawn Xiao Yang
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SPACs Could Become Formidable Bidders in the M&A Market
December 2020
Christopher Anthony
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Marisa Demko
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The Private Equity Report at 20: Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going
December 2020
Sally Bergmann Hardesty
, Franci J. Blassberg
, Paul S. Bird
, Rebecca F. Silberstein
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Jennifer L. Chu
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New York Law Journal: SPACs Could Become Formidable Bidders in the M&A Market
16 October 2020
New York Law Journal
Christopher Anthony
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Marisa Demko
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2020 Private Equity Midyear Review and Outlook
31 July 2020
Jonathan Adler
, 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
, 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
, 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
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Wen-Wei Lai
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Sponsor Purchases of Portfolio Company Debt: Key Considerations in an Uncertain Environment
14 May 2020
Jonathan Adler
, Lorna Bowen
, Peter A. Furci
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Peter J. Loughran
, Jeffrey E. Ross
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Scott B. Selinger
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Nicholas P. Pellicani
, Ryan T. Rafferty
, Julie Stem
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Overview of the Main Street Lending Programs
1 May 2020
Michael Diz
, Jeffrey E. Ross
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Zahra J. Khosrovi Sowder
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Sponsor Backed PIPEs: COVID-19 and the Race for Liquidity
22 April 2020
Andrew L. Bab
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Gary M. Friedman
, Gregory V. Gooding
, Uri Herzberg
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Sunil William Savkar
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Katherine Durnan Taylor
, Steven J. Slutzky
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Summary of the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Programs and the Paycheck Protection Program
21 April 2020
Matthew E. Kaplan
, Rafael Kariyev
, Satish M. Kini
, Gregory J. Lyons
, Nicole Levin Mesard
, Jeff Robins
, Jeffrey E. Ross
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Chen Xu
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COVID-19 and Private Equity: The Impact of Financing Disruptions on Private Equity Portfolio Companies and Funds
31 March 2020
Jonathan Adler
, Jeffrey E. Ross
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Scott B. Selinger
, Rebecca F. Silberstein
, Thomas Smith
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Congressional Investigation Highlights Potential Risks for Private Equity Healthcare Investments
19 September 2019
Andrew L. Bab
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Maura Kathleen Monaghan
, David A. O'Neil
, Kevin Rinker
, Paul D. Rubin
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Jacob W. Stahl
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PE Investing After FIRRMA: Considerations for Sponsors and Investors
9 May 2019
Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Kevin M. Schmidt
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The Private Equity Report Spring, 2019, Vol 19, No 1
9 May 2019
Jonathan Adler
, Alexander R. Cochran
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Gregory V. Gooding
, William D. Regner
, Paul M. Rodel
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Thomas Smith
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Patricia Volhard
, Michael P. McGuigan
, Dr. Clare Swirski
, John Young
, Daniel Hoborough
, Kristen A. Matthews
, Eric Olmesdahl
, Daniel Priest
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Private Equity Guide to Consumer Product Investing Under the Trump Administration: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Developments
18 April 2019
Andrew L. Bab
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Michael Diz
, Kevin Rinker
, Paul D. Rubin
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Melissa Runsten
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Debevoise’s Private Equity Group Recognized as a Law360 2018 Practice Group of the Year
1 February 2019
Robert B. Kaplan
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Rebecca F. Silberstein
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2018 Private Equity Review and Outlook
21 December 2017
Jonathan Adler
, Catherine Amirfar
, Kenneth J. Berman
, Paul S. Bird
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Peter A. Furci
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Rafael Kariyev
, Julie M. Riewe
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Thomas Smith
, Patricia Volhard
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Delaware Court Affirms Refusal to Extend WARN Act Liability to Private Equity Sponsor
7 October 2014
Jasmine Ball
, Richard F. Hahn
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, George E.B. Maguire
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Shannon Rose Selden
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Debevoise & Plimpton Discusses Treatment of Special Purposes Vehicles under the Advisers Act
8 August 2014
The CLS Blue Sky Blog: Columbia Law School's Blog On Corporations and The Capital Markets.
Kenneth J. Berman
, Michael P. Harrell
, Andrew M. Ostrognai
, Kevin M. Schmidt
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Treatment of SPVs and M&A Escrow Accounts under the Advisers Act Custody Rule
11 July 2014
Kenneth J. Berman
, Michael P. Harrell
, Andrew M. Ostrognai
, Kevin M. Schmidt
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Strategic Thinking: Special Considerations for Private Equity Sponsors Contemplating Add-On Acquisitions
Winter 2013
Kevin M. Schmidt
, Michael Schaper
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Strategic Thinking: Special Considerations for Private Equity Sponsors Contemplating Add-On Acquisitions
June 2013
The M&A Lawyer
Kevin M. Schmidt
, Michael Schaper
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The Private Equity Report
Winter 2013
Jonathan F. Lewis
, E. Drew Dutton
, David Innes
, Andrew M. Ostrognai
, Eric Dinallo
, Kenneth J. Berman
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Michael P. Harrell
, Jonathan R. Tuttle
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Michael Schaper
, Peter F.G. Schuur
, Adele M. Karig
, Matthew D. Saronson
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The Private Equity Report
Spring 2008
Franci J. Blassberg
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Stuart Hammer
, Maurizio Levi-Minzi
, Richard Ward
, Jonathan F. Lewis
, Elizabeth Pagel Serebransky
, Lawrence K. Cagney
, Robert F. Quaintance, Jr.
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Michael J. Gillespie
, Peter J. Loughran
, Paul M. Rodel
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The Private Equity Report
Fall 2007
Lord Goldsmith KC
, Franci J. Blassberg
, Paul S. Bird
, Jonathan E. Levitsky
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, John M. Vasily
, Gary M. Friedman
, Elizabeth Pagel Serebransky
, Michael Diz
, E. Drew Dutton
, Peter Hockless
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The Private Equity Report
Summer 2007
Franci J. Blassberg
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Robert F. Quaintance, Jr.
, Andrew L. Bab
, Gary W. Kubek
, Jasmine Ball
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The Private Equity Report
Summer 2005
Robert J. Cubitto
, Andrew N. Berg
, Adele M. Karig
, Peter F.G. Schuur
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Jeffrey J. Rosen
, Gary W. Kubek
, William D. Regner
, Steven Ostner
, Franci J. Blassberg
, Geoffrey Kittredge
, Peter A. Furci
, Paul D. Brusiloff
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The Private Equity Report
Winter 2001
Jennifer J. Burleigh
, Franci J. Blassberg
, William D. Regner
, David J. Schwartz
, Peter J. Loughran
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Daniel M. Abuhoff
, Woodrow W. Campbell, Jr.
, Gary W. Kubek
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Getting Private Equity Deals Done in the Current Antitrust Environment
November 2021
Ted Hassi
, Timothy McIver
, Michael Schaper
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Erica S. Weisgerber
, Anne-Mette Heemsoth
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Preferred Equity Redemption Rights: “The Bitter and the Sweet”
November 2021
Gregory V. Gooding
, Uri Herzberg
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Katherine Durnan Taylor
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Governance, Stewardship and Activism
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AI and Private Equity
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Private Equity Today
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Russia Sanctions: Update and Considerations for Private Equity Sponsors
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