Paul Bird is Head of the firm’s European Corporate Practice and a senior M&A partner. His practice focuses on advising private equity firms, ...
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Publications
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MarketCheck – Spring 2025
May 2025
Paul S. Bird
, Jyotin Hamid
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Simone S. Hicks
, Emily F. Huang
, Paul D. Rubin
, Rick Sofield
, Caitlin Gibson
, Melissa Runsten
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Jillian Mulroy Wright
, Erik J. Andrén
, Eleanor Neilson
, Lyla Sax
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Delaware Enacts Sweeping Changes to Treatment of Conflicted Transactions
28 March 2025
Paul S. Bird
, Morgan A. Davis
, Susan Reagan Gittes
, Gordon Moodie
, Maeve O'Connor
, William D. Regner
, Zachary H. Saltzman
, Shannon Rose Selden
, Erik J. Andrén
, David J. Hotelling
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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
, Luke Dembosky
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, Avi Gesser
, 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
, Julie M. Riewe
, Kevin Rinker
, Samantha J. Rowe
, Paul D. Rubin
, Michael Schaper
, Kevin M. Schmidt
, Scott B. Selinger
, Thomas Smith
, Kristin A. Snyder
, Steven J. Slutzky
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Patricia Volhard
, Erica S. Weisgerber
, Alison E. Buckley-Serfass
, Jennifer R. Cestaro
, Stuart Hammer
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Wen-Wei Lai
, Sheena Paul
, Melissa Runsten
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Ulysses Smith
, Sergio Torres
, Elie J. Worenklein
, Josephine Chen
, Paul Eastham
, Yiran Ji
, Maryam Kanna
, Perri M. Weinstein
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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
, Matthew Dickman
, Christopher Dortschy
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, Peter A. Furci
, Avi Gesser
, Jyotin Hamid
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Peter J. Irwin
, 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
, Stuart Hammer
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Sheena Paul
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Jacob W. Stahl
, Jennifer Wheater
, John Young
, Dominic Blaxill
, Robert T. Dura
, Paul Eastham
, David J. Hotelling
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Wen-Wei Lai
, Robert Maddox
, Sergio Torres
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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
, 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
, 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
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Andrew L. Bab
, Paul D. Rubin
, Jacob W. Stahl
, Jyotin Hamid
, 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
, 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
, 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
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Sergio Torres
, Wen-Wei Lai
, Tiffany Wu
, Shawn Xiao Yang
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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
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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
, 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
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Stuart Hammer
, Dominic Blaxill
, Christopher Dortschy
, Paul Eastham
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Jennifer Wheater
, John Young
, Almas Daud
, Paul Eastham
, Samuel D. Krawiecz
, Wen-Wei Lai
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The Private Equity Report Spring 2020
Vol 20, No. 1
1 May 2020
Paul S. Bird
, Rafael Kariyev
, Scott B. Selinger
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Recent Events
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Bonjour Paris: Ciao Milano
28 September 2023
International Bar Association
IBA Private Equity Transactions Symposium 2023
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Getting Deals Done in the Current Antitrust Environment
13 September 2021
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Webcast
Speaking Engagements
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General Counsel Panel
8 October 2020
International Bar Association
IBA Private Equity Transactions Virtual Symposium
Webinar
Speaking Engagements
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New Tests for Private Equity
4 December 2019
Sahar Global Summits
The 3rd Annual Private Equity and Secondaries Investor Summit
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Private Equity Finance
21 November 2019
International Bar Association
IBA Private Equity Transactions Symposium
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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Partner Paul Bird moderated the “Private Equity Today” panel at IBA’s 18th Annual International Mergers & Acquisitions Conference
5 June 2019
International Bar Association
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Private Equity Today
5 June 2018
International Bar Association
17th Annual International Mergers & Acquisitions Conference
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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State of the Market: The Challenges of Midmarket Transactions
16 November 2017
International Bar Association -- Private Equity Subcommittee of the IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee
IBA Private Equity Transactions Symposium 2017
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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The Current M&A Issues
7-8 June 2016
International Bar Association
15th Annual International Mergers & Acquisitions Conference
New York, New York
Speaking Engagements
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Deal Structuring and Execution
12 November 2015
International Bar Association
IBA PE Symposium
London, UK
Speaking Engagements
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