Private capital Archives

Chance moment: CC doubles down on private capital, but will flurry of hires pay off?

As statements of intent go, Clifford Chance has kicked off 2025 with a strong message about its private capital ambitions.

A good time to be mid-tier: private equity interest on the rise as mid-market thrives

Tom Cox

The LB100 results for 2023-24 are in, and while the demise of the mid-market has been long forecast, the numbers…

Proskauer continues finance build out with former A&O Shearman and Milbank hire

Alex Ryan

Proskauer announced today that it has hired former A&O Shearman and Milbank partner John Goldfinch into its global finance practice.…

Travers private equity departures continue as practice head leaves

Tom Cox

Lucie Cawood, the head of Travers Smith’s private equity and financial sponsors group, has left the firm, marking the latest…

Insights from HSF’s private equity team

Legal Business

How does the HSF private equity team differentiate itself in the market? John Taylor, partner and the head of the…

‘Private credit are the new banks’: Proskauer’s A&O and Cahill hires on the US firm’s ambitious finance push

Alex Ryan

Speak to almost any major firm active in the finance space and you’ll hear about private credit. The industry matured…

‘Co-founding an investment firm was the biggest learning curve of my career’ – Hg GC Samantha McGonigle

Georgina Stanley

Samantha McGonigle – General counsel, Hg Year of qualification: 2003 Hogan Lovells, 2001-06 Weil, Gotshal & Manges, 2006-19 Farview Equity…

‘Creating value and preventing value destruction are two sides of the same coin’ – Livingbridge GC Jeremy Dennison

Georgina Stanley

Jeremy Dennison – General counsel, Livingbridge Year of qualification: 2009 Travers Smith, 2007-12 Goodwin Procter, 2012-14 MUSTO, 2014-15 Travers Smith,…

Elite: The rise of the in-house lawyer in private capital

Cameron Purse

‘The industry has changed massively. When we started, we were working with single product mid-cap PE shops, and these have…

‘I’ve called firms and asked why someone isn’t a partner yet’ – the female GCs shaking up PE

Georgina Stanley

‘No-one should be under any illusion that the hours are fewer, or the work less demanding. You don’t have the…

The Private Equity Elite

Legal Business

The Private Equity Elite: the top general counsel in PE

Georgina Stanley

What does it take to run the legal team in one of the most profitable deal shops in the world?…

High achievers – private equity is changing; meet the elite GCs at the vanguard of the transformation

Georgina Stanley

From dating apps to entertainment venues, airports to music collections, there’s almost no industry left untouched by the multitrillion-dollar private…

‘A PE firm is one of the most interesting places for an in-house lawyer’ – Cinven GC Babett Carrier

Georgina Stanley

Babett Carrier – General counsel, Cinven Shearman & Sterling, 1996-2012 Arma Partners, 2013-14 Cinven, 2015-present I come from a family…

‘Private capital is a super creative industry’ – KKR Europe GC Susanna Berger

Georgina Stanley

Susanna Berger – Managing director, general counsel for Europe, KKR & Co Year of qualification: 2002 University of Chicago Law…

‘My time on non-legal is the same as my time on legal’ – Bridgepoint GC Rachel Thompson

Georgina Stanley

Rachel Thompson – Partner and group general counsel, Bridgepoint Year of qualification: 2007 Clifford Chance, 2005-09 Bridgepoint, 2010-present It was…

‘Working in private markets keeps you on your toes’ – Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s Melanie Sanchez

Georgina Stanley

Melanie Sanchez – Global general counsel, investments, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Clayton Utz, 2005-06 Blake, Cassels & Graydon, 2006-14 Ontario…

‘If you like a fast pace, private equity will deliver’ – CPP Investments Europe legal chief Leigh Partridge

Georgina Stanley

Leigh Partridge – Managing director, head of legal (Europe), CPP Investments Year of qualification: 2008 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, 2006-17 CPP…

‘The PE industry is in a unique position to effect change’ – SilverLake EMEA GC Katherine Brody

Georgina Stanley

Katherine Brody – General counsel (EMEA), Silver Lake Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, 2008-14 Silver Lake, 2014-present Silver Lake…

‘In private equity, no day is ever the same’ – Montagu GC Alexandra Openshaw

Georgina Stanley

Alexandra Openshaw – General counsel, Montagu Year of qualification: 2010 Macfarlanes, 2008-15 Winton Group, 2016-23 Montagu, 2023-present Why did you…