Our private equity team is considered one of the country’s strongest, as evidenced most recently by its ranking as number one adviser in  'equity gap ' transactions (Corpfin 2008).
 
Cobbetts has enjoyed a strong position for sometime in the market advising management teams. In the last two years, however, we have built an institutional practice, acting for more than ten private equity houses in that period.  The team has a wealth of experience and expertise in both the legal and the commercial issues involved in private equity investment.

At Cobbetts, we recognise that technical excellence on its own is not enough.  The very best legal advice is delivered with a combination of experience, knowledge and common sense. Instructing the right advisors, with the right approach, is key to the success of any deal.

Our experience covers every type of investment and divestment activity – from start-up and early stage investments, MBIs, MBOs, BIMBOs and IBOs, to public to privates, secondary buyouts and exits by trade sale.

Our transactions team has experience in the competition, tax (including VCT aspects), pensions, employee benefits, intellectual property and regulatory issues involved in private equity deals. Our banking team regularly acts for lenders and borrowers and is ideally placed to advise on all funding aspects of a private equity deal.

If you are a private equity investor you will benefit from our wealth of knowledge, of market norms and evolving market practice.

If you are a manager, our knowledge will guide you through the deal process, identifying and advising you in relation to the key provisions in the investment documentation and the most important management issues.
 
Our credentials
 
Cobbetts’ private equity team has been involved in over 60 private equity transactions in the last two years acting for both management teams and private equity houses. 

To find out more about our credentials, follow this link.
 

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