Overview
Private equity deals are high-stakes, fast-moving and heavily regulated. Success depends on anticipating challenges before they appear and finding practical solutions that keep transactions on track.
Manatt understands what drives each side of the table and helps our clients align those goals for efficient dealmaking while fiercely protecting their interests. We represent funds and their sponsors, portfolio companies and investors through every phase of the investment cycle, offering experienced, business-oriented counsel backed by deep industry knowledge.
Our experience allows us to see every transaction from multiple perspectives and anticipate issues that can slow negotiations and helping clients close faster, cleaner and with greater confidence.
Our team provides strategic counsel on:
- Fund formation and structuring, including private equity, hedge, buyout, mezzanine and real estate funds.
- Leveraged buyouts and growth equity transactions, from initial negotiation through post-closing integration.
- Private investments in public companies and strategic joint ventures.
- Debt and mezzanine financing, including senior and subordinated lending structures
- Portfolio company representation, including governance, management compensation and operational matters.
- Exit strategies, including dispositions, initial public offerings and secondary sales in both public and private markets.
Private equity doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Every deal touches multiple disciplines, such as tax, financing, employment, intellectual property and regulatory law.
Manatt’s private equity lawyers bring deep experience in regulated and rapidly evolving industries, including financial services, health care, technology, real estate, energy, entertainment and consumer products. We integrate corporate, tax, employment and regulatory counsel to deliver cohesive, market-informed strategies tailored to your business. Clients rely on us for:
- Strategic, business-minded transaction structuring.
- Clear guidance on options and risk allocation.
- Proactive regulatory and compliance advice to avoid costly pitfalls.
With a team that’s as comfortable structuring billion-dollar acquisitions as advising on middle-market buyouts, Manatt delivers the insight and responsiveness that private equity clients expect—deal after deal.
