Accomplishments
Practice Group Expansion
FY25 also marked a period of strategic expansion for our Private Equity platform, strengthening the group’s capabilities and enhancing its ability to support clients globally. Welcome to Michael Amalfe, Matthew Ayre, Youjung Byon, Shandy Pinkowski, Tom Roberts and Patrick Sandor.
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Awards & Accolades
Leading firm across the U.S., Europe and Asia for Private Equity, recognized by publications including Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, IFLR 1000, Best Lawyers and Mergermarket.
Congratulations to our very own Amy Keller for being recognized by Mergers & Acquisitions as one of the Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A 2026.
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Deal Highlights
Bregal Sagemount on its exit from DentalXChange (“DXC”) following a successful strategic partnership.
Bridgepoint on its majority investment in Zuto, an FCA-regulated car finance broker operating across the UK.
Frazier Healthcare Partners on the sale of Elevate Patient Financial Solutions, a healthcare revenue cycle management provider, to Audax Private Equity and Parthenon Capital.
Novo Holdings A/S and KabaFusion, a leading provider of specialty infusion and home infusion pharmacy services, in the pending sale of KabaFusion to Nautic Partners.
Parquest and Allen’s management, a leading player in private wealth management and multi-family office services, on an agreement for Qualium Investissement to acquire a majority stake in the group.
Patron Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake by Mitsubishi Estate’s investment management business.
Stirling Square Capital Partners on its agreement to sell a minority stake in the Infobric Group, a construction software business, to KKR.
Summit Partners on the sale of its shares in ELATEC, a global provider of advanced identification and access control solutions, to Allegion PLC.
TA Associates on a strategic minority investment in Kline Hill Partners, an investment firm focused on the private equity secondaries market.
Templewater on its award-winning take-private acquisition of TalkMED Group, a Singapore-based oncology and specialty care provider, through its Tamarind Health platform.
Tinicum and its portfolio company PennAero on PennAero’s agreement to acquire the aerospace business of TriMas Corporation.
Webster Equity Partners and CenExel Clinical Research, Inc. (“CenExel”), a leading clinical trial site network focused on early-and late-phase research, in the sale of CenExel to BayPine.
Contacts
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Brian C. McPeake
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Yash A. Rana
PartnerCo-Chair, Private Equity - /en/people/n/nugent-christian

Chris Nugent
PartnerCo-Chair, Private Equity - /en/people/l/leclaire-john

John R. LeClaire
PartnerCo-Chair, Private Equity
