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October 23, 2023
John Timperio of Dechert LLP, who became the global finance co-chair of the firm this year, made waves in the industry by leading the efforts in creating a novel $700 million collateralized fund obligation from Churchill Asset Management, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Structured Finance MVPs.
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October 20, 2023
Matt Salerno of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's private equity team guided the $8.9 billion sale of Summit Health-CityMD to VillageMD and helped Advent International and Warburg Pincus with their $4.25 billion acquisition of Baxter's biopharmaceutical business, just two of the major deals in the past year that earned him a spot among Law360's 2023 private equity MVPs.
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October 13, 2023
Andrew Chizzik of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP advised Genstar Capital Formation on a $12.6 billion buyout fund this year and advised Brookfield Asset Management on several significant matters, earning him a spot among Law360's 2023 Fund Formation MVPs.
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October 12, 2023
Jonathan Karen of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP put together the largest drawdown fund in real estate or private equity this year, earning him a spot in Law360's 2023 Fund Formation MVPs.
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October 11, 2023
Debra Lussier of Ropes & Gray LLP's fund management practice closed multiple billion-dollar deals above their expectation, from advising TSG Partners in closing a fund with $6 billion in capital commitments to Parthenon Fund VII's $4.5 billion fund closing, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2023 Fund Formation MVPs.
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October 10, 2023
Forging relationships across a diverse range of investors helped Matthew Goldstein of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP create funds in two new asset classes for Apollo Global Management, earning him a spot in Law360's 2023 Fund Formation MVPs.
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October 06, 2023
Becky Zelenka of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP's asset management practice assisted Brookfield Asset Management in raising more than $17 billion in capital commitments and helped the asset manager launch its Canadian private real estate partnership, earning her a spot among Law360's 2023 Fund Formation MVPs.
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October 01, 2023
The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2023 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
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October 05, 2022
Tom Wuchenich of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP serves as a leading voice both on major fundraisings — including Hellman & Friedman LLC's recent $24.4 billion fundraise — and at the firm's Los Angeles office, where he serves as managing partner, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Fund Formation MVPs.
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October 04, 2022
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's Amran Hussein led a massive fundraise for General Atlantic Investment Partners that resulted in $7.8 billion in commitments and advised on an impressive slate of other complex, big-name funds, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Fund Formation MVPs.
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October 03, 2022
Katie St. Peters of Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised private equity firm Thoma Bravo through three simultaneous multibillion-dollar fundraises, assisted Incline Equity Partners in raising over $900 million in capital commitments, and helped Kirkland launch its digital platform for fund subscriptions, earning her a spot among Law360's 2022 Fund Formation MVPs.
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September 30, 2022
Andrew Ford played major roles on the Debevoise & Plimpton LLP teams that advised KKR & Co. Inc. as the firm assembled the 13th iteration of its flagship North America private equity fund — a massive $19 billion vehicle — as well as another fund that reached $17 billion, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Fund Formation MVPs.
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September 22, 2022
Elizabeth Cooper of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's private equity practice represented Blackstone in a number of headline-grabbing investments, including the $1.2 billion acquisition of womenswear brand Spanx and the purchase of sustainability startup company Sphera, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Private Equity MVPs.
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September 20, 2022
Jason Freedman of Ropes & Gray LLP's private equity practice led the team representing TPG Capital in its purchase of a 30% stake in DirecTV as it was carved out from AT&T Inc. into a new $16.25 billion entity, earning him a spot as one of Law360's 2022 Private Equity MVPs.
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September 19, 2022
Matt Abbott of Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP led Clearlake Capital in the $5.3 billion acquisition of English soccer team Chelsea Football Club and worked with longtime client General Atlantic on more than $4 billion in transactions, earning him a spot among Law360's 2022 Private Equity MVPs.
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September 16, 2022
Mark E. Thierfelder, a partner at Dechert LLP, has worked on several high-profile, big-money transactions involving investor consortiums, also known as club deals, over the past year, including the more than $30 billion acquisition of Medline Industries Inc. and the $17 billion purchase of Athenahealth, making him one of Law360's 2022 Private Equity MVPs.
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September 02, 2022
The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2022 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
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September 30, 2021
Nicole Washington of Kirkland & Ellis LLP helmed several billion-dollar secondaries deals for Clearlake Capital, including a $1.25 billion transaction that closed in just 45 days, earning her a spot among Law360's 2021 Fund Formation MVPs.
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September 29, 2021
Marc Biamonte and Lindsey Goldstein of Ropes & Gray LLP counseled AlpInvest Partners as it raised $9 billion for AlpInvest Secondaries Program VII's closing in December 2020, which was greater than its $6.5 billion predecessor 2017 fund, earning them a spot among Law360's 2021 Fund Formation MVPs.
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September 28, 2021
Liza Lenas of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has guided the formation of droves of multibillion-dollar funds, including the $15 billion closing of the world's largest Asia-focused private equity fund, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Fund Formation MVPs.
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September 27, 2021
Jonathan Karen of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP steered tech-focused private equity firm Silver Lake to a $20 billion fund closing and Blackstone Group in an $8 billion fund closing, earning him a spot among Law360's 2021 Fund Formation MVPs.
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September 24, 2021
Jonathan Adler co-led a Debevoise & Plimpton LLP team that advised Clayton Dubilier & Rice on a $16 billion buyout fund, CD&R's most recent and largest to date, landing him a spot among Law360's 2021 Fund Formation MVPs.
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September 16, 2021
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP partner and practice co-chair Taurie M. Zeitzer spent 2021 guiding such high-profile deals as Apollo Global Management's $5 billion acquisition of Verizon Media and the $4.8 billion Univision-Grupo Televisa combination, landing her a place among Law360's 2021 Private Equity MVPs.
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September 15, 2021
Suz Mac Cormac of Morrison & Foerster LLP has advised on a bevy of multibillion-dollar deals, including an investment in clean energy company Uplight that valued the business at $1.5 billion, earning her a spot as one of Law360's 2021 Private Equity MVPs.
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September 14, 2021
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's John Amorosi helped steer a Symphony Technology Group-led consortium's purchase of RSA from Dell Technologies for more than $2 billion and advised Roper Technologies with its $5 billion acquisition of insurance software provider Vertafore, earning him a spot among Law360's 2021 Private Equity MVPs.