Private Equity

The global private equity team at Hogan Lovells has extensive experience advising private equity sponsors and investment funds on their investments and co-investments.

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Whether you are a private equity sponsor, fund, co-investor, family office or a limited partner, our private equity team offers the experience, the global reach, sector knowledge, and dedicated legal advisors needed to execute your transactions in confidence across the globe.

Our fund clients also include alternative and multistrategy asset managers such as pension funds and sovereign wealth funds. We're your strategic collaborators from fund formation, to buy out, portfolio management through to exit.

We have regulatory lawyers to guide you on investments in highly regulated sectors. These include financial services, insurance, energy, TMT, education, health care, and life sciences.

We regularly counsel investors on their investments in sectors such as hotels and leisure, real estate, business services, consumer and retail, transport and logistics, industrials, automotive, and chemicals.

We can service your ongoing portfolio company, management incentive plans, and tax structuring work cost effectively.

We work closely with our investment fund lawyers on secondary transactions and they also advise sponsors and investors on fund formation and fund investments. Our fund formation team provides the legal support and regulatory insight you need for the formation, marketing, and operation of both onshore and offshore investment funds.

By using our project management skills, we can help you execute your investment strategy successfully.

Our capabilities at a glance

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The whole team is super smart. They are all really easy to work with and they know our business inside out. They come to us proactively with issues and are incredibly responsive."

Chambers & Partners, UK Guide, 2025

An intellectually brilliant and commercially astute public law team. One of the very best in the city."

Chambers & Partners UK 2025

Hogan Lovells has a high capability in solving complex issues that involve both legal and technical perspectives."

Chambers & Partners, Germany, 2025

The lawyers are just experts. They are there when you need them and happy to entertain all my questions. They understand the wider context and the politics and sensitivities of it."

Chambers & Partners, UK 2025

Fund Finance

Investment Funds

Leveraged and Acquisition Finance

Secondaries

Venture Capital and Emerging Companies

The fund finance market is complex and constantly evolving. Financing needs and deal structures are bespoke to each transaction and require a deep understanding of the relevant legal and commercial issues for both borrowers and lenders. Our fund finance experience covers all facility and fund types, including subscription, NAV, pre-fund close bridges, end of life financing, co-investment, and management company financings for direct lending, special situations, private equity, secondaries, infrastructure funds and more.

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Our global group is crucial to our clients’ strategies for fundraising, fund structuring, domiciliation, regulatory, and compliance challenges. We are closely attuned to market trends and the demands of investors and fund managers, covering the full spectrum of transaction types and investment structures. We help our clients thrive in a complex and challenging environment.

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Responding to competitive tensions and regulatory challenges, the leveraged finance market is constantly evolving. Transactions are becoming more diverse and cross-border in nature and scope. Direct lending continues to expand and the high yield market is an important source of financing and growth. We advise sponsors and borrowers (as well as lenders) on the full range of leveraged finance products including unitranche, first out/last out, senior secured loans, second lien, Term Loan B, high yield bonds, and payment-in-kind (PIK) facilities.

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The market for secondaries has evolved. They are now a key means for investors to access capital rather than waiting for the lifespan of the fund to end to receive returns. We advise Limited Partners (LPs) and General Partners (GPs) on the buy-side and sell-side across all asset classes and have also represented intermediaries and Limited Partner Advisory Committees on large secondary transactions. Additionally, we have advised both GPs and investors on GP stake transactions.

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We have developed our team and experience alongside the rapid evolution of the venture capital and emerging company sector. We advise businesses at every stage of their lifecycle, along with the funds and investors that support them. We help investors and innovators to stay ahead of the curve, bringing perspectives from both sides of the table. Our teams are firmly embedded within their local ecosystems and are connected across borders. We share ideas and opportunities, leveraging our exceptional worldwide reach and capabilities to provide international insight to our clients.

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Key contacts

Ed Harris

Partner

Ed Harris

Partner

London

Meet the Private Equity team

Representative experience

CVC as it joined KKR in the acquisition of Superstruct Entertainment, one of the world’s premier live entertainment groups.

Aztiq, an Icelandic private equity firm focused on the life sciences sector, on the sale of its global B2B pharmaceutical business Adalvo to EQT Partners AG and its reinvestment as a minority holder alongside EQT.

Tikehau Capital on its investment in Phast Invest, the holding company of the Prodware Group.

Mutares on its acquisition of the European business of Kawneer from Arconic, which will be carved out from Kawneer’s U.S. business.

KSL Capital Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Sereno Hotels, the owner-operator of the ultra-luxury hotels Il Sereno in Lake Como, Italy, and Le Sereno on the Caribbean island of St. Barthelemy.

TowerBrook Capital Partners on its acquisition of RYDGE Conseil, the former Chartered Accountancy division of KPMG France.

Activa Capital on the sale of its stake in the Explore Group, a leading provider of construction and commercial project tender information, to Intescia.

Bencis on the sale of Ceban Pharmaceuticals B.V., the Dutch market leader in compounding, to Frankfurt stock exchange listed Medios, the leading provider of Specialty Pharma Solutions in Germany.

Mountaingate Capital on its strategic investment in global customer experience and loyalty management firm, Bond.

FLEX Capital on its acquisition of Simovative, a founder-led campus management software company; and on its acquisition of 3C Deutschland, a leading provider of digital claims management software.

Tikehau Capital on its acquisition of a majority stake in CReators of the Outside WorlD (CROWD), a pan-European leading provider of cycling infrastructure and sustainable street furniture, from Convent Capital.

Quadriga Capital on investments in medium-sized growth companies in the DACH region across health care, tech-enabled services, and smart industries, and on its investment in ETERNA Mode GmbH.

Oaktree Capital Management on its disposal of Saloro S.L.U., one of the largest tungsten mines in Spain, to EQ Resources Limited, an ASX-listed miner in Australia.

TowerBrook Capital Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in EFESO Management Consultants, an international consulting firm, alongside French private equity firm Eurazeo.

KSL Capital Partners on its acquisition of JW Marriott Venice Resort and Spa, one of Venice’s premier 5-star hotels, from Aareal Bank Group.

Ardian on its acquisition of a majority stake in Healthy Group, the parent company of leading independent French pharmacy group Aprium Pharmacie.

Ares Management on its acquisition of a stake in the France SailGP Team, reinforcing the growing momentum behind the global racing championship.

Stonepeak on its acquisition of Air Transport Services Group in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise valuation of approximately US$3.1bn.

Stonepeak on its acquisition of Forgital Group, a leading manufacturer of advanced forged and machine-finished components for aerospace and industrial end markets, from Carlyle.

ACON Investments on the sale of its stake in the Vitalis group, a leader in the manufacture and sale of injectable pharmaceutical products, to Laboratorios Sanfer.

Awards and recognitions

Top 10 by volume for European buyouts

Mergermarket

2025

“Hogan Lovells is admired for its wide-ranging expertise, servicing numerous sectors including healthcare, energy, infrastructure, financial services and TMT.”

Chambers UK

2025

“Acts for a broad spectrum of private equity houses and alternative asset managers, including specialist investors, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds. The group is noted for its strength in cross-border transactions, with experience in the U.S., EMEA and Asian markets.”

Chambers UK

2025

“Working with an extensive domestic and international client base – with an established strength in regulated sectors – Hogan Lovells has a strong track record across all manner of private equity transactions.”

Legal 500 UK

2025

Top 10 by volume for European buyouts

Mergermarket

2024

Top 10 by volume for European buyouts

Mergermarket

2023

Hogan Lovells is admired for its wide-ranging expertise, servicing numerous sectors including healthcare, energy, infrastructure, financial services and TMT.

Chambers UK

2024

Acts for a broad spectrum of private equity houses and alternative asset managers, including specialist investors, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds. The group is noted for its strength in cross-border transactions, with experience in the U.S., EMEA and Asian markets.

Chambers UK

2024

“…robust knowledge of the industry.”

USA, Chambers Global

2023

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Private Equity

The global private equity team at Hogan Lovells has extensive experience advising private equity sponsors and investment funds on their investments and co-investments.

Whether you are a private equity sponsor, fund, co-investor, family office or a limited partner, our private equity team offers the experience, the global reach, sector knowledge, and dedicated legal advisors needed to execute your transactions in confidence across the globe.

Our capabilities at a glance

Judicial review wins

Ex-government policy advisors

Pieces of legislation changed

Hear from our clients and industry leaders

The whole team is super smart. They are all really easy to work with and they know our business inside out. They come to us proactively with issues and are incredibly responsive."

An intellectually brilliant and commercially astute public law team. One of the very best in the city."

Hogan Lovells has a high capability in solving complex issues that involve both legal and technical perspectives."

The lawyers are just experts. They are there when you need them and happy to entertain all my questions. They understand the wider context and the politics and sensitivities of it."