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.

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.

Key contacts

Representative experience

Awards and recognitions

Top 10 by volume for European buyouts

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

“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.”

“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.”

Top 10 by volume for European buyouts

Top 10 by volume for European buyouts

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

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.

“…robust knowledge of the industry.”

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