The Perkins Coie Private Equity group has a leading practice in the representation of private equity funds and firms. Our attorneys are experienced in all types of private equity transactions, from industry consolidations to leveraged buyouts of private and public companies. Our practice emphasizes middle-market transactions, typically involving companies with enterprise values up to $1 billion.
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08.17.2023Best Lawyers® 2024 Recognizes 388 Perkins Coie LawyersPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 388 of its lawyers have been recognized by Best Lawyers® 2024. A total of 275 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 113 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
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08.17.2023Thirty Perkins Coie Lawyers of the Year Named by Best Lawyers® for 2024Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 30 of its lawyers from 11 metropolitan areas have been named 2024 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
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01.31.2023Perkins Coie Represents Kittyhawk in Acquisition by Trive CapitalPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to have represented Kittyhawk, a leading provider of Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) services for a variety of industries, in its acquisition by Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital.
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10.21.2022Perkins Coie Represents Código 1530 Tequila in Deal with Pernod Ricard to Acquire a Majority StakePress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that it is representing Código 1530 Tequila, an expanding premium global spirits brand, in connection with Pernod Ricard’s acquisition of a majority interest in Código.
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08.18.2022Best Lawyers® 2023 Recognizes 403 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 403 of its attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® 2023. A total of 279 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 124 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
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06.01.2022Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2022 Chambers USAPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.
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05.17.2022Valeska Pederson Hintz Quoted in Private Equity Law Report—Relevant Context, Potential Impact and Likelihood of Adoption of the SEC’s Proposed SPAC RulesGeneral NewsPartner Valeska Pederson Hintz was quoted in “Relevant Context, Potential Impact and Likelihood of Adoption of the SEC’s Proposed SPAC Rules,” an article in Private Equity Law Report, regarding the boom and cooling of the SPAC market over the last several years, and the potential impact of the Proposal on the SPAC industry.
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03.08.2022Three Perkins Coie Attorneys Selected by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity for 2022 Fellows and Pathfinder ProgramsPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that three firm attorneys, Al Araiza, Pam Wang, and Jordon De La Cruz, have been selected by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) for the council’s 2022 Fellows and Pathfinder programs.
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08.26.2021Best Lawyers® 2022 Recognizes 367 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 367 of its attorneys were recognized by the 2022 Best Lawyers®. A total of 278 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 89 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
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05.20.2021Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2021 Chambers USAPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.
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04.27.2020Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2020 Chambers USAPress ReleasesPerkins Coie LLP is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2020, the firm is recognized for 55 practice areas and 141 individual attorneys, marking an increase from the 52 practices areas and 139 recognized attorneys a year ago.
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08.15.2019Best Lawyers® 2020 Recognizes 283 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 282 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
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08.15.2019Thirty-Two Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2020 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 32 of its attorneys from nine offices have been named 2020 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
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08.15.2018Perkins Coie Continues Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Growth with Addition of Palo Alto PartnerPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Matt Oshinsky has joined the firm’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital (ECVC) practice as a partner in the Palo Alto office.
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05.03.2018Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in 2018 Chambers USAPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2018, the firm is recognized in 51 practice areas and 130 individual attorneys were also recognized.
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02.27.2018Perkins Coie Represents Panjiva in Acquisition by S&P GlobalPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented Panjiva, Inc., a privately-held machine learning and data analytics company that provides intelligence on global supply chains, in its acquisition by S&P Global, a leading provider of transparent and independent ratings, benchmarks, analytics and data to the capital and commodity markets worldwide.
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02.05.2018Perkins Coie Represents Teekay Offshore Partners in $120 Million Public Offering of Series E Preferred UnitsPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. in its $120 million public offering of 8.875% Series E Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units.
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01.31.2018Perkins Coie Represents Teekay Corporation in Concurrent Common Stock Public Offering and Convertible Note Rule 144A OfferingPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented Teekay Corporation in its concurrent $97.5 million public offering of common stock and Rule 144A offering of $125 million aggregate principal amount of 5.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023.
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12.05.2017Perkins Coie Represents Ardmore Shipping Corporation in Secondary Public Offering by Largest Shareholder and Ardmore’s Concurrent Repurchase of Common StockPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE: ASC) in a public offering of 5.6 million common shares by Ardmore’s largest shareholder, GA Holdings LLC, and Ardmore’s concurrent purchases of over 1.4 million shares from the underwriters and GA Holdings LLC.
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11.20.2017Perkins Coie Represents Onvia in Acquisition by DeltekPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented Onvia, the leading provider of sales intelligence and acceleration technologies for businesses selling to the public sector, in its acquisition by Deltek, the leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for government contractors, professional services firms and other project-based businesses.
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10.27.2017Perkins Coie Represents Teekay LNG Partners in $172.5 Million Public Offering of Series B Preferred UnitsPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (NYSE:TGP) in its $172.5 million public offering of 8.5% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units.
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10.18.2017Perkins Coie Represents Seaspan Corporation in its $80 Million Public Offering of 7.125% Senior NotesPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented Seaspan Corporation in its $80 million public offering of 7.125% senior unsecured notes due 2027. Seaspan is the world’s leading independent containership owner and manager, providing many of the major shipping lines with creative outsourcing alternatives to vessel ownership by offering long-term leases on large, modern containerships combined with industry-leading ship management services.
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10.02.2017Perkins Coie Represents Hark Capital in the Formation of Hark II Fund Valued at $203 MillionPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented Hark Capital in the final close of its second fund, Hark II, with $203 million of commitments.
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10.02.2017Perkins Coie Represents Teekay Corporation in Strategic Transaction With Brookfield Business PartnersPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented Teekay Corporation, a leader in the oil and gas marine midstream space, in its comprehensive strategic transaction with affiliates of Brookfield Business Partners L.P. relating to Teekay Offshore Partners L.P., an international provider of marine transportation, oil production, storage and other offshore services to the oil industry.
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09.20.2017Perkins Coie Strengthens Private Equity Practice in Washington, D.C.Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Christopher J. Hagan has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office with a focus on private equity matters and mergers and acquisitions.
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08.15.201735 Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2018 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®Press ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 35 of its attorneys have been named 2018 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
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08.15.2017Best Lawyers® 2018 Recognizes 281 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 281 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®.
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05.26.2017Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms In 2017 Chambers USAPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2017, the firm is recognized in 40 practice areas and 131 individual attorneys were recognized.
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10.18.2016Perkins Coie Represents PitchBook Data in Acquisition By MorningstarPress ReleasesPerkins Coie LLP represented PitchBook Data in its acquisition by Morningstar, Inc.
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08.15.2016Best Lawyers® 2017 Recognizes 252 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 252 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.
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07.08.2016Perkins Coie Represents Wirecard AG on its Market Entry into North America by the Acquisition of Citi Prepaid Card ServicesPress ReleasesPerkins Coie teamed with law firm Osborne Clarke LLP in representing Wirecard AG, a leading global payment company, in its definitive agreement to acquire Citi Prepaid Card Services.
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02.08.2016Perkins Coie Represents Magic Leap in Securing $793.5 Million in New FundingPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented Magic Leap, Inc. in securing $793.5 million in new funding. The funding round was led by the Alibaba Group.
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01.29.2016Perkins Coie Represents TalentWise in Merger With SterlingBackCheckPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented TalentWise, a leading cloud solutions provider for the Human Capital Management industry for background screening, in its merger with SterlingBackcheck, one of the world’s largest background screening companies.
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01.06.2016Perkins Coie Represents UploadVR, Inc. in $1.25 Million Funding from Shanda GroupPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented UploadVR, Inc. a provider of information related to virtual reality (VR) topics including news, articles, events and reviews and interviews on VR topics such as hardware, entertainment, gaming and industry, in securing $1.25 million in funding from Shanda Group, a private investment group which seeks global opportunities that offer business growth or unique breakthrough potential.
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08.17.2015Best Lawyers® 2016 Recognizes 245 Perkins Coie AttorneysPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that 245 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession; a more than 10 percent increase over the 221 firm attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in the 2015 edition.
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05.19.2015Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in 2015 Chambers USAPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.
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04.22.2015Perkins Coie Represents RootMetrics In Its Acquisition By IHSPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented RootMetrics, a leading mobile networks analytics firm that offers insights into the mobile user experience, in its acquisition by IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of insight, analytics and expertise in critical areas that shape today’s business landscape.
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01.06.2015Perkins Coie Announces 2015 Partner ClassPress ReleasesPerkins Coie announced that 21 associates, counsel and senior counsel have been promoted to partner. “The members of Perkins Coie's 2015 partner class are talented, hard-working attorneys who embody the national strength and forward-looking growth of our firm,” said John Devaney, Perkins Coie's Firmwide Managing Partner.
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01.05.2015Perkins Coie Represents Triquint in Close of Merger With RFMDPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented client TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT), a leading radio frequency (RF) solutions supplier and technology innovator, in the close of its merger-of-equals with RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance RF solutions.
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07.28.2014Perkins Coie Expands Emerging Company & Venture Capital Practice in Palo AltoPress ReleasesPerkins Coie is pleased to announce that Arman Pahlavan has joined the firm’s Palo Alto office as a partner in the firm’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital and Private Equity practice groups.
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07.17.2014Perkins Coie Represents Pacific Crest Securities in Sale to KeycorpPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented client Pacific Crest Securities, the premier investment bank for technology, in its sale to KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies.
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03.21.2014Perkins Coie Assists Tanker Investments Ltd. In $175 Million Norwegian IPOPress ReleasesPerkins Coie provided U.S. securities advice to Tanker Investments Ltd. (TIL) for its $175 million Norwegian initial public offering, which included equity private placements and a concurrent listing of TIL’s common shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
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03.12.2014Perkins Coie Represents Enhanced Capital in Recapitalization Transaction From Stone Point CapitalPress ReleasesPerkins Coie represented client Enhanced Capital, a New York-based private investment firm, in a recapitalization transaction with an investment from Stone Point Capital. The funds will be used to expand Enhanced Capital’s lower middle market lending platform assisting low-income communities and other underserved areas.