Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Fried Frank has one of the premier international private equity practices, with more than 100 attorneys actively engaged in various aspects of private equity transactions in the US, Europe and Asia. 

We regularly provide counsel to prominent fund sponsors and investors on the full range of their investment-related activities, including fund formations, leveraged buyouts, consortium bids, syndications, and exit strategies.

We provide a comprehensive range of advice including:

• Structuring and tax planning of private investment funds
• Structuring acquisitions and acquiring businesses on behalf of private equity funds
• Structuring and making minority investments in private and public companies on behalf of private equity funds
• Structuring arrangements among investors in club deals
• Structuring and implementing exit strategies, including initial public offerings, spin-offs, leveraged recapitalizations and dispositions
• Providing corporate, securities, financing and litigation support to portfolio companies
• Developing and implementing ownership incentives and compensation plans for management

Our thoughtful and straightforward approach to handling significant domestic and cross-border transactions has resulted in several long-standing relationships with prestigious private equity clients.  Our attorneys have particular expertise representing both megafund clients and middle-market sponsors across a variety of industries including energy, infrastructure, defense, chemicals, real estate, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, media, telecommunications, manufacturing, consumer products, and retail.

We always seek effective commercial solutions, integrating our international and local law capabilities in capital markets, finance, tax and antitrust for all private equity matters.  In particular, we leverage our considerable mergers and acquisitions experience and apply our keen understanding of the objectives and issues specific to the private equity industry in helping our clients structure their transactions.

Representative clients include AEA Investors, LLC, Abry Partners, Cortec Group, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Morgan Stanley, New Mountain Capital LLC, Onex Partners, and Permira Advisors.

Diversity and Inclusion

Ours is a stimulating, open-minded and progressive environment, where we respect and build upon the assets and talents of everyone at the Firm.

Diverse perspectives enrich the experience of our colleagues and, ultimately, the service we provide to our clients.  We actively seek to reflect the diversity of the global community in which we work and live.

Our Firm is committed to maintaining an inclusive environment and fostering a professional atmosphere that promotes equal opportunity and prohibits discriminatory practices.  Our Diversity Committee provides a forum for identifying, prioritizing and discussing diversity issues, as well as for developing and supporting related proposals, initiatives and programs.  

We offer a multicultural and varied workplace.  Minorities and women lead several Firm practices and participate actively in governance activities.  In fact, our chairperson is a woman.

At Fried Frank, diversity is a standard principle.