Private Equity

Private Capital

Our private capital industry group guides the world’s leading alternative asset managers on their most complex transactions, whether structuring funds, arranging financings or deploying capital.
Private Capital

Private Capital overview

Our Global Private Capital Industry Group works with the world's leading private capital firms, meeting their end-to-end legal needs in every market where they are active.

White & Case provides a powerful blend of industry experience, product offerings and geographical coverage. From our offices in all the major financial markets, we help alternative asset managers to structure funds, arrange financings and deploy capital. Our partners who focus on fund formation, fund financing, private equity, M&A, direct lending, asset backed financing, structured finance and additional products form unified teams that meet all of our clients' legal needs, while building deep and lasting institutional relationships.

Private Capital experience

AGIC Capital

AGIC Capital's complex leverage buyout acquisition of SolmeteX, a leading provider of dental products, systems and consumables in the US.

BlackRock

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, in its role as outgoing financier, on the acquisition of Fulgard by Seven2, a midcap private equity fund formerly known as Apax Partners.

Blackstone

Co-investors (including Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation) in a group led by Blackstone on a CDN$7 billion equity investment in Rogers Communications Inc., Canada's leading communications and entertainment company.

Bridgepoint

Bridgepoint's US$2 billion sale of Diaverum to M42, a newly created healthcare joint venture between G42 Healthcare and Mubadala Health, valued at US$2 billion.

Brookfield

Brookfield Renewable's acquisition of 510 MW portfolio of utility scale solar projects in North Carolina and Virginia from SunEnergy1, a North Carolina-based solar energy, procurement and construction company and developer.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners' US$775 million acquisition of Cyxtera Technologies, Inc., a global leader in data center colocation, interconnection services, and digital infrastructure.

BC Partners

BC Partners' US$3.03 billion co-controlling investment in Fedrigoni S.p.A., together with Bain Capital Private Equity.

The Carlyle Group

The Carlyle Group's sale of 1E to TeamViewer for an enterprise value of US$720 million.

The Carlyle Group's acquisition of Meopta, a manufacturer of optical, opto-mechanical, and opto-electronic solutions headquartered in the Czech Republic.

Cobepa

Cobepa's acquisition of a majority stake in Ascentiel Groupe, a leading digital insurance brokerage platform providing property and casualty cover for individuals and small businesses in several specialty areas.

Cobepa's and Inflexion's investment in Easyfairs, one of the world's leading events companies, alongside its founder.

Cobepa's acquisition of a majority stake in Smart SD, a distributor of solutions in camera security, access control, intrusion and fire detection.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' TWD 103 billion (approximately US$3.1 billion) project financing and development of the 495 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind project, located in Taiwan. ;

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' investment in a jointly held company with NZ Super Fund to explore the potential for large-scale offshore wind energy in New Zealand.

CVC Capital Partners

CVC Capital Partners' acquisition of a significant ownership position in Epicor, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.

CVC Capital Partners' €1.5 billion acquisition of Partner in Pet Food, a market-leading European pet food manufacturer. .

CVC Capital Partners' proposed acquisition of Scan Global Logistics, a freight and logistics provider.

CVC Capital Partners' €1.5 billion equity investment in France's Ligue de Football Professionnel.

CVC Capital Partners' financing for its acquisition of Sogo Medical Group from Polaris Capital, valued at JPY170 billion.

CVC DIF's acquisition of a 49 percent stake in BALANCE Erneuerbare Energien (BALANCE), the biogas subsidiary of Leipzig-based gas group VNG AG.

DigitalBridge

DigitalBridge's US$750 million carve-out acquisition of data center assets in Hong Kong and Malaysia from PCCW.

Funds affiliated with the investment management platform of DigitalBridge's joint venture with IFM Investors on the US$11 billion acquisition of all outstanding common shares of Switch, Inc., a leader in exascale data center ecosystems, edge data center designs and industry-leading telecommunications solutions.

EIG

EIG and its portfolio company MidOcean's acquisition of Tokyo Gas' interests in the Australian Gorgon LNG, Pluto LNG and Queensland Curtis LNG projects.

EIG and its portfolio company MidOcean's proposed acquisition of Origin Energy Limited in consortium with the Brookfield Transition Fund, valuing Origin at over AUD 18 billion.

EQT

EQT's sale of portfolio company Karo Healthcare, one of Europe's leading consumer health platforms, to KKR.

EQT's sale of minority stakes in IFS to Hg, ADIA and CPP, valuing IFS to €15 billion.

EQT's US$1.7 billion acquisition and privatization of Benesse Holdings, Inc., Japan's leading education and nursing care provider.

EQT and Mubadala's acquisition of Envirotainer from Cinven, Novo Holdings and Sjätte AP-fonden – AP6. The enterprise value amounts to around €2.8 billion.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Goldman Sachs' acquisition of Synthon, an international pharmaceutical company, from BC Partners for US$2.1 billion.

Goldman Sachs' US$1.72 billion take-private acquisition of global learning and audience engagement platform Kahoot!

Goldman Sachs' US$2 billion acquisition of Norgine, a leading European specialist pharmaceutical company valued at US$2 billion.

I Squared Capital

I Squared Capital's growth capital investment in RPower LLC, a distributed energy resource platform, with a target of up to US$400 million of equity capital.

I Squared Capital's acquisition of Priority Power Management, LLC, an independent energy management services and infrastructure consulting firm.

Macquarie Asset Management

Macquarie's acquisition of the remaining 20 percent stake in National Gas Transmission.

Macquarie's acquisition of National Grid for a total value of £4.2 billion.

Macquarie's acquisition of DTG Recycle, Washington State's leading independent vertically integrated non-MSW recycling business.

Macquarie's acquisition of Reden Solar for €2.5 billion.

Macquarie Asset Management, as lead investor in, and fund manager of, a consortium of global leading infrastructure investors, investing via a Singapore consortium platform into the sale and leaseback of a portion of Rakuten Mobile Inc.'s Japanese mobile network assets.

Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners' sale of its 50 percent shareholding in Höegh Evi to Igneo Infrastructure Partners.

Nordic Capital

Nordic Capital's significant minority investment by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) in Nordic Capital's portfolio company Regnology, alongside a new investment from Nordic Capital.

Nordic Capital's agreed joint investment with Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board in Max Matthiessen.

Nordic Capital's acquisition of a majority stake in Anaqua, a global Intellectual Property management SaaS platform, from Astorg.

Nordic Capital's sale of Consilium Safety Group, a global innovation leader in safety technologies, to Antin Infrastructure Partners.

Nordic Capital's sale of Macrobond, a Swedish fast-growing global technology platform providing economic and financial data, to Francisco Partners.

PAI Partners

PAI Partners' acquisition of a majority stake of Beautynova, a global leader in the professional haircare products sector, from Bluegem.

Providence Equity Partners

Providence Equity Partners' sale of Globeducate, a provider of primary and secondary education, for an enterprise value of €2 billion.

Providence Equity Partners' €1.3 billion sale of Superstruct Entertainment, a European live entertainment group.

Quad-C Management Inc

Quad-C Management's acquisition of QED Technologies International, Inc. from Entegris, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries.

TPG Capital

As Singapore counsel, TPG Capital's AU$1.8 billion take-private of InvoCare by scheme of arrangement.

Triton Partners

Triton Partners' acquisition of MacGregor, a leading global company in sustainable maritime cargo, from its parent company Cargotec Corporation.

Triton Partners' acquisition of Clinigen Group, a global specialist pharmaceutical services and products platform for £1.3 billion by way of public takeover.