Hogan Lovells International LLP

Detailed as a ‘excellent team’ with a ’highly specialised approach’, Hogan Lovells International LLP routinely represents private equity houses in domestic and cross-border M&A, alongside strategic investments and management buyouts. The team’s cross-sector focus is vast, ranging from tech and energy to entertainment and insurance, with the head Ed Harris being praised as ‘well-informed’. Joining him in London, James Cross concentrates on private equity transactions, while Leanne Moezi is knowledgeable in secondary acquisitions. John Connell is well versed in exits for major private equity clients, and John Livesey is also cited as a key contact.