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

Advised Astarte Capital Partners on the close of SilviPar Astarte Impact Forestry Fund, which was raised in conjunction with SilviPar AB, a Swedish forestry development and management company.

Advised AGIC Capital on its acquisition of Solmetex, a leading provider of dental products, systems and consumables.

Advised funds managed by BlackRock in a private credit fund level financing to an Asia-based private equity fund.

Advised Ares and Blackstone on the financing of debt facilities provided to Odevo, a Swedish tech-enabled residential property management company.

Advised Blackstone on the US$329 million refinancing of Wateralia, an Italian water pump specialist.

Advised co-investors in a group led by Blackstone on a CAD 7 billion equity investment in Rogers Communications Inc., Canada's leading communications and entertainment company.

Advised Blackstone, Oak Hill and Barings on the debt and equity financing of a structured insurance demerger of Fidelis Insurance Holdings limited and the existing insurance companies, the Fidelis Insurance Group.

Advised Blackstone, Cliffwater, Golub Capital and HPS Investment Partners, as original lenders on GTCR's acquisition of Once For All, a leading supply chain management software platform.

Advised Brookfield in its acquisition of Inter Pipeline Ltd., a Canadian company publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, for an implied value of CAD 13.5 billion.

Advised Centerbridge Partners, Oaktree and others in connection with a £400 million refinancing and upsizing of existing credit facilities for the Odeon Cinemas Group, a European cinema operator.

Advised Committed Advisors on the acquisition of a significant portfolio of fund interests from Peugeot Invest for a total consideration of €227 million.

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

Advised CVC on the acquisition of a majority interest in Partner in Pet Food Group from Cinven for a value of €1.5 billion.

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

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

Advised HMI Group holding company PanAsia Health, an investment vehicle of EQT, on a holdco loan made by Apollo for various financing purposes. HMI is a private healthcare provider with presence in Southeast Asia.

Advised Matter Real Estate with respect to the formation and launch of a pan-European real estate fund.

Advised Nordic Capital on its acquisition of a majority stake in Anaqua, a global intellectual property management SaaS platform, from Astorg.

Advised Owl Rock and a large group of other private credit funds on the US$2.75 billion recurring revenue financing made available to Vista Equity to fund the US$8.4 billion acquisition and take-private of Avalara, a tax software provider.

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

Advised Silver Point Finance, a subsidiary of Silver Point Capital, on the debt financing of STG Partners' approximately US$1.5 billion take-private acquisition of Momentive Global, Inc.

Advised a club of private credit funds on a senior secured financing for the offer by ADIA, CVC Capital Partners and Nordic Capital to acquire leading UK financial services private investment provider Hargreaves Lansdown.