IBA Private Equity Transactions Symposium 2025
17 Sep 2025
Session information
Masterclass Case Study: a marriage made in Heaven? PE meets professional service
Wednesday 17 September (1425 - 1515)
Description
Professional services is one of the hottest sectors for private equity interest these days. This facilitated dialogue between two high profile leaders of professional services firms will explore the trajectory of the two businesses which they lead, AlixPartners and DWF, through phases of public ownership, private equity ownership and distributed institutional ownership looking at the pros and cons and lessons from the different types of structure.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Charles Martin | Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier , Paris, France; Member, Law Firm Management Committee Advisory Board |
Speakers
| Simon Freakley | AlixPartners, New York, New York, USA |
| Sir Nigel Knowles | DWF, London, England |