Our leading position is recognised in the legal directories. Chambers describes private equity as "a forte of this firm…" and the Legal 500 praises our "…superb private equity capability."

It is our commitment to the private equity industry that differentiates SJ Berwin as the true market leader. We have never been satisfied just to advise - our lawyers place themselves at the centre of the industry through our lobbying and support of the industry as a whole.

• European Law Firm of the Year (Fund Formation) for the seventh year running at the Private Equity International Awards 2008
• Private equity Team of the Year at the Financial News Legal Awrads 2007
• Fund Formation Team of the Year at the Financial News Awards for Excellence in Private Equity Advisory Services 2007 for the second succesive year
• EVCJ Private Equity Law Firm of the Year for the fourth consecutuve year in 2007
  
  We offer the full range of private equity services across our European team including fund formation, buyouts, venture capital and secondaries together with specialist advisers in our acquisition finance, antitrust tax and regulatory practices.
  
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