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1. Oct 22Raft of firms guide Qiagen's $10.8bn take-private acquisition by Sweden's EQTLegal counsel$10.8B
2. Oct 21Ara Partners Closed Its First Energy Fund at Its Hard Cap, Raising $2.5 Billion Including Co-InvestmentLegal counsel$2.5B
3. Oct 217 Firms Advise EQT, Qiagen On $12.1B Take-Private DealLegal counsel$12.1B
4. Oct 20Davis Polk-Led Ara Wraps Inaugural $2.5B Energy FundLegal counsel$2.5B
5. Oct 5Davis Polk-Led Niobrara Clinches $1.5B Inaugural FundLegal counsel$1.1B

Davis Polk & Wardwell’s fund lawyers in the directory

1. Oct 23Blackstone leads $300m financing for Arlington’s Gooch & Housego buyoutLegal counsel$300M
2. Oct 19KKR, Ares Units Agree To $2.9B Infinity Transportation DealLegal counsel$2.9B
3. Oct 19Kirkland-Led EnCap Clinches $3.5B Continuation VehicleLegal counsel
4. Oct 16Paul Hastings, Kirkland Guide Proofpoint's $6.3B Varonis BuyCounsel to the buyer$6.3B
5. Oct 9Aphias Capital Closed Its Inaugural Private Equity Fund Above Its Hard Cap at Just Over $1.05 BillionLegal counsel$1.1B

Kirkland & Ellis’s fund lawyers in the directory

1. Oct 23Latham Steers 42% Valencia CF Stake Sale To KKR FoundersLegal counsel$1.4B
2. Oct 9Aphias Capital Closed Its Inaugural Private Equity Fund Above Its Hard Cap at Just Over $1.05 BillionLegal counsel$1.1B
3. Oct 9Latham-Led Consonance Clinches $1.35B Healthcare FundLegal counsel$1.4B
4. Oct 5Latham-Led Energy Capital Wraps $834M Continuation FundLegal counsel

Latham & Watkins’s fund lawyers in the directory

1. Oct 20Paul Hastings Leads Monomoy's $589M Family Fund CloseLegal counsel$589M
2. Oct 16Paul Hastings, Kirkland Guide Proofpoint's $6.3B Varonis BuyCounsel to the buyer$6.3B

Paul Hastings’s fund lawyers in the directory

1. Oct 16Apollo’s £5.7bn easyJet buyout to generate £334m in advisory feesCounsel to Apollo$7.1B
2. Oct 14Ropes, Weil, Paul Weiss guide Galderma’s $1.5bn ZO Skin Health acquisitionCounsel to the target$1.5B

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison’s fund lawyers in the directory