Dechert LLP continues to grow its global private equity practice group with the addition of Mark Thompson as a partner in its London office.

Mr. Thompson is an experienced corporate lawyer. His practice focuses on private equity and real estate, advising a full range of stakeholders across public and private corporate transactions, M&A, joint ventures and securities offerings. Mark has acted for a number of leading financial sponsors in this area including Brookfield and Starwood Capital.

Mark Thierfelder, chair of Dechert’s corporate and securities group and chair of the firm’s global private equity practice, commented, “Mark is a superb addition to our global private equity team and his expertise in PE real estate distinguishes him in the marketplace.”

Gus Black, chair of Dechert’s London Management Committee, added, “Dechert continues to invest in London and Mark’s appointment will further strengthen our expanding and global transactional capabilities.”

Dechert is among the most active law firms in the private equity industry with a global private equity platform which is able to advise clients wherever they do business. The team comprises more than 250 lawyers globally across 17 offices in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and represents a growing roster of more than 300 private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and other alternative asset managers. Dechert has been named a top private equity law firm by Bloomberg, Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, The Deal, Law360, IFLR1000, Private Equity International, PitchBook, Preqin and JUVE. Dechert advised on two of the largest PE-backed acquisitions globally in the past three years, the largest PE exit in 2019, and in 2020 advised on the largest-ever fund secondaries transaction.