Debevoise & Plimpton is one of the most admired firms in Asia for private equity fund formation, as clients and partners both tell us that this firm should indisputably be ranked at the top. The firm's top name in the US-combined with the fact that Debevoise set up its operations long before the current trend of US firms following their private equity clients to Asia-has made the firm the "go-to" practice for many top private equity clients....
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Debevoise & Plimpton is one of the most admired firms in Asia for private equity fund formation, as clients and partners both tell us that this firm should indisputably be ranked at the top. The firm's top name in the US-combined with the fact that Debevoise set up its operations long before the current trend of US firms following their private equity clients to Asia-has made the firm the "go-to" practice for many top private equity clients. The firm's impressive roster of foreign sponsors includes AIF Capital, Baring Private Equity, The Carlyle Group, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank.
The practice seems to be strongly based on the loyalty of its fund formation clients, who trust lead partner Andrew Ostragnai for all of their activities. "He's simply the most experienced," says one client: "he's strong on both the commercial and technical sides". Another adds that, "Debevoise is still regarded as a leader in Asia. They have been here a long time and have great clients."
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