Now in its third year, the Mergermarket Private Equity Forum Austin has become a magnet for the North American private equity community.
Austin might be known for its vibrant culture, but it’s also a strategic destination for dealmakers. With deep pools of LP capital, especially from Texas-based institutions and family offices, it’s a city that blends access to capital with the creative energy needed to spark fresh ideas, bold investments, and lasting partnerships.
This year’s forum brings together top GPs, LPs, and advisors from across the US and beyond to tackle the themes that matter most: macroeconomic headwinds, tech disruption, value creation, private credit evolution, and the rising influence of private wealth and evergreen funds. From the future of AI in portfolio management to private equity’s growing role in sports, the agenda reflects the innovation and diversity shaping the next era of private markets.
Whether you're raising your next fund, scouting LP relationships, or building new verticals, this is your opportunity to connect with key players, get ahead of the trends, and put strategy into motion - all in one of the country’s most exciting cities.
ION Analytics does a great job in synthesizing information and creating digestible, analysis for people who subscribe to the services. And this conference is no exception. And there have been a great series of presentations, very insightful on the individual markets, and actually very good not only to participate, but also to listen.
Latham & Watkins advises the businesses and institutions that power the global economy. We leverage the firm's top-tier strength in Asia, the US, Europe, and the Middle East to seamlessly advise market participants on complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including front-end direct lending and leveraged finance, corporate reorganizations, restructurings and insolvencies, distressed investing and special situations, PIPE transactions, preferred equity and convertible debt, asset-backed securitisations and financings, infrastructure financings, project finance, buyouts, carve-outs, asset M&A, activist transactions, venture capital investments and capital raising. With a comprehensive view across different investment strategies, Latham’s lawyers advise clients on all aspects of their business in deploying private capital, from fund formation, fundraising, and regulatory matters to analyzing, structuring, and executing transactions and portfolio management.
Latham advises the broadest range of market participants across the full spectrum of bespoke financing solutions. We bring exceptional insight to hybrid instrument transactions, having advised on countless market-leading hybrid deals to fill the gaps in capital structures between senior debt and control equity, and to finance acquisitions, growth, dividend recaps, fund liquidity solutions, and rescue financings.
We have been at the forefront of the evolution of the private credit markets. With our breadth of experience and deep investor relationships across the largest direct lenders can rely on our comprehensive understanding of the market and proven track record in closing transactions with cutting-edge terms.
We are one of very few firms with a market-leading restructuring and insolvency practice in Asia and globally. As a firm, Latham has assisted hundreds of banks, hedge funds, private equity sponsors, borrowers and issuers in cross-border restructurings and enabled them to navigate complicated situations and come out better off at the other end of the transaction. In order to deliver a successful restructuring, the firm draws on its extensive legal experience in global finance and restructuring transactions, and resources from across our many offices worldwide. We are also known for our ability to think outside the box and come up with innovative solutions to help our clients achieve their goals.
Baker McKenzie is a transactional powerhouse with unmatched private equity focus and expertise. We work with some of the world's largest financial sponsors on acquisitions, exits and portfolio company needs. We help structure deals to minimize risk and ensure that clients achieve their goals.
With over 300 private equity lawyers, we have more experts in more markets than any other private equity practice and work seamlessly across borders to deliver innovative advice wherever it may be. Seamless, global operation is part of our DNA.
Our full service firm and breadth of practices enables us to address all aspects of the transaction, bringing specialists that are best in class in their fields.
The combination of our deep sector local expertise, and our ability to work seamlessly across each of the countries and specialisations means we can add unique value in shaping, negotiating and closing the deal. We are a true partner in the investment process, from initial investment to exit, that can help structure financing, incentivise management, create value in the portfolio company and execute a successful exit.
The results speak for themselves - we lead and close complex deals - every day.
Haynes and Boone, LLP is among the fastest-growing Am Law 100 firms, providing full-service counsel across sectors, including corporate, energy, financial services, real estate, restructuring, litigation, intellectual property and specialty transactions. Companies at all stages rely on Haynes Boone, whether they’re in the Fortune 500 and/or S&P 500, well-funded, exchange-listed, privately held or in emerging-growth mode. More than 700 lawyers practice across 19 global offices in California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C., London, Mexico City and Shanghai. In 2024, Chambers USA ranked 35 firm practice areas, and Haynes Boone became the first top 100 firm to earn Mental Health America’s Gold Bell Seal for its industry leading commitment to creating a mentally healthy workplace. For more information, visit haynesboone.com.
Kirkland & Ellis is an international law firm that serves a broad range of clients around the world in private equity, M&A and other complex corporate transactions; investment fund formation and alternative asset management; restructurings; high-stakes commercial and intellectual property litigation; and white collar and government disputes. Kirkland offers the highest quality legal advice coupled with extraordinary, tailored service to deliver exceptional results to clients and help businesses succeed. Kirkland invests in the brightest legal talent and build dynamic teams that operate at the pinnacle of their respective areas. And Kirkland believes in empowering their lawyers, encouraging entrepreneurialism, operating ethically and with integrity, and collaborating to bring their best to every engagement. These principles have guided Kirkland in building successful long-term partnerships with clients since their founding in 1909.
Lexington Partners is one of the world’s largest and most successful managers of secondary private equity and co-investment funds. Lexington helped pioneer the development of the institutional secondary market over 30 years ago and created one of the first independent, discretionary co-investment programs 26 years ago. Lexington has total capital in excess of $76 billion and has acquired over 5,000 interests through more than 1,000 transactions. Lexington’s global team is strategically located in major centers for private equity and alternative asset investing across North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Lexington is the global secondary private equity and co-investments specialist investment manager of Franklin Templeton. Additional information can be found at www.lexingtonpartners.com.
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