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Law360 Names Cravath a 2024 “Private Equity Practice Group of the Year”

February 14, 2025

On February 10, 2025, Cravath was featured by Law360 as a “Private Equity Practice Group of the Year.” The profile highlighted the Firm’s recent work advising on a number of significant mergers and acquisitions in the private equity space, including its representation of Amentum in its merger with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses, as well as Brookfield Renewable in its and Cameco’s $7.875 billion acquisition of Westinghouse and its $2.8 billion acquisition of Duke Energy Renewables.

Speaking to the group’s future, Cravath partner and Co‑Head of the Firm’s Private Equity practice Peter Feist noted that “we're really positioning ourselves to be a go‑to firm for complex, difficult private equity transactions.”

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Peter Feist
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Corporate
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Partner
Email
pfeist@cravath.com
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+1-212-474-1250
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    Education

    • LL.B., 1992, Victoria University of Wellington
      with Highest Honors
    • B.C.A., 1990, Victoria University of Wellington

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    • New York

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    On November 20, 2023, Amentum, a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg and American Securities, announced a definitive agreement to merge with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses, creating a new leader in systems integration and technology solutions. The transaction, which is structured as an all‑stock, Reverse Morris Trust transaction, will result in a publicly traded combined organization with $13 billion in revenue and more than 53,000 employees in 83 countries. Cravath is representing Amentum in connection with the transaction.

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