Rebecca Villarreal is an M&A partner and a member of the firm's Private Capital industry group.
Rebecca advises private investment funds, their portfolio companies and management teams on transactions across all sectors throughout Europe and MENA. Rebecca has structured and negotiated the full spectrum of private equity deal types including leveraged buyouts, carve-outs, public-to-privates, growth capital, minority investments, consortium deals and co-investments, as well as the equity aspects of distressed situations.
Rebecca has been recognized as a notable M&A lawyer by IFLR 1000.
Education
- University of Virginia Law School, J.D.
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University of Texas, Austin, B.B.A.
with honors
Admissions & Qualifications
- Admitted only in New York
Awards & Recognition
IFLR 1000 United Kingdom: M&A: Notable Practitioner 2021-2022
The Legal 500 United Kingdom: Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Upper Mid-Market and Premium Deals, £750m+ 2024
The Legal 500 United Kingdom: Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity: Transactions: High value deals (£250m+) 2024-2025
Matters
Representative matters:
- Lovell Minnick Partners and its portfolio company London & Capital (“L&C”), on L&C’s combination with wealth manager Waverton Investment Management Group.
- Lovell Minnick Partners, in connection with its sale of Deep Pool Financial Solutions, an investor and regulatory services technology provider, to FIS.
- 7RIDGE, in connection with its acquisition of The American Financial Exchange, an electronic exchange for direct lending and borrowing.
- Auctane, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, on its acquistion of Packlink.
- HGGC and its portfolio company Specialist Risk Group, in connection with a number of bolt-on transactions.
- Lovell Minnick Partners, in connection with the acquisition of wealth manager London & Capital.
- A middle eastern sovereign wealth fund, in connection with a number of growth equity investments.
- Schroders Capital, in a number of co-investments and growth equity investments.
- Adams Street Partners, in a number of co-investments.
- HGGC, in connection with the sale of a majority stake in Davies, a leading specialist professional services and technology business serving the global insurance market, to BC Partners.*
- HGGC, in connection with its acquisition of Specialist Risk Group, a specialist insurance broker, from Pollen Street.*
- Oakhill Advisors, in its equity investment in start-up specialty Lloyds insurer Inigo.*
- SK Capital, in a number of transactions, including its acquisition of an interest in Venator Materials Plc.*
- Lovell Minnick Partners, in connection with its investment in insurance services company Charles Taylor.*
- Davies Group, a portfolio company of HGGC, in its acquisition of Keoghs, a legal services firm for the insurance sector.*
- Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division, on its acquisition of B&B Hotels.*
- Gazit-Globe Limited, in its offer for Atrium European Real Estate Limited.*
- HGGC, in connection with its sale of a minority stake in its portfolio company Davies Group to Alberta Investment Management Corporation.*
- HGGC, in its acquisition of Davies Group, a leading provider of outsourced insurance claims and risk services to the risk and insurance industry.*
- Summit Partners, in its minority investment in Siteimprove A/S, a provider of web governance software.*
- Summit Partners, in its sale of a stake in Welltec International, a provider and developer of well technology and solutions for the oil and gas industry.*
- PIMCO, in connection with its investment in LAR Espana.*
- Blackstone, in carve-out and reorganisation transactions in relation to the O’Flynn Group.*
- Sun European Partners, in its acquisition of the Finlays group, a horticultural business based in Africa and Europe.*
- Olympus Partners and its portfolio company Liquibox, in the acquisition of Maverick Engineering and Maverick Flexibles.*
*at prior firm.