John Connon, David Matlow and Neill May featured in "The Buyout Brigade", Best Lawyers
Neill May, John Connon, and David Matlow discuss what’s ahead for private equity—and why dealmakers of all stripes have more leverage than ever:
A decade after a punishing global recession—and amid concern that public markets’ extraordinary froth is at last beginning to subside—the space in which private equity operates seems especially roomy and comfortable. Taking full advantage is Goodmans, the renowned Toronto transactions outfit recently named “Law Firm of the Year” in Canada for Leveraged Buyouts. In the fall of 2019, Goodmans partners Neill May, John Connon, and David Matlow sat down with Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer to talk about what’s ahead for private equity—and why dealmakers of all stripes have more leverage, so to speak, than ever.
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