Bio

Marco Compagnoni is a senior partner in the Private Equity team in London, and co-head of the firm’s global Private Equity group. Consistently recognised as a premier private equity lawyer, Marco is acclaimed for the quality of his transactional expertise and has a distinguished reputation as the go-to adviser for private equity clients on their complex, high-value international matters across the deal spectrum. He is included in Private Equity News’ 20 Most Influential Private Equity Lawyers 2023, Financial News’ FN50 Most Influential List 2020 of private equity’s top dealmakers, fundraisers and advisers in Europe, and their FN50 Most Influential Lawyers List 2022 and 2023 of the top business lawyers in Europe. Described as “the absolute apex corporate lawyer in London” and one “of the most respected dealmakers in London private equity’ by clients, Marco is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers UK 2023, in the ‘Hall of Fame’ in Legal 500 UK 2023, and as a ‘Market Leader’ in IFLR1000 UK 2022 for Private Equity. In Legal 500 clients state that Marco “is quite extraordinary in uniting great knowledge and technical ability with an ability to deliver results at great speed. He can plot a course that enables a deal to complete where more conventional lawyers would fail’, with others commenting that Marco “is truly a counsellor and not just an executing lawyer. Go to Marco when you need the best and when the stakes are high: he will deliver when everyone else has failed”. Chambers notes that “Marco is a phenomenal lawyer who is utterly committed to the client, with a very strong technical foundation. If you have a deal that can't be done, Marco will make it happen”, and “his whole purpose is making things as easy as possible for the clients, and he's amazing in negotiation." Marco has led his team to win “Private Equity Team of the Year” at the Legal Business Awards 2020.