May 8, 2025
Willkie partner Claire McDaid has been recognized by Private Equity News as one of the “Twenty Most Influential Private Equity Lawyers 2025.”
Private Equity News selected Claire among the top lawyers in the European buyout sector, noting her success in high-profile transactions and her role in establishing Willkie’s Private Equity practice in London as a market leader. The publication highlighted her experience guiding deals for marquee sponsors such as J.C. Flowers & Co. and Freshstream. The profile also noted her recent accomplishments, including advising Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP on its acquisition of ice cream producer YSCO and Insight Partners on the sale of its portfolio company Featurespace to Visa.
View Claire McDaid’s “Twenty Most Influential Private Equity Lawyers 2025” profile here (subscription required).
Private Equity News selected Claire among the top lawyers in the European buyout sector, noting her success in high-profile transactions and her role in establishing Willkie’s Private Equity practice in London as a market leader. The publication highlighted her experience guiding deals for marquee sponsors such as J.C. Flowers & Co. and Freshstream. The profile also noted her recent accomplishments, including advising Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP on its acquisition of ice cream producer YSCO and Insight Partners on the sale of its portfolio company Featurespace to Visa.
View Claire McDaid’s “Twenty Most Influential Private Equity Lawyers 2025” profile here (subscription required).
