Gerald Brant
Partner
Areas of Focus
- Private Equity Transactions
- Private Equity
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Capital Solutions
- Corporate Governance
- Shareholder Activism
- Corporate
- Head of Akin’s U.S. private equity practice.
- Represents private equity firms and their portfolio companies on the full spectrum of complex transactions.
- Counsels clients on acquisitions, carve-outs, divestitures, and high-stakes transactional and governance matters.
Gerald serves as the head of the firm’s U.S. private equity practice. He represents global private equity firms, portfolio companies, and other private and public companies on sophisticated transactions. Gerald is widely regarded as a first-call advisor to some of the world’s leading private equity firms for transformative sponsor transactions and board-level situations.
He provides end-to-end advice on a wide range of private equity transactions, including platform acquisitions, carve-outs and sales. Gerald also represents clients in a variety of other corporate matters, including corporate governance, fiduciary and securities issues, and shareholder activism and defense.
Among numerous industry honors, The Legal 500 has recognized Gerald as a Leading Lawyer in Private Equity Buyouts.
EducationJ.D., Columbia Law School, 2007
B.A., Columbia University, magna cum laude, 2004
J.D., Columbia Law School, 2007
B.A., Columbia University, magna cum laude, 2004
Bar AdmissionsNew York
New York
