Cleary Gottlieb announced the arrival of Alexander van der Gaag and Joanna Roberts, who are joining the firm’s London office.
Alex is a debt finance partner who advises private equity firms and corporates on leveraged finance acquisitions, private credit and syndicated lending, infrastructure, and real estate finance. He has worked on some of the largest and most high-profile leverage buyouts over the past decade.
Joanna – who will join the firm in June – is a private equity transactions lawyer with experience across leveraged buyouts, consortium deals, bolt-on acquisitions, carve-outs, co-investments, as well as reorganizations. Before joining Cleary as counsel, she worked for a UK-based law firm for over ten years. During that time, she also spent a year on secondment serving as assistant general counsel at a leading pan-European private equity sponsor.
KEY QUOTES:
“Cleary’s outstanding reputation in the market, commitment to excellence, and client-centric approach is an incredible draw for me. I am very excited to join this high-caliber team, led by Ed Aldred, as they continue to grow their fantastic debt finance practice supporting financial sponsor clients.”
– Alexander van der Gaag
“I’m thrilled to be joining the private equity team at Cleary and very much looking forward to teaming up with Ian Shawyer again. It is an exciting time for the firm and its global private equity practice, which has an enviable client base on both sides of the Atlantic and a team of hugely talented lawyers.”
– Joanna Roberts
“Alex and Jo represent continued investment by the firm in our private equity platform in London during a period of tremendous growth for Cleary here. They are both incredibly high-quality lawyers who will be strong additions to our private equity team.”
– Tihir Sarkar, London partner and executive committee member
“We are thrilled to welcome Alex and Jo to our firm. They both bring the exceptional client-service ethos that is a hallmark of Cleary and bolster the investments we continue to make in expanding our transatlantic private equity transactions team.”
– Cleary Managing Partner Michael Gerstenzang
