About

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In the face of a competitive marketplace, elite private equity firms expect counsel with extensive experience and a stable of blue chip relationships. That’s why private equity firms have been entrusting their deals to Goodwin for decades. We believe our position to be unique within BigLaw given the collaboration of our private equity team with our robust life sciences, technology and healthcare practices. With our largest and strongest practices working together, Goodwin is exceptionally suited to address whatever the future brings.

Our Private Equity team ranks as one of the top in the United States, and we are on a trajectory of rapid ascent, both in the U.S. and abroad. The group is a market leader in the expansive middle market sector, having earned a reputation for notable buyouts, growth equity deals and growth company representations in key sectors such as technology, healthcare, financial and business services, consumer and manufacturing. And with the breakneck pace of technology disrupting industries around the world, we are uniquely positioned to partner with our clients and embrace the promise and potential of innovation.

Chambers Review

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Private Equity - France
2
Band 2
What the team is known for

Goodwin has an impressive private equity team acting on major mid-market and high-end LBOs and venture capital investments. It advises leading French and international private equity funds as well as acting for the management of target companies with activity in the technology arena. The team features a strong cross-border offering owing to its international network of offices. It frequently acts on French-US mandates.

Work Highlights

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  • Goodwin advised EMZ Partners and Sagard on the acquisition of Safic-Alcan.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Maxence Bloch
1
Maxence Bloch
1
Band 1

Maxence Bloch maintains a leading position in the French private equity market and acts for a client base of private equity firms and asset management companies on transactional matters, including LBOs.

"Maxence Bloch has excellent interpersonal skills, good understanding of complex subjects and is solution-driven."

Thomas Maitrejean
1
Thomas Maitrejean
1
Band 1

Thomas Maitrejean has an established presence in the market and undertakes acquisitions and disposals on behalf of asset managers and private equity houses.

"Thomas can always find solutions, he knows how to be creative and is very technical."

"Thomas Maitrejean shows great competence and great availability. He also has a very good business sense, which is valuable in our business, in particular to allow us to finalise a negotiation."

Anne-Charlotte Rivière
3
Anne-Charlotte Rivière
3
Band 3

Anne-Charlotte Rivière represents venture capital funds, management teams and investment firms in mandates including financing rounds and investments. She is noted for her expertise in the life sciences sector.

Thomas Dupont-Sentilles
3
Thomas Dupont-Sentilles
3
Band 3

Thomas Dupont-Sentilles assists investors and venture capital firms with investments in emerging technology companies. He advises on domestic and cross-border cases.

"He is a great deal-maker."

Ranked Lawyers at
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Private Equity: Mid-Market

Maxence Bloch
1
Maxence Bloch
1
Band 1
Thomas Maitrejean
1
Thomas Maitrejean
1
Band 1
Private Equity: Venture Capital

Anne-Charlotte Rivière
3
Anne-Charlotte Rivière
3
Band 3
Thomas Dupont-Sentilles
3
Thomas Dupont-Sentilles
3
Band 3