Chambers Review
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Private Equity - France
What the Team is Known For
Paul Hastings is a well-established private equity firm covering both mid-market and high-end transactions. The practice advises clients on LBOs, acquisitions and sales. Its impressive client base includes market-leading actors in French and European mid-market private equity, as well as management teams. The law firm has notable abilities in cross-border instructions. The team is well integrated with the firm's tax and finance practitioners.
Strengths
Paul Hastings' team are very dynamic and demonstrate exceptional competence, responsiveness and availability, coupled with an extraordinary ability to execute.
In addition to their very solid legal skills, the team are resilient and proactive when there are sticking points or obstacles to overcome in the course of the project.
I appreciate the strong commitment of the team, their availability, the high quality of their work and their strong technical expertise.
They are always pragmatic, finding solutions without complicating matters. The lawyers are good at listening to the expectations of other parties and offering solutions to their clients.
Paul Hastings excel at deal-making and are pleasant to work with.
Work Highlights
Paul Hastings advised EQT, as part of a consortium, on the acquisition of a majority stake in Believe, a company valued at EUR1.5 billion.
Notable practitioners
Olivier Deren is well regarded for his leading expertise advising domestic private equity firms on LBOs, including those of a multi-jurisdictional scope.
He is a key senior partner in the organisation and extremely client-oriented.
I know I can trust Olivier's judgement.
He is a great senior lawyer with strong expertise, superior client service and a talent for resolving very complex situations.
Charles Cardon enters the rankings this year. He advises on sales and acquisitions on behalf of private equity funds. He assists clients active in the technology and manufacturing sectors.
Charles is a great sparring partner. He has a strong commercial sense, along with exceptional legal and quantitative expertise, which makes our work easier.
Charles is a Swiss Army knife; he knows how to do everything. He has a business mindset, which is always appreciated by clients.
Sébastien Crépy acts for private equity funds on sales and investments and additionally handles exits on behalf of corporate clients.
Sébastien is an outstanding negotiator with an impressive ability to listen and understand. His responsiveness is remarkable and he consistently provides pragmatic and concrete advice.
He is extremely precise.
Sébastien has an absolutely key role in this project. His expertise, commitment and availability are highly appreciated.
Arthur de Baudry d'Asson routinely handles investments and acquisitions on behalf of international investment funds, including US-based clients.
Arthur is experienced and well connected. He understands the dynamics of a transaction.
I like the fact that he is very involved, reads everything himself and is open about what he knows and doesn't know, as well as the risks. He is also a very hard worker.
He is commercial; he can see business impacts beyond the legal points.
