‘It is a young, very dynamic and agile team, which adapts quickly to different situations. They are fast and know the M&A sector and the management incentive plan sector well.’

‘Clémence Fallet is very smart, fast and an expert in her field. We were delighted to work with her when the cases accelerated and became more complex. Olivier Assant has very useful situational intelligence in an M&A file. He is an excellent ally in negotiation. Pierre Honoré (antitrust partner) is a dedicated and rigorous adviser who does not hesitate to go into depth in the file, which is essential in his field.’

‘A great team, motivated, creative and totally committed to the project. As soon as Bredin Prat entered the system, the balance of power was reversed and the ability to build innovative solutions proved essential to the success of the project. Capable of great combativeness and even a certain harshness in the balance of power, the team also knows how to feel – and make its client feel – the breaking points when they arise. Always in contact, always in support of the client, the team demonstrates absolute availability, perfect solidarity and breathtaking technical mastery.’

‘Bredin Prat was able to set up a multidisciplinary team to support us in a complex transaction combining a split and a delisting. Both the efficiency of the project management and the relevance of the legal advice allowed us to complete this transaction in a very short time.’

‘Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr is particularly distinguished: She is very attentive and creative in the solutions she offers. With excellent, cutting-edge expertise, she is a real support in all m&a negotiations. She knows how to conduct negotiations firmly, while remaining extremely courteous and pleasant in human relations.’

‘We entrust Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr and her team with the most sensitive and sophisticated work that we outsource: stock market law, governance, and activism issues. We had this kind of files this year and she worked for a long time for houses of the world. What I appreciate about her is her no-nonsense approach: she allows you to synthesize and unravel complicated problems in a clear, practical and fluid way.

‘One of the 3 best teams in the market. Perfect in all respects’

‘Sébastien Prat remains one of the very best in the market. Sophie Cornette de Saint-Cyr is younger but also excellent.’

‘This team knows very well how our group operates. They monitor the teams as closely as possible during the various projects.’

‘Excellent team combining legal technicality and excellent negotiation skills. While protecting the interests of their clients, they know how to propose the right solutions to move forward with the opposing party.’

‘Outstanding legal knowledge, knowing how to combine the interests of all parties, business approach.’

‘I work very regularly with Jérôme du Chazaud. In addition to his technical skills, I appreciate his great availability, his responsiveness, his creativity in the editing. In negotiations he is very pugnacious and knows how to convince.’

‘Extreme responsiveness and organizational flexibility.’

‘The main strength of BDGS Associés lies in the ability of its teams to deal with all aspects of an M&A operation in a cross-cutting manner while having very specific expertise on the issues addressed and perfect knowledge of the economic and regulatory environment of the countries involved in the transaction. Furthermore, the collaboration is based on deep mutual trust and the great availability of lawyers.’

‘The team is versatile, available and expert in infrastructure. Thanks to the relationship we have developed in recent years, they know how to anticipate our needs and our requests. In addition, the team was able to help us on very specialised subjects such as negotiations of energy sales contracts with industrialists. I have always been very satisfied with their work and their responsiveness. Indeed, they very often have a head start on the advice of our counterparties, which gives us an advantage during our negotiations. Finally, their analyzes are always accurate and therefore allow us to negotiate these contracts in good faith and in our favour.’

‘I have very often worked with Hannah Cobbett and François Baylion. Hannah is a brilliant lawyer who has helped me numerous times with complex contract drafting with third parties. She is very responsive and responds to my requests efficiently within a few hours. François has often accompanied me to the negotiation table and is able to quickly identify the sticking points of the various contracts and has helped me to prioritize our requests in order to best defend the interests of our group. In addition, François and Hannah are two pleasant people with whom negotiations always go well: They best defend our interests by knowing how to be firm when necessary but also by helping us to make our offers more competitive without taking additional risks.’

‘The BDGS Associés M&A team is truly unique in their very strategic approach. The technical skills are excellent, at the highest level, but what makes them exceptional is the strategic advisory role they manage to play. They take the time and invest their energy in truly understanding the client’s issues beyond the purely technical/legal aspects and this strength is put to use in their role as legal advisors.’

‘Beyond their very strong skills and involvement, the M&A BDGS team has qualities that have enabled us to establish very trusting relationships. They don’t tell their customers “what the customers want to hear”, but they have the ability and the honesty to tell the customer what they need to. This is the result of great trust and real mutual respect.’

‘Lucile Gaillard and her collaborators are available and know how to maintain their calm and good humor in all circumstances. They are reactive and know how to be innovative in their approaches. With them, no problems, only solutions. They quickly and appropriately integrate the operating methods of the company they advise in order to respond pragmatically and efficiently to our needs.’

‘The team works very well together and across multiple jurisdictions.’

‘Marianne Pezant is the partner who is the lead on our matters. She is very service oriented and smart.’

‘High quality support. Lots of listening. A lot of professionalism at every step of the process.’

‘Excellent law firm in real estate and corporate matters. One of the best in the area in terms of expertise, team size and range of skills.’

‘Mastery of subjects, availability, excellent understanding of business issues and great responsiveness. Nicolas Favre is one of the best local lawyers in his area of expertise.’

‘The high execution capacity of DPBM Teams and the permanent involvement of senior staff help us to achieve a difficult deal.’

‘Nicolas Favre helps us to achieve balanced solutions with his deep experience and sound M&A track record’

‘Very competent and available team.’

‘Great professionalism, reactivity and remarkable availability and sense of the customer and the “deal”. It’s one of the best teams I’ve worked with.’

‘Among the many Parisian M&A teams, the Gide team composed of Olivier Diaz and Charles de Réals is exceptional. They offer a perfect combination of experience, renewed and innovative competence, as well as intellectual agility so that ‘every transaction is indeed different’.’

‘Olivier Diaz is among the most experienced lawyers for complex, multi-jurisdictional and/or high value M&A projects. His experience makes him one of the few irreplaceable players in Paris. His determined and persuasive, yet serene and courteous attitude make him one of the most appreciated interlocutors of managers.’

‘Charles de Réals assists Olivier Diaz in the largest transactions, and has developed an independent M&A practice. He has a lot of experience with major clients who trust him over time. Charles is extremely available, takes the time to immerse himself in the context and the specific issues of the sector and its customers: the discussions are therefore fluid and pleasant.’

‘Perfect understanding of the activity. The firm being full service, there is always an assurance of having recourse to the appropriate expertise if specific subjects arise during the deal. The team is also very agile. Generally, in addition to the partner, a middle lawyer is present on the deal and there is always the assurance of having a follow-up/back-up throughout the file thanks to the large staff of the firm.’

‘Jean-Gabriel Flandrois is a very pragmatic lawyer while having a great sense of precision. Excellent negotiator, he knows how to perfectly defend the problems of his clients as well as counterparties in order to propose satisfactory solutions for all parties to the deal. It should also be noted that the employees within the firm are always fully trained.’

‘Very responsive and competent team.’

‘The GIDE team demonstrated strong leadership in the transaction, being always very pro-active in moving the transaction forward and always ahead of the game. The GIDE team was also able to manage very efficiently the various parties involved both on the sell side and on the buy side. The team provided high quality advice in the negotiations in order to get the best deal done within the constraints we were facing in terms of timing and funding.’

‘We worked with the team of Anne Tolila for an acquisition transaction whose value was several billion euros. The transaction was on an extremely complex perimeter with an extremely short execution time, which requires a team of lawyers of the greatest professionalism’

‘Olivier du Mottay is an outstanding strategic lawyer, being both commercially astute and highly in tune with his clients’ needs and concerns.’

‘Extremely competent: in-depth knowledge of the field as well as the various industrial sectors concerned. Very accommodating regarding invoicing (taking into account the specific elements of our collaboration).’

‘Pierre Tourres, extremely brilliant and efficient.’

‘Ability to assist us on any type of transaction and a wide range of issues.

‘Recommended for private M&A to more sophisticated Public M&A transactions and complex governance issues.’

‘Team that covers all sectors and types of business law operations, responsive and highly organised.’

‘Pierre Thomet and Julien Bourmaud-Danto, they have an encyclopaedic knowledge of market operations, particularly in stock market law, which is extremely valuable.’

‘Had the chance to work with the firm Linklaters on several very important transactions. Very good firm, very professional, highly respected and a pleasure to work with their team.’

‘Pierre Thomet is very pragmatic, attentive to the customer and available.’

‘Lawyers have excellent technical knowledge and negotiation skills.’

‘Orrick’s corporate team stands out for its ability to structure complex arrangements. Orrick is very well positioned to manage both medium-sized and very large deals.’

‘Patrick Tardivy – Patrick has an impressive work force. It strives to always be innovative at the service of its customers in order to make them benefit from the latest market trends (W&I insurance for example).’

‘Olivier Jouffroy – Olivier has an organizational capacity that allows him to manage operations efficiently. His rigor makes it possible to carry out complex operations in record time.’

‘Excellent team that combines all the qualities: technical knowledge, in-depth analyses, strategic vision, business advice, availability. It is a pleasure to work with them. The quality of service is remarkable.’

‘All the partners are simply excellent, especially Armand Grumberg. His availability, his knowledge of the market and his business approach are remarkable. The most complex operations are handled smoothly and efficiently.’

‘Involvement, knowledge of files, remarkable skills. Small team but which delivers flawlessly.’

‘Mastery of processes and great technicality’

‘Gabriel Flandin brings not only his technical expertise but also a real ability to negotiate, taking his client’s positions while bringing a lot of serenity to the discussions.’

‘Very good team of professionals.’

‘Thomas Dupont Sentilles is recommended.’

‘A particularly responsive and reliable bilingual team.’

‘Excellent team at the top of market practices and accustomed to all types of operation including the most complex and the largest. Smart, efficient and innovative services. Flexible and attentive in its billing.’

‘Stéphane Huten is one of the very best Parisian lawyers in the field of M&A. He masters the subjects both at the national level and for international operations. Impressive!’

‘Excellence. Efficiency.’

‘Xavier Doumen is recommended’

‘Entrepreneurial spirit, strong involvement and responsiveness, inventiveness in the solutions offered, and negotiation skills with the various stakeholders.’

‘Matthieu Grollemund and Hélène Parent standout.’

‘Top quality services, availability and pragmatism.’

‘Xavier Doumen is particularly relevant and effective.’

‘With Karl Hepp de Sevelinges’ long-standing experience and supervision, we felt we were in good hands.’

‘Wide range of expertise, good understanding of local legal issues.’

‘Yvon Dreano is always well-prepared, available and with good advice. Very pleasant to work with but also very good in convincing the other side.’

‘Unfailing availability, great sense of planning and anticipation, strong advisory skills in negotiation, technical skills, ability to find pragmatic solutions to move the file forward’

‘Attentive to client’s needs and in a timely manner.’

‘Helpful approach and personable communication – always responsive.’

‘The Jeantet team have been greatly supportive in getting our deal done. They combine thorough knowledge of the law with great service and customer friendliness.’

‘They are responsive, user-friendly and reasonably priced. We have the utmost faith in their advice and they are my go-to firm in Paris.’

‘Alexander de Verdun and Alexander Heydel are recommended.’

‘We engaged the Jones Day team for an international transaction. The Jones Day team worked seamlessly with our Australian lawyers. The transaction was complex and carried out under extreme time pressure. The Jones Day team were excellent in the quality of their advice and responsiveness.’

‘Alexandre de Verdun was the lead lawyer from Jones Day. He provides pragmatic advice of excellent quality and seamlessly managed the inputs into the transaction from other subject-matter experts within Jones Day.’

‘Ability to manage legal issues from different perspectives through a diversified team. Effective and cooperative approach towards client.’

‘Renaud Rossa is excellent’

‘The team led by Renaud Rossa perfectly meets our expectations in terms of both strong skills and customer contact. Their responsiveness is admirable and schedules are always met.’

‘The strong point for us is the knowledge they have of our corporate culture which allows them to quickly and effectively understand our needs in terms of transactional documentation negotiation.’

‘Renaud Rossa’s experience and negotiating skills are remarkable, which allows us to easily rely on his advice and proposals.’

‘Nicolas Bombrun has assisted us on complex corporate law matters and has managed these matters exceptionally well. He is responsive and knowledgeable, with a commercial approach.’

‘The team is always very solid and has a great ability to manage foreign customers, it always shows great availability and adaptation to customer needs, they are also very courteous, and it is a pleasure to work with them.’

‘Nicolas Bombrun and the team are always very available and have the great ability to manage expectations of foreign and French customers, and to adapt to their needs.’

‘We know the team since many years and work smoothly together, as both sides know the other’s needs and skills. Cooperation without the need for introduction, expectation settings, but focus on the details of the transaction. Assignment is being tailored very specifically – not standard service using all kinds of lawyer resources but focus on key issues to the point.’

‘Perfect team, perfect service, perfect approach handling issues of counter parties, finding smooth agreements.’

‘Excellence in advice and strong investment and responsiveness.’

‘Dynamic and professional team, understanding of needs and creative in these proposals to meet the needs/interests of its customers.’

‘Jean-Nicolas Soret is recommended for his listening skills. He is efficient, sympathetic, proactive in the search for solutions and proposals to achieve objectives’

‘Very professional, complementary and pragmatic teams. I appreciate the availability and responsiveness of the teams.’

‘Special mention for Gilles Gaillard: beyond his great competence and his recognized experience, a partner who really carries the file, brings business insight and goes beyond his role as a lawyer to bring the files to a successful conclusion.’

‘Julien Aucomte is available and a good negotiator in deals.’

‘The team is very committed, and with a great force of proposal.’

‘We called on the Bird & Bird team as part of our first acquisition project in France. We appreciated their great availability and professionalism and their knowledge of international operations often requiring a rapprochement of vision (Anglo-Saxon vs French) within the M&A teams.’

‘Bertrand Levy: We particularly appreciated his responsiveness and his always pragmatic and effective advice. Bertrand knew how to be patient within the framework of a negotiation with sellers not accustomed to this type of operation and knew how to find original solutions when problems arose. His calm and poised attitude are valuable assets in an M&A transaction.’

‘Bertrand Levy has a great knowledge of market practices and the various players, which allows him to be confident during negotiations. His approach also allows good internal communication within the framework of our intra-group decision-making processes.’

‘Real deal makers. They know how to guide us in risk-taking and take a stand. A talented team.’

‘Vianney Toulouse: Vianney is an excellent professional, who goes into his files in depth. Fine negotiator / very good interpersonal skills.’

‘Proximity, competence, availability. Very good team from the partner to the collaborators.’

‘Ermine Bolot: great competence, great clarity of her reasoning, finesse of approach, reasonable fees.’

‘Very responsive multidisciplinary team capable of responding to all subjects, knowing how to deal with time constraints and respecting the planned billings, taking care not to exceed the planned budgets while meeting the quality of the needs.’

‘Ermine Bolot was remarkable in the management of the project, both very professional but taking into account the operational constraints, a real business partner always available, and always remaining in a good mood despite the many difficulties encountered and that she managed to overcome with flying colours.’

‘Very good firm with a very strong international network, particularly in Eastern Europe.’

‘Responsiveness, availability, very strong commitment to their customers. Catherine Joffroy is a specialist in business law and one of the leading Russian specialists in France, which is valuable in the current international context.’

‘In addition to the excellent lawyers in Paris, Dentons is extremely strong with its global presence, including in countries where few international firms are established.’

‘We work regularly with Olivia Gueguen on M&A files in France (mid- and small cap). Olivia is very reactive, pragmatic and a fine negotiator. She is a real deal maker. Laura Godard is an excellent expert, very responsive and pleasant.’

‘Fixed price and invoicing negotiated for each project according to the parameters of the project. Establishment of a firm team connected with the internal project team.’

‘It is very easy to work with the team of Simon Charbit. They are very familiar with market practices and are facilitators in carrying out transactions. Having a single point of contact who directs us to the right partner in other countries if necessary is an asset.’

‘What I appreciate is Simon Charbit’s ease of access, lack of oversized ego, market knowledge, practical advice on what is acceptable or not.’

‘We mainly work with Virginie Julien who is a lawyer with proven experience in mergers and acquisitions. Virginie works actively, in a diligent and autonomous way, with good organizational skills and understanding of commercial issues. Virginie and her team are supervised by Sonia de Kondserovsky, partner, who has great interpersonal skills and a valuable customer approach.’

‘The DLA France M&A team under the lead of Laurence Masseran demonstrates a strong business sense and “end-to-end” service ensuring an effective link with other practices in labor law, real estate, taxes, etc.’

‘Very responsive and very available team, with a desire to understand the business in detail.’

‘Eric Knai knows how to make the most of his extensive experience and anticipates the client’s needs very well.’

‘In our transaction the Eversheds team had statistical access to data so they could say things like: “Across 1000 details this clause is present only 3 times”. Which gave us a good negotiation power. This was very unique and helped a lot.’

‘What makes Eversheds unique is the people. It was a pleasure to work with Cristina Audran-Proca.’

‘Cristina Audran-Proca and the team were available any time of day.’

‘Very good team, good analysis of situations, excellent multijurisdictional coordination, excellent technical expertise. They are effective and practical, focused on concrete answers while always keeping an overview of the issues.’

‘Raphaël Bloch is an excellent M&A lawyer. It is a pleasure to work with him and his team. Always available, excellent technical skills, good negotiator with an excellent business vision.’

‘Availability, efficiency, flexibility.’

‘Raphael Bloch – available, efficient, an expert in his field!’

‘The firm was the ideal partner because it could support us on the corporate, tax or social aspects, but also on the regulatory and international level. KL also supported us on the advice of our US and French structures. This made KL the ideal partner for our business. The firm’s strength also lies in its ability to support small start-up type structures.’

‘We collaborated with Alexandre Omaggio who was remarkable in his management of our transactions. He has always been able to arbitrate the right decisions and give us the best advice and objectives to support us in our decisions. In addition, his management of colleagues or of a transaction is excellent and he has always made the best efforts to defend our interests and make himself available no matter the day.’

‘Hubert de Vauplane is also remarkable for his knowledge of the regulatory framework, particularly for fintech where very few lawyers in the Paris market have so much knowledge.’

‘The team is very professional, with a high level practice of M&A.’

‘Sebastien Pontillo is an experienced lawyer, very hands on. He can advise on small and larger deals, with the same involvement for the client. He gives high level advice, and is very proactive to make the deal happen.’

‘Law firm of a level of professionalism without common measure on the place’

‘We were fortunate to be accompanied by Alexandre Omaggio on our M&A operation. Alexandre masters all the issues of sellers and buyers, which allows him to manage the progress of the deal as well as possible. He always takes the time to understand the background of situations, to explain them to us and guide us towards the best decision. It is so rare to have such focused, efficient and friendly advice. As a lawyer, he is also brave and knows how to take the right level of risk.’

‘The team is complete and efficient, well organized and covers all the needs we may have. The team is technically well-equipped to deliver a clear and comprehensive result.’

‘Great experience and efficiency of the associates’

‘Hervé Castlenau is a standout.’

‘We appreciated the lean and mean interventions of the firm’s teams, and in particular of the partner in charge of our file.’

‘The LPA-CGR team is a tight but multidisciplinary and responsive team. It provides quality service on mid-cap cases at competitive costs. I have worked with LPA CGR on 3 recent files to my complete satisfaction. The team also differentiates itself by a greater diversity than the competing teams.’

‘Multidisciplinary team experienced in M&A subjects in the renewable energy sector, with the ability to mobilize various high-level skills in complex transactions (M&A, financing, Energy, Tax, PPA, etc.).’

‘A lot of responsiveness, availability and involvement.’

‘Very responsive, intelligent and pleasant team.’

‘We were fortunate to be able to work several times with Louis Chenard. In three words: speed, efficiency and composure, qualities that were greatly appreciated at key moments.’

‘Thanks to their organization, they have been able to process a large deal flow. There were able to process an automatized legal documentation and have the team deliver the audits, the SPA and the execution.’

‘A special mention must be given to Jerome Herbet who leads the W&S teams and is always accessible to his client.’

‘The team is very solid and dynamic. It knows how to be innovative, adapting to the specific needs of the client.’

‘The team is very competent, responsive, knows its job, is a facilitator in the context of negotiations’

‘Cécile Davanne has experience that reassures, assists and helps carry out an acquisition project.’

‘Almain has the combined advantage of solid experience in all kinds of M&A transactions and very reasonable hourly rates.’

‘Cécile Davanne-Moreux is particularly efficient and pragmatic. His technicality, his responsiveness and his concern to effectively adjust to his client’s objectives correspond exactly to the expectations of a legal department.’

‘Beyond their technical excellence, we greatly appreciate their responsiveness to cases and the fact that they can rely on the firm’s other experts, particularly in real estate law, social law, etc. The fact that the firm is full service is a real plus for us.’

‘Edgard Nguyen is an outstanding negotiator who knows market practice. He is also very creative on the files, and always finds the appropriate solutions so that the operations can succeed.’

‘Edgard Nguyen stands out from the competition for his transactional involvement and skills, he provides comprehensive advisory support and stands out as a high value transaction partner. My experience shows that, in various transaction types, he makes the involvement of a financial/transactional counsel redundant.’

‘Very good listening on the part of Cécile Davanne-Mortreux who knows how to find solutions adapted to particular situations. In addition, great ability to explain the risks and issues to focus on the essentials.’

‘Adaptability and availability.’

‘Raphaël Mellerio is an international expert in cross-border M&A operations and knows how to advise us in a complete, professional and always adequate manner. We have always appreciated the collaboration with Aramis which we will continue to engage in the future.’

‘Our privileged relationship is unquestionably with Raphaël Mellerio, whom we greatly appreciate because of his great professional knowledge, his flexibility and his vision which is always adequate with our strategy. Raphaël is a great professional whom we warmly recommend.’

‘High quality work. Very diligent team. Attentive and with an excellent commercial understanding.’

‘Raphaël Mellerio is our point of contact. He is truly amazing. Not only within M&A but also other corporate law/commercial issues.’

‘Raphaël Mellerio is highly appreciated by our managers who see him as a true partner. He not only has an excellent professional background but he is also very comfortable (both from a technical and human point of view) in the conduct of our operations, both domestic and cross-border. He is always available and we appreciate his constructive and always courteous approach.’

‘Remarkable technique, unrivalled analytical finesse, top-notch listening and business understanding.’

‘Reactive team, small size and versatile. Very good quality of service provided.’

‘Matthieu Bichon: Responsiveness, legal expertise, ability to clearly pose the issues, explain the advantages/risks and to propose pragmatic solutions.’

‘Very high level of professionalism and intimate knowledge of the sector. Great responsiveness and availability.’

‘Excellent knowledge and experience in M&A – ability to understand strategic & financial issues in addition to legal, tax, etc. – remarkable negotiation skills – High availability and ability to mobilize a multidisciplinary team.’

‘Jean-Christophe Amy – excellent experience of the sector and M&A mechanisms including finance and accounting’.

‘The team is flexible and adapts to our pace, the advice is timely and full of common sense.’

‘Philippe Malikian pays particular attention to the client and takes his requests into account, understands the needs and risks.’

‘Global advise taking into account all aspects of the deal while respecting the announced budgets.’

‘Henri-Louis Delsol is a deal maker: perfect availability, tailor-made advice according to the subjects encountered and opens up all the skills of the firm to secure the deal.’

‘The team led by Philippe Malikian is attentive to our needs, quick in execution and provides high quality advice. Methodical and structured, this team knows how to talk to our managers.’

‘Philippe Malikian is a unique partner both for his personal talent and his modesty at the service of the client. Available, attentive, seeking constructive and pragmatic solutions, he is a fine negotiator.’

‘Very strong responsiveness and availability.’

‘They have a deep knowledge and at the same time are focused on closing the deals and only fight the key topics. It makes it easier and quicker to close deals with them.’

‘Jean-Christophe Sabourin is a very experienced person and knows how to deal with people, helping close deals with complex counterparties.’

‘A good quality team, very available and strongly involved in supporting and carrying out transactions alongside its clients.’

‘Lionel Lesur and Laura-Isabelle Danet are two high quality, rigorous and very available lawyers. It is a pleasure and an asset to have them in your team as part of a project.’

‘Very nimble team. Yam Atallah is extremely brilliant and efficient. A real knowledge of negotiation. No misplaced ego in the negotiation. Very solid.’

‘Charles Philippe Letellier is remarkable. He is an exceptional lawyer and person.’

‘Availability – negotiation and contractual technique.’

‘Great team. Very available and responsive. Always finds solutions adapted to the problems posed.’

‘Edith Boucaya is a remarkable M&A lawyer. She has an extremely deep knowledge of M&A operations. She is very creative in finding solutions adapted to the problems posed.’

‘Great availability and transparency of the firm’s employees.’

‘Strengths: Simplicity, accessibility, responsiveness.’

‘Tristan Segonds is extremely available and very professional.’

‘Thomas Hermet and Aurélie Bonsch are recommended’

‘Efficient, pragmatic and coordinated teams. Very competent.’

‘Total availability for the client. Adapted to our size. Lawyers who fully understand business needs and know how to adapt the presentation of sometimes complex legal subjects to the business. In particular we have worked with Gilles Roux.’

‘Excellent team, excellent technical knowledge and knowledge of the industry. Clear, succinct reports and notes with practical recommendations and proposals for moving forward. Teams are always available. Great strategic vision. The quality of work / billing ratio is excellent.’

‘Catherine Olive is one of the best lawyers I have worked with.’

‘The team is excellent, available, pleasant and highly technical. It offers innovative solutions. Budget always respected.’

‘The quality of the partners at Osborne Clarke is top quality. You will receive unfettered advice that is intellectually honest, strategic and commercial. Good use of technology and internal processes to streamline results and timelines’

‘Catherine Olive is amazing. Very hard-working, provides sharp, real-time insights as well as advice on the most practical next steps.’

‘Very talented individuals with a business approach.’

‘Young and dynamic team, excellent in negotiation’

‘Benoit Marpeau is recommended.’

‘Very high level team for complex situations.’

‘Brilliant.’

‘Strong involvement and ability to deal with complex and high-stakes files, reactive and efficient, real teamwork.’

‘They are a very high quality medium-sized firm that is strong in M&A. I would highlight the strength of the founder partners.’

‘The founding partners are all very strong. I have only worked with Benoit Marpeau – I consider him to be a star in M&A and very good to work with.’

‘Availability, professionalism, seniority of collaborators active on the files. Excellent ability to execute on complex subjects Very attentive to the client Proposes innovative ideas to unlock potential problems in a file’

‘Denis Barat: exceptional experience, ability to understand quickly, speed of execution, inventiveness and professionalism’

‘Tony and Dan work perfectly together. They manage the client relationship really well, being the sole point of contact despite the dozens of lawyers working in the background to get a multinational deal across.’

‘A proven track record. A long practice of this type of operations. A seasoned team. An excellent knowledge of our processes and our investment philosophy.’

‘Real negotiation skills. A pragmatic approach to negotiations. An ability to innovate in order to respond to complex situations.’

‘Alerion act as real project owners. From my experience, they operate as a high-skilled internal legal counsel team rather than an external partner who does not know the business well.’

‘Their speed and availability is very high compared to other French law firms I have worked with. In addition, they always make sure that they know the client’s business and goals very well.’

‘A team which is available, innovative and who perfectly masters its subjects.’

‘Pierre-Louis Périn is an excellent lawyer who has total mastery of his subject matter and fine business judgement.’

‘Understanding of the client’s needs, ability to identify solutions combining in a perfect balance an acute business sense and a concern for the client’s legal protection.’

‘Hervé de Kervasdoué: outstanding negotiator, shrewd and pragmatic with a keen sense of teamwork.’

‘In addition to the quality of the services rendered and the availability of both the partner (Roland Guény) and his collaborator within the framework of the M&A file entrusted to them, it was appreciable that they put us directly in contact with a lawyer from another firm with whom they were in contact for more specific questions in environmental law.’

‘Visibility on fees and invoicing very much appreciated.’

‘A very strong sense of availability from the team. A business vision in the negotiation which makes it possible not to remain on dogmatic postures and to carry out a deal to its term.’

‘The CVS team is friendly and approachable, and help to simplify complex local rules.’

‘Alexis Marchan is an excellent client partner. Always available and affable.’

‘Responsive team, available and attentive to the needs of the client.’

‘Business sense, proximity, professionalism.’

‘Very high availability and responsiveness.’

‘A very efficient and available team. Good knowledge of the structuring of LBO transactions, particularly in the finance sector.’

‘Frédéric Pinet showed inventiveness to imagine solutions adapted to the client’s context. He has a good analytical capacity, as well as a spirit of synthesis which was very useful at key moments in the course of the transaction. Very good transaction closing spirit. Frédéric also has a very good relationship with his clients.’

‘OYAT proved to be a very proficient firm in M&A/LBO. Their team is made up of seasoned partners with demonstrated expertise in high-stakes business & financial environments. Particularly efficient in FR and cross-border contexts, OYAT has a capacity to sustain heavy workload, deliver outstanding results, and to provide their customers with above-expectations value throughout the deal lifecycle.

‘We are particularly satisfied with OYAT’s work provided over the course of the last ~12 months, during which they helped us achieve significant M&A results. Their strong determination, in a particularly difficult market context, secured a deal that would not have been possible without their involvement and sheer commitment toward making this a success for all stakeholders.’

‘OYAT stands out as a very positive budget-to-value ratio and impressively skilled firm to work with in mid-to-high cap markets.’

‘Caroline Basdevant-Soulié: Results-driven lawyer, focused on long-term execution with the appropriate range of skills to build long-lasting trust and support deal(s) expectations and objectives.’

‘Caroline Basdevant-Soulié is responsive, hard-working and commercially aware.’

‘Very efficient, responsive and competent team.’

‘They provide a highly responsive partner level service. They are very commercially minded in their approach to the issues that are important to clients. Very friendly and efficient. International work is clearly important to the firm and is delivered across jurisdictions with a high level of teamwork with other legal advisers.’

‘Caroline Basdevant-Soulié is simply brilliant. This is epitomised by her focus on providing commercial solutions and reassurance on matters that are important to clients. She has a strong and firm negotiating style, framed within a collaborative and friendly approach. International work is clearly a focus of the team and for Caroline, who brings international experience into play.’

‘Lots of creativity on the part of the firm’s employees. Ability to move forward in deadlocked situations. Anticipation and mastery of deadlines’

‘Coralie Oger has remarkable technical qualities. Always available, her business-oriented mindset allows us to benefit from a real advantage in negotiations. Scotto Partners knows how to innovate to implement cutting-edge legal solutions.’

‘We have selected Scotto as a specialist boutique combining high-flying Parisian partners as part of a small team renowned for its service to entrepreneurs. We were delighted by this collaboration.’

‘Coralie Ogier: Works around the clock, great availability, international experience and vision, always fishing, defends her opinions and her client.

‘The M&A teams fully fulfilled their mission thanks to their legal skills and their great professionalism, at all levels. Their intervention has also distinguished itself thanks to their ability to take ownership of our situation and business issues, to collaborate effectively with all of the project’s stakeholders (banks, internal counsel, lenders’ lawyers), to ensure high availability and to allow a collaboration that is both serious and sympathetic.’

‘Coralie Oger embodies the great qualities of the team: advanced and sophisticated legal skills, great professionalism, ability to understand a mission context, to be available, to allow an atmosphere the both serious and friendly. During the negotiations with the counsel of lenders, she particularly distinguished herself by her willingness and ability to defend the interests of her client.’

‘Among the various firms involved, Scotto Partners intervenes with consistent quality regardless of the sector of our group throughout the M&A process. Scotto distinguished itself on a recent very complex file by its ability to identify the risks and find protective solutions in the face of the obstacles of a difficult negotiation. The team manages its projects with perfection, while knowing how to handle a degree of flexibility essential to achieve a deal without sacrificing the requirements of guarantees.’

‘Coralie Oger perfectly represents the qualities of the Scotto firm (ability to intervene in very different sectors, quality of advice to the client, availability, perfectionism and flexibility). Beyond that, Coralie shows amazing resilience, coupled with a sense of humor that makes negotiation fun.’

‘Gilles Amsallem is incredibly pragmatic and responsive, and has built a practice around those same principles.’

‘François Mary has been a great asset on a recent transaction. He understands how his clients work and is able to offer proactive, clear and commercial advice.’

‘Valther regularly accompanies us on our merger and acquisition operations. They are generally present from the start at the LOI stage until the SPA. We particularly appreciate their sound advice including the various aspects related to the acquisition and which are not limited to the legal part.’

‘We have permanent contact with our client partner who has been supporting us for many years and who knows how to anticipate our needs with impeccable responsiveness.’

‘Valther strives to know and understand its client in order to provide them with advice and an adapted and personalized solution, in the best of their interests and expectations.’

‘A firm of a critical size allowing us to have a wide range of skills and to cover the many subjects that we entrust to Valther.’

‘Remarkable availability. An ability to work in great autonomy after a quick brief.’

‘Very good multidisciplinary team.’