Rémy Bonneau > Linklaters > Luxembourg, Luxembourg > Lawyer Profile

Now under the leadership of the ‘creative and commercial’ Rémy Bonneau following the retirement in May 2024 of Nicolas Gauzes, Linklaters‘ ‘responsive and client-oriented’ team acts on domestic mandates, as well as forming a vital part of the firm’s global offering where it is appreciated for its ‘deep expertise and ability to handle complex, cross-border transactions’. A good deal of this multi-jurisdictional work relates to Luxembourg structuring on behalf of private equity firms, both on the buy and sell-side. Much of this is led by Bonneau, who ‘is able to navigate through complicated and unusual structures’ and is well-versed at advising on matters throughout the investment life-cycle. Manfred Müller is also recommended, recently providing the Luxembourg structuring advice pursuant to Carrier Global Corporation’s $4.95bn sale of its security business, Global Access Solutions.

Providing ‘solutions-oriented and pragmatic advice’ at all levels of seniority, Linklaters‘ Luxembourg team is a key component of the firm’s overarching global private equity practice, regularly being plugged in to provide the relevant domestic law advice on large M&A transactions spanning multiple jurisdictions. The team, which is now headed by the ‘creative and commercial’ Rémy Bonneau, following the retirement in May 2024 of Nicolas Gauzès, is appreciated for its close working arrangement with clients, which according to one, feels more akin to being an ‘extension of our legal department rather than the use of a third party service provider’. Bonneau excels in navigating through complicated and unusual structures both for financial sponsors acting on their own as well as part of a co-investment strategy, and is also well-versed in advising on portfolio company restructuring matters.