Nicolas Le Guillou > Linklaters > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
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Nicolas Le Guillou
Work Department
Corporate/M&A
Position
Nicolas is a Partner in the Corporate/M&A practice of Linklaters Paris. He regularly advises financial sponsors, private equity houses, insurance companies and corporates on their M&A transactions, with a particular focus on energy and infrastructure sectors.
Career
Nicolas joined the firm in 2009 as an Associate, has been promoted Managing Associate in 2014, Counsel in 2019 and Partner in 2022.
Nicolas spent eight months on secondment at Ardian in 2012 and seven months at Linklaters in London (Private Equity practice) in 2016.
Languages
French, English
Education
Nicolas studied corporate law at the University of Paris-Nanterre and holds a postgraduate degree (DESS) in M&A from Paris-Saclay University and a Master in Tax, Corporate Law and Business Management from Paris Inseec business school.
Lawyer Rankings
France > Mergers and acquisitions
Linklaters has a very strong bench that allows the firm to handle a wide range of matters, from public and private M&A to strategic partnerships and corporate reorganisations. The firm has a strong domestic practice and is also adept at handling cross-border deals. It advises a prominent French and international client base of companies and investment funds. The team has a core focus on the large-cap market and regularly advises on strategic transactions, spanning sectors including insurance, automobile, retail and infrastructure. The practice is headed by Bruno Derieux, who will be joined in summer 2024 by Hubert Segain from Herbert Smith Freehills LLP. The team also includes Pierre Tourres, Pierre Thomet, Nicolas Le Guillou and Alain Garnier. Mehdi Boumedine was promoted to partner in 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Capital markets: debt capital markets
- EU, competition and distribution
- Industry focus: Energy
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Project finance
Firm Rankings
- Derivatives and structured finance
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: Stock market litigation
- Insolvency
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity: LBO
- Real estate
- Tax
- Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Capital markets: equity capital markets
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Employment
- Private equity: Fund formation