Latham & Watkins
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Latham & Watkins houses a large and experienced team, particularly recognised in the private equity sphere, while also offering excellent M&A capabilities. The firm assists leading investment funds as well as many large French and international groups with mid to large-cap transactions, including public M&A deals. The practice also shows strong abilities in managing cross-border deals, notably involving Asian countries or the US. The practice is headed by Denis Criton and includes key members Pierre-Louis Cléro, Olivier du Mottay, Alexander Crosthwaite and Charles-Antoine Guelluy . Benjamin De Blegiers joined the team in April 2026 from Clifford Chance.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- ‘The team provides a service of the highest standard. The lawyers are always available, highly skilled technically, and above all, attentive to clients' needs.’
- ‘Excellent team, very adept at supporting negotiations, including offline discussions with the sell-side team to facilitate negotiations. They have a very good understanding of market practices in France and also made an excellent contribution to obtaining government approval.’
Key clients
- AXA Air France KLM Apollo Atos Blablacar Burger King Cadence Carrefour Danone Demant DHL Group EssilorLuxottica Expedia Group Famille C Participations (Famille Office Courtin) Fedrigoni Galeries Lafayette GGW Group Henkel Imerys Inari Medical Keolis L’Oréal Lagardère Live Nation (new M&A client) Media Globe network (Sawiris family) Nissan Motor Pernod Ricard Rémy Cointreau Samsung Medison Saur SLB (ex-Schlumberger) Séché Environnement Siemens Tencent TechnipFMC Teleperformance TotalEnergies Veracyte Vinci Vivalto Santé Vivendi Webhelp Worldline
Work highlights
Advised Axa France Vie in the sale of its stake in Unofi, a company specializing in wealth management.