Franklin is active across the full lifecycle of LBO investments, including primary and secondary buyouts, MBOs, build-ups, exits, refinancings and management incentive arrangements. The team regularly advises on both sponsor-side and management-side transactions, with experience in first-time LBOs and growth-driven buyouts. The practice is co-led by Yam Atallah , Antoine Denis-Bertin, Lionel Lesur, Alexandre Marque and Jacques Mestoudjian, who offer deep private equity, corporate, competition and tax expertise.
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- ‘High intelligence. Excellent tactical and strategic mind. Very good negotiator.’
- ‘They are very responsive, flexible and innovative a great team to work with. ’
- ‘Partner Lionel Leisur is particularly active in the firm and he is technically and commercially impeccable. ’
Key clients
- Agami Family
- Créations Fusalp
- EFESO Consulting
- Eurazeo
- Groupe Magellim
- Guémas
- Mech-I-Tronic
- Perseus
- Perwyn
- Sagard
- Tikehau Investment Management
- The Moneytizer
Work highlights
Advised Perwyn on its strategic investment in SoftNext.
Advised Cofarco and its management in their first €30m LBO, advising on the opening of the company’s capital to Siparex Entrepreneurs and Bpifrance to support its accelerated growth strategy.
Advised Tikehau in the €25–35m sale of Brown Europe to the Tinicum Group, advising on a complex 11-month transaction involving Phase II FDI control, following Tikehau’s original acquisition of the company in 2021.
Practice head
Yam Atallah; Antoine Denis-Bertin; Lionel Lesur; Alexandre Marque; Jacques Mestoudjian
Other key lawyers
Antoine Fouassier; Josselin Nony-Davadie; Rudy Marouani