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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

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Private equity: LBO

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP's private equity team regularly advises on significant LBO transactions for private equity sponsors, as well as industrial, financial and family-owned groups. Practice head David Aknin brings extensive experience across restructurings, private equity and M&A transactions, including joint ventures. Emmanuelle Henry, Pierre-Alexandre Kahn and Jean Beauchataud act on a wide variety of corporate transactions, including domestic and cross-border M&A deals.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘David Aknin and Jean Beauchataud are the ones I work with. They are both extremely committed and involved in the cases. They manage to guide us very effectively through the complexities of legal matters.’
  • ‘Alexandre Duguay is exceptional and we have worked with him since the creation of HLD.’
  • ‘Extremely technically skilled, extremely committed to the cases, and capable of finding pragmatic solutions.’
  • ‘A very complete team of very high quality with exceptional commitment.’

Key clients

  • 3i Advent International Adagia Partners Alpha PE Antin Infrastructure Altamir Ardian Aleph Capital Astorg Partners Bain Capital Capza Caravelle Carlyle Cathay Capital Private Equity Cerba Helthcare Ceva Chequers Capital Cinven Clayton Dubilier & Rice Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille CVC Capital Partners Eurazeo EQT Equistone Fives Goldman Sachs HLD Europe InfraVia Capital Partners Kartesia LFPI Montagu Private Equity Montefiore Naxicap OMERS Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan PAI Partners Pacific Avenue Capital Partners Parquest Permira PSG Equity Qualium Investissement Sagard Seven2 (f.k.a. Apax Partners) Sienna Private Equity Téthys Towerbrook Voodoo

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

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David Aknin
David Aknin
Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Pierre-Alexandre Kahn
Pierre-Alexandre Kahn
Practice head

David Aknin

Other key lawyers

Jean Beauchataud; Frédéric Cazals; Alexandre Duguay; Emmanuelle Henry; Guillaume Bonnard; Pierre-Alexandre Kahn; Jean-Baptiste Cornic