The DLA Piper private equity practice advise sponsors, family offices, acquisition finance providers and management teams on transactions across all stages of the investment lifecycle. The practice, led by Simon Charbit and Sarmad Haidar, is particularly well regarded for its work on matters involving regulated assets, infrastructure-heavy businesses and growth-driven targets.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Thomas Priolet is an excellent lawyer. He is readily available, technically brilliant, and very aware of the commercial implications. He is surrounded by a very talented team of colleagues.’
- ‘A highly experienced team with serious and recognised expertise in the tech sector. Sarmad Haidar is excellent, very involved, and proposes innovative ideas. The DLA network in Europe is very collaborative, which allows for confident work on cross-border operations.’
Key clients
- Atlantic Vantage Point
- La Maison Partners
- Montyon Capital
- Sagard New Gen
- White Summit Capital
- 21 Invest
- Alcopa
- Arkéa
- Armen
- Chevrillon
- Cube Infrastructure Fund
- Eurazeo
- HY24
- IDI
- LBO France
- Mérieux Equity Partners
- MML Capital
- OGCI Climate Investment
- Perwin
- Sun Capital Partners
Work highlights
Advising Symphony Technology Group on the sale of Trace One, a France-based global provider of SaaS solutions for private label product lifecycle management, to Syndigo, a portfolio company of Summit Partners and The Jordan Company
Advising Vauban Infrastructure Partners on the refinancing of Proxiserve, a leading French provider of energy efficiency and smart metering services.
Advising Eurazeo in its acquisition of a stake in Moria Surgical, alongside Naxicap Partners and the management, in the context of a new LBO on Moria Surgical.
Practice head
Simon Charbit; Sarmad Haidar
Other key lawyers
Thomas Priolet; Jean Senard;