Headed by Rémy Bonneau, the 'very experienced and responsive' team at Linklaters has excellent traction among financial investors, including private equity sponsors and sovereign wealth funds, as well as corporates, which are appreciative of the team's deep local knowledge and ability to form a cohesive offering with lawyers across the firm's vast network on major cross-border deals. Drawing upon many years' expertise at the firm, including stints at other international offices, Bonneau and Manfred Müller have earned deep respect among clients and add a degree of gravitas which is invaluable at the negotiating table. Both have expertise on both the buy and sell side, with Müller recently working closely with regulatory practitioners on some high-profile M&A transactions within the financial services sector. At a more junior level, the 'knowledgeable and very service-oriented' Florence Forster is the latest partner promotion within the group, following hot on the heels of Catherine Kremer's promotion in 2024 – a dynamic sign of the firm's continued growth strategy in the field.
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Testimonials
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- 'Florence Forster is reliable, knowledgeable and very service-oriented.'
- 'It is a great team that is very experienced and responsive.'
Key clients
- DigitalBridge
- HgCapital
- Montagu Private Equity
- Triton
- Ardian
- Carlyle
- Waystone
- Allianz Direct
- Fosun
Work highlights
Advising alternative asset manager DigitalBridge on the acquisition of Yondr Group, a global developer, owner and operator of hyperscale data centres, through one of its managed investment funds.
Advising Montagu Private Equity on the acquisition of Tyber Medical and on the combination of the newly acquired business with Intech and Resolve Surgical Technologies.
Advising Waystone, a portfolio company of Montagu and Hg, on the acquisition of BIL Manage Invest, a Luxembourg-based management company (ManCo), from Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL).
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Rémy Bonneau
Other key lawyers
Manfred Müller; Catherine Kremer; Florence Forster; Maxime Bertomeu-Savalle