Leveraging deep sectoral knowledge and a very collaborative approach that draws from other complementary local practice areas (including fund formation and tax) and a large international network, Clifford Chance can ‘deliver the best results’ to an impressive roster of financial sponsors on their fund formation and M&A needs. Managing partner Katia Gauzès has deep market insight through her role on the board of directors of the LPEA, as well as her fee-earning work for heavy-hitters, including the Partners Group, which she advises on the buy and sell-side. Saskia Myners is a key contact for sponsors, including advising on their real estate investments, and is adept at handling standard M&A mandates as well as on deals involving strategic partnerships/JVs. Senior partner Christian Kremer co-heads the team alongside Gauzès and Myners.
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Key clients
- Partners Group
- HG Capital
- KKR
- Mirastar
- Younited
- Alter Domus
- Nido Living
- Ithaka
- L'Occitane International S.A.
- Nuveen Real Estate
- Cecilien Palais S.à r.l.
- Ärztliche Beteiligungsgesellschaft S.A. ("AEBG")
- Bridgepoint
- Vermaat
- Patrizia
- Viking Global Investors
Work highlights
Advised Nido Living, a European platform specialising in student accommodation, on the acquisition of the Brookfield-owned Livensa Group in a transaction valued at around €1,200 million.
Advised Partners Group on the acquisition of MPM Products, a global pet food business focused on premium cat food, from 3i.
Advised L'Occitane International S.A. (LOI) and its independent board committee on LOI's privatisation and delisting from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Practice head
Katia Gauzès; Christian Kremer; Saskia Myners
Other key lawyers
Oliver Zwick; Kristof Meynaerts; Maren Stadler-Tjan; Emmanuel Frédéric Henrion; Sascha Nolte; Dunja Pralong-Damjanovic; Simone Schmitt; Lauren Harris; Louis Mamère; Mélissa Kdyem; Megi Bllaca; Cristina Mudure; Philippe Sadler; Frédérique Davister