‘The M&A team is extraordinary. They are very capable and well suited.’

‘Bredin’s know-how no longer needs to be demonstrated; the quality of the work continues to be exceptional.’

 ‘Olivier Assant is an exceptional lawyer, very attentive and always “solution-oriented”, with an always renewed interest in his clients’ activity.’

 ‘Patrick Dziewolski: outstanding negotiator, excellent ability to find innovative solutions to address particularly complex issues.’

‘Benjamin Kanovitch is undoubtedly one of the best M&A lawyers today. His technical skills are exceptional but he is also close to his clients, very available and a good negotiator.’

‘Barthélémy Courteault is calm, efficient, available and competent. He knows how to adapt to the different situations of a transaction.’

‘Sophie Cornette de Saint Cyr stands out for the quality of her work, the sureness of her judgement, but also, which is particularly rare, a simplicity of relationships which is very pleasant. She is imaginative, ultra precise, responsible.’

 ‘Matthieu Pouchepadass is top-notch, an excellent negotiator, focuses on the things that matter, and his involvement always helps to make the deal happen in the best possible terms for the client within market standards. ’

‘Ultra competent, very available, very responsive, and pragmatic. The team often finds innovative solutions.’

‘Tight team but of a very high level, very available and responsive. The advice is of excellent quality, very well adapted to the client’s expectations.’

‘Pierre-Yves Chabert has exceptional experience and expertise. Sophie De Beer is a talented and very efficient lawyer.’

‘An incredible team of talented lawyers, offering spotless, business oriented and straight to the point services. They provide insightful advise on all domains.’

‘Bertrand Cardi is reliable, innovative, understands the business of his clients and provides clear answers.’

‘Extremely creative and rigorous team’.

‘Very good technical knowledge’.

‘Olivier Huygues Despointes: very good technical knowledge’.

‘Availability, high technique’.

‘Darrois’ M&A practice occupies a privileged position in the French and the global legal market. They show powerful dedication to client services, creativity, best-in-market legal knowledge and a practical approach that make the firm a powerhouse.’

‘The team’s dedication to their clients is unparalleled. Bertrand Cardi, Pierre Casanova and Olivier Huyghues Despointes stand out for their energy and commitment to clients, their creative approach to M&A practice and their collaborative approach with other co-counsels around the world.’

‘High-level team with exceptional legal technique combined with leading transactional experience.’

‘Team members are highly qualified and are top of the class legal practitioners. They are truly more than just legal advisers but business partners. They are very strong in connecting all the business aspects to the legal matters.’

‘Marc Loy is very experienced and always find solutions and is reassuring. David Andréani offers innovative proposals to difficulties.’

‘Jean-Emmanuel Skovron stands out for his interpersonal qualities and intimate understanding of top business issues and top of the class legal expertise. David Andréani stands out for his exceptional combination of top legal expertise and financial skills. ’

‘Thomas Méli has a very good understanding of clients’ constraints and excellent ability to find secure and innovative legal solutions, even in complex or even contentious situations.’

‘Jérôme du Chazaud is a brilliant young partner.’

‘Lucille Gaillard is competent, available, caring in complex matters that required a political and strategic approach beyond simple technical competence.’

‘Jean-Emmanuel Skovron is particularly innovative, agile with a detailed understanding of the issues and business, associated with unfailing kindness and benevolence. ’

‘The team is extremely goal oriented and dedicated, eager to work under pressure when needed to get the deal through and without compromising the quality of work.’

‘Very high level, highly recognised M&A skills; very fine expertise in business law. Extremely well maintained customer relations.’

‘Antoine Tézenas du Montcel: extreme availability, great responsiveness, high level M&A skills. Great humility. Extremely business oriented. Capable of providing very specialized solutions.’

‘One of the best teams on the market. Total commitment to customers, availability at all times, enormous capacity to listen, enormous capacity to understand and analyze problems, excellent legal practice and technique, permanent search for innovative, intelligent and effective solutions.’

‘Anne Tolila shows great intelligence, human relationships,  rigor and efficiency, and absolute mastery of law. She seeks the most suitable and innovative solutions. She is a great professional.’

‘Antoine Tézenas du Montcel provides very clear and thorough advice, and adapts his legal advice to the practical and commercial constraints that clients face’.

‘The team is particularly available and efficient. The different members of the team are endearing both for their professional and human qualities, which makes working with this firm very pleasant. Clients feel listened to and very well supported.’

‘A team capable of dealing with high-stakes subjects, often within tight deadlines and always available.’

‘Pierre Louis Cléro has great expertise in his field, is always available for his clients; it is extremely reassuring to work alongside him.’

‘Well experienced and straight to the point.’

‘Has a great track record and is able to deal with tight timelines and unexpected developments.’

‘A world-class team particularly suited to complex large-cap transactions with an international dimension. The team is very integrated and relations with foreign offices on cross-border operations are excellent. The team is very customer-oriented, works efficiently and responsively and has the necessary resources to best serve its customers.’

‘Pierre-Louis Cléro has recognised experience in large-cap M&A and is accustomed to managing complex files involving several jurisdictions in an efficient and pragmatic manner. He is of course very attentive to his client.’

‘Availability, expertise and experience’

‘Excellent team, ultra professional and sharp. In-depth understanding of the situations to be managed and informed advice. Smooth collaboration, total availability in case of need/emergency.’

‘Pierre Tourres is absolutely exceptional.’

‘Strong business orientation and competence across the entire chain from M&A to completion, including financing, intellectual property or competition law. Very good availability.’

‘The team has an excellent level of expertise to carry out complex operations.’

‘Nicolas Le Guillou demonstrates formidable efficiency in complex negotiations with great responsiveness.’

‘Effective. Proactive.’

‘Nicolas Le Guillou: commercial and deal orientated, helpful in driving process forward and highlighting key issues for the client without getting bogged down in smaller points.’

‘A very available team, very good advice. Fluid exchanges with each member of the team. ’

‘Stéphane Davin is very involved in projects, his expertise and his strength of persuasion are remarkable. Antoine Caillard: excellent advice, expert in his field, always available.’

‘Ability to cover all legal aspects and issues of a complex file whether in France or in conjunction with Baker offices outside France, allowing global monitoring of complex files.’

‘Stéphane Davin: detailed understanding of customer issues, customer awareness and very good interpersonal skills, technical skills, very good negotiator.’

‘Quality of service, proactivity, speed, innovative.’

‘Laurent Schoenstein stands out for his strong skills and creativity. ’

‘A team attentive to the customer, rigorous and pragmatic with great experience. They are transparent, friendly, open-minded and approachable.’

‘This team knows how to handle a wide variety of situations, understands expectations and leads negotiations based on a rich experience.’

‘Benjamin de Blégiers demonstrates a strong work ethic and brings a rare perspective on deals linked to key infrastructures (energy, transport, essential environmental services).’

‘Mathieu Rémy is very involved, while his expertise and persuasion skills are remarkable’.

‘Very good team, available, very professional and pragmatic.’

‘Guillaume Touttée has extremely specialized legal expertise in corporate law and contract law. A fine strategist, he is also an outstanding negotiator with a recognized practice in the most technical, high-stakes mergers and acquisitions, including litigation. He has the particularity of knowing the financial services sector well, and also has a perfect understanding of regulatory issues. ’

‘Guillaume Touttée has recognized experience in M&A and partnerships, with essential practice particularly in the financial sectors. He stands out for his knowledge and understanding, his negotiating skills, the quality of his team and his involvement.’

‘Impeccable expertise, an excellent understanding of underlying business issues and the ability to propose and implement innovative solutions and strategies.’

‘High availability and responsiveness Ability to listen and understand subjects/problems, as well as to prioritize them, thus facilitating decision-making by their client. Exceptional execution and reliability.’

‘Thomas Bréard de Boisanger is our main contact. He has an exceptional capacity for synthesis.’

‘Availability. Quality of service.’

‘Cédric Chanas: very high level legal support.’

‘The team is competent, with collaborators and partners who are extremely rigorous in their approach to files and the advice provided. Available, responsive and with a very pragmatic approach to files, which is valuable during complex negotiations.’

‘Their knowledge of M&A transactions is impressive. The multicultural team is fully available.’

‘We particularly appreciate working with Herbert Smith Freehills’ Mergers & Acquisitions team, as their lawyers take particular care to meet our needs in terms of quality of advice, availability and adaptability to situations. In addition to the legal excellence of their teams, the partners who work with us bring their experience of complex situations. We particularly appreciate their negotiating skills and their ability to maintain a professional, constructive and serene climate, especially at times of great tension in the deal.’

‘Cyril Boulignat is a talented partner who brings his experience of complex situations to bear for his clients. He stands out for his remarkable ability to make things simple and understandable for everyone, which is particularly useful when dealing with parties with different profiles and needs. He is highly diplomatic, and always uses all the arguments at his disposal in the best way to advance his client’s interests.’

‘Excellent team, available and competent.’

‘Edouard Thomas stand outs for his commitment to files and precise knowledge of innovative subjects relating to project financing. ’

‘Excellent’.

‘Xavier Doumen is very professional, competent and pleasant. He remains calm and courteous in all circumstances, including during tricky negotiations. Xavier listens very closely to his customers and responds quickly and in a precise manner.’

‘Top quality service; high availability, legal creativity and finesse in negotiations. Ability to be proactive and high responsiveness.’

‘Very high technicality. experience and good management of complicated situations.’

‘Extremely competent and available.’

‘Olivier Jouffroy stands out for his accessibility and level of knowledge and experience.’

‘Strengths: excellent knowledge of law and the energy sector, rigor of analysis, speed of execution, great negotiation skills (dealmaker spirit).’

‘The team is reliable, available, creative and adaptable.’

‘Responsiveness and precision. ’

‘Very flexible and innovative team both in the approach to transactions and in the management of fees.’

‘Excellent team, working closely with their US counterparts. The team is innovative in its solutions and brings ideas.’

‘Pragmatism, availability, rigor, creativity, business oriented = knows how to put oneself in the customer’s shoes.’

‘Arash Attar-Rezvani: calm, patience, perseverance, management of emotions, intellectual flexibility, negotiation skills, roundness while being rigorously attached to the objectives.’

‘Patrick Dupuis: exceptional memory, precision, rigor, calm, availability, intellectual agility.’

‘High level technique, exceptional work quality, availability.’

‘Hardworking, very available and in tune with the client’s culture.’

‘Relevance of advice, responsiveness, inventiveness in the face of constraints, pugnacity in negotiations’

‘Hugues Mathez has reliable technique. Saam Golshani has strong distressed M&A expertise, is very well connected and a good strategist.’

‘Very strong team, excellent quality.’

‘Hugues Mathez is an expert in corporate governance, a fine diplomat and negotiator, always resolutely pragmatic and with a solution-oriented approach, out of the box thinking.’

‘Nathalie Nègre-Eveillard: always on top of things, an outstanding technician, while maintaining a resolutely pragmatic and always business approach, tailor-made in all circumstances.’

‘Responsiveness, availability, skills’.

‘Great expertise, responsiveness and ability at managing large international deals’.

‘Team of great professionalism. Strong support.’

‘Julien Aucomte’s team is friendly and responsive. ’

‘The team his tremendously helpful. They come up with smart solutions that help find a common ground with counterparties.’

‘The team is very experienced and always ready to help. Also, they are very easy to work with.’

‘Very responsive team. Inventive.’

‘Julien Aucomte: very competent, knows how to make himself available, business minded, takes into account strategic issues, inventive in dead-lock situations, very good experience, friendly, both firm and pragmatic.’

‘Very competent and very pleasant team. Fruitful exchanges, both on a personal and professional level.’

‘Gildas Louvel: available, competent and pleasant. ’

‘Carole Bodin : very pragmatic and a good technician.’

‘Committed, professional, experienced and responsive.’

‘Bertrand Levy: very sharp on corporate and M&A subjects, very committed and responsive.’

‘Partners are very involved and available. Facilitate discussions. Top value for money.’

‘Carole Bodin is very involved and “hands on” on our files. Flexible and pragmatic, she always finds compromises acceptable to both parties.’

‘Ability to listen, understand its client’s issues and adaptability. The team is responsive and always willing to help. The team is also very friendly and it is pleasant to work with its members.’’

‘Olivia Guéguen: leadership, hardworking, strong technical knowledge, problem solving.’

‘Laura Godard: hardworking, available, responsive, ability to work within short deadlines. ’

‘Catherine Joffroy is always available and moves matters forward’.

‘DLA Paris provides a full suite of services to US-based clients, which makes for efficient staffing of projects to meet business needs and demands.’

‘Simon Charbit is business-oriented, savvy, and an excellent practitioner. Client satisfaction is important to him.’

‘Alice Magnan: very responsive to clients’ needs, and skillfully explains French law concepts and principles to foreign clients. A star in the making who has a very bright future ahead of her.’

‘Very solid experience on complex M&A files and great availability and competence. Maxence Bloch, through his reputation and experience, has the ability to create dialogue between parties and bring points of view closer together.’

‘Maxence Bloch: great experience, pleasant contact, strong involvement in files’.

‘The team has good knowledge and mastery of its files, strong ability to provide relevant and quality advice, a very good level of responsiveness and is of real support during negotiations.’

‘ William Robert demonstrates exemplary rigour in handling files, which allows for complete confidence. William has extensive experience in M&A and corporate matters. Finds pragmatic solutions to problems. ’

‘Very good team that finds adapted solutions’.

‘Very pragmatic and straight forward team. Always available. Valuable advice.’

‘Availability, friendliness, respect for deadlines, knowledge, search for pragmatic solutions, listens to the client.’

‘The team is very responsive, understands the needs of its clients and offers concrete innovative solutions.’

‘The team stands out for its solid expertise in mergers and acquisitions, particularly in the renewable energy sector.’

‘The team is responsive, skilled in solving complex problems, and works effectively with other experts to meet specific customer needs.’

‘The team provides advice in a timely manner including all areas and angles that may be of interest. They have the language skills to make understandable the French law to foreign legal counsels.’

‘ Guillaume Fornier is a very sharp guy. He shows good listening skills, availability and friendliness. It’s a pleasure to work with him.’

‘Anne Toupenay-Schueller is wonderful. Always nice, professional and very responsive, she has excellent knowledge and brings good ideas to the projects. Anne can be recommended anytime and without reservation and is a pleasure to work with her.’

‘Good technique. Excellent knowledge of regulations, practices and of the market. ’

‘Florent Bouyer is an excellent technician and knows his practice perfectly. He is particularly relevant during large-scale deals and knows how to interact with other teams in order to successfully complete projects. His knowledge of the AMF is a real plus.’

‘Very strong international presence and ability to serve in multiple countries. This helps tremendously for deals which include multiple countries. Extremely responsive and resourceful organization.’

‘Very good communication. Almost 100% availability regardless of time zone and very quick response time. ’

‘Diversity of skills, complementarity between partners, availability and ability to listen to the client’s needs, anticipation of the client’s constraints and needs, commercial quality and impactful commercial arguments.’

‘Available and responsive.’

‘The team is very experienced with a real understanding of the challenges of mergers and acquisitions linked to real estate activity. The team is particularly competent in corporate law.’

‘Nicolas Jüllich is pragmatic and follows an operational approach to each legal issue. A dealmaker.’

 ‘ Nicolas Jüllich has developed extremely fine and relevant expertise in corporate law, both on the complex and contractual aspects.’

‘Offer a broad set of cutting-edge expertise and a team of varied profiles and personalities.’

‘Guillaume Kuperfils is perfectly aware of the smallest details of a file and strikes a balance between commercial pragmatism and legal technicality, also noted for his interpersonal skills.’

‘Competent, easy to contact and responsive.’

‘Catherine Olive provides very operational advice.’

‘Great team. Fast responsiveness and quality advice.’

‘Pragmatic, efficient, fast, business-minded’.

‘Team led by Sébastien Crépy provides efficient and competent support. Sébastien’s business sense and good humor helps to create a relationship of trust and smoothly overcome various difficulties encountered in the way of a project.’

‘Sébastien Crépy is a trusted adviser with solid hard and soft skills.’

‘High-flying team.’

‘Charles Cardon knows how to do everything from small private equity deals to large cap deals for listed companies. It’s a pleasure to work with Charles.’

‘Perfect knowledge. Deal oriented and seek solutions to problems. Very educational: takes the time to clearly explain impacts of a negotiation. Very high availability’.

‘Responsiveness, flexibility. Exchanges are fluid and flawlessly rapid.’

‘Charles Cardon is an excellent lawyer and negotiator with great listening skills. He is very responsive and provides concrete advice.’

 ‘Benoit Marpeau: very high technique, inventive, an outstanding negotiator and very friendly. He is very responsive and counts among the very best in Paris.’

‘Deep expertise and client-centric approach. Their strengths include speed, efficiency, and a high level of ethical conduct.’

‘Benoit Marpeau is a standout lawyer. His attention to detail and deep understanding of M&A law make him an invaluable asset. He has exceptional client engagement skills; he takes the time to understand the client’s needs and tailors his approach accordingly. Additionally, his ability to simplify complex legal issues into understandable terms is unparalleled, making the legal process more accessible for clients. Benoit’s proactive communication and transparency in billing also contribute to a seamless and trustworthy client experience.’

‘Very experienced and responsive team.’

‘Benoit Marpeau has great intelligence of situations and finds the most pragmatic solutions with great responsiveness and technical expertise.’

‘Very high technical level. Capacity for innovation and adaptation.’

‘High business sense.’

‘Benoit Marpeau: strong business sense and excellent negotiation skills. High technical level.’

‘Attentive team that looks for pragmatic solutions.’

‘Racine is extremely efficient and provides excellent client service. They are fully multilingual which is essential for conducting deals for a global corporate deal working across English and French jurisdictions.’

‘Mélanie Coiraton has been excellent. Very commercially astute and practical in her advice, providing a first class service.’

‘The team is very available and very competent, with great ease in making complex questions intelligible. The meetings are very well prepared and the teams bring their specific know-how with great precision. ’

‘Franck Sekri: total availability and professionalism.’

‘The team is extremely available and attentive.’

‘Very strong experience, pragmatism and deal maker’.

‘Pierre Emmanuel Chevalier: very precise, seeks to avoid complexity.’

‘Very close to its customers, very attentive, extremely available. ’

‘Competent, pragmatic, available and nice to work with’.

‘Laurent Jobert is an excellent adviser’.

‘Very good team’

‘Very available and flexible team. Know-how to clarify problems and seek simple solutions.’

‘Louis Chenard and his team are very efficient on every occasion.’

‘David Scemla and his team are very focused and the approach is really hands on, with the senior partner really involved and committed.’

‘David Scemla : intuitive, proactive, problem solver and concrete.’

‘A very present team, attentive, extremely responsive, very effective collaboration, using all the new technologies necessary for monitoring activities.’

‘David Schema represents the ideal partner to work with on a project. His competence, organization and contacts make it possible to deal with any type of situation.’

‘A very complete law firm that can provide high quality services for nearly any M&A and venture capital transaction.’

‘Julie Tchaglass is always available. Her understanding of both the transactions and the client’s needs make her an outstanding lawyer. In addition, she and her team always solve our requests in a timely manner, even in urgent matters.’

‘Specialists in all subjects relating to M&A and beyond. The particular traits are: efficiency/speed – excellent analysis and understanding of issues – creativity – international network.’

‘Judith Fargeot has very in-depth knowledge of all aspects of M&A, great advisory capacity, very high rigor in particular to anticipate risks.’

‘Julien Koch has distinguished himself as an indispensable partner, combining availability, responsiveness, involvement and professionalism. His efficiency and ability to innovate have been crucial in resolving complex situations.’

‘Judith Fargeot is an excellent lawyer with great precision, very good speed of execution and high quality questioning. Lisa Becker is also very efficient, also very available, fast and very reliable. Judith Fargeot and Lisa Becker form a remarkable team, very efficient and available with whom it is pleasant to work.’

‘The team led by Judith Fargeot is creative, innovative and efficient with a great capacity to adapt to different project contexts.’

‘The team is very available, is very quick in discussions and provides answers and solutions. The team always ensures that the client is well informed and does not fail to raise questions that need to be asked. The level of advice is very good.’

‘Excellent team’.

‘The team is extremely available, competent and a deal maker. They have a perfect mastery of all communication tools/means, making it very easy to work collaboratively on documents and exchanges. ’

‘Pierre-Olivier Brouard is very pleasant to work with.’

‘Cécile Davanne-Mortreux and Edgard Nguyen are both good technicians and fine negotiators, and they know how to bring discussions to a successful conclusion by being proactive.’

‘Cécile Davanne-Mortreux is talented, efficient, and very friendly.’

 ‘A rare combination of client-centered and personal approach to lead extremely complex deals in M&A in high-tech segments.’

‘Ability of the M&A team to identify the risks and to find appropriate solutions. The team has considerable experience and knows how to use it for the benefit of all its clients.’

 ‘A very well structured team, very responsive and capable of quickly identifying problems and finding solutions.’

‘They have the quality of a major firm but a boutique approach. High quality work.’

‘Almain is one of the leading firms in small mid cap.’

 ‘Edgard Nguyen is a fine tactician and an excellent negotiator.’

‘Very responsive and professional team ’

‘Bruno Nogeiro is very responsive and a deal maker. ’

‘Very available team which knows how to respond in a relevant manner and has a very good international network. ’

‘Bruno Nogueiro is a very good technician who is very technically competent and who knows how to build bridges between parties to facilitate the execution of transactions.’

‘Fabien Pouchot: exceptional availability and responsiveness, a very rapid and extremely relevant analysis of situations ’

‘Very good quality of service. Raphaël Mellerio has great expertise and a very good knowledge of the field. Very responsive and flexible.’

‘Anne-Hélène Le Trocquer is very committed.’

‘Alexis Chahid-Nouraï has good legal knowledge and is a good negotiator and mediator.’

‘We particularly appreciate the agility of Aramis’ M&A team in structuring and implementing international deals. They know very well how to coordinate local advisory teams and provide very pragmatic and operational support, which is very appreciated by our leaders. They are facilitators and are very flexible with whom it is very pleasant to work.’

‘Raphaël Mellerio, not only has an excellent professional background, he is always available and has a constructive approach. His responsiveness is impressive. ’

‘Aymeric de Mol is a high quality lawyer. His great technical expertise and pragmatism make him a partner of choice. Aymeric is also a calm and thoughtful practitioner, which is a strength in context of great tension. ’

‘The Aramis team is agile and responsive.’

‘A very professional, responsive team who listens to offer the best recommendations in the client’s best interest.’

‘A fantastic team.’

‘Audrey Wendling is responsive and relevant, technically excellent and reassures clients.’

‘The team is very efficient, available and relevant. Strong personal and technical qualities. The services offered are of a very high level on the Parisian market. ’

‘Ermine Bolot’s team: very responsive, pleasant and available, with excellent knowledge of the industrial sector and very proactive in supporting and negotiating transactions. The team also demonstrates a lot of pragmatism and finesse in finding tailor-made solutions to the difficulties encountered.’

‘Ermine Bolot is very responsive and knows how to make herself available. She always provides good advice, and knows how to negotiate skillfully and with great pragmatism to advance our transactions while best protecting our interests. Her finesse and knowledge of our sector of activity allows her to find tailor-made solutions to overcome our difficulties. ’

‘Ermine Bolot has the ability to perfectly understand the expectations of her clients, to adapt their culture and her advice according to her client’s business project. Ermine communicates very well.’

‘Ermine Bolot : efficient, tailor-made advice.’

‘Ermine Bolot has a very good reputation on the market.’

‘A team of seasoned professionals, with the skills and know-how of a large firm. ’

‘The team shows great solidarity, is very responsive, creative and diverse. It also takes care to listen and understand before proposing rather than pushing existing schemes.’

‘Vianney Toulouse is a very competent and agile lawyer. Very good daily contact and ability to manage a file from implementation to closing.’

‘Innovative and available.’

‘Henri-Louis Delsol: available, always finds a solution.’

‘Responsiveness, a well-sized team that knows how to respond to emergencies.’

‘Henri-Louis Delsol: flawless involvement and availability.’

‘Professionalism, sound advice.’

‘Accurate answers, professionalism, listens to clients.’

‘Technical excellence and tailored services.’

‘Great professionalism, great responsiveness. High negotiating skills.’

‘Flexibility, pragmatism, availability.’

‘Jean-Robert Bousquet shows great pragmatism, constant involvement in files and excellent understanding of client issues and expectations.’

‘Excellent understanding of how companies work; reactivity; great understanding of issues and ability to make things progress on complex subjects; fluid and very pleasant collaboration; appropriately uses remote communication, electronic signature and documentation creation/revision technologies.’

‘Jean-Robert Bousquet has strong interpersonal skills, intelligence, availability, ability to clarify and resolve complex or sensitive points and great professional rigor, all not without humor.’

‘The team understands commercial needs rapidly and transforms them into a clear and understandable legal document without any delays and with respect to clients’ concerns. A trustful and sincere communication. Their work is worth every penny.’

‘Cristina Audran-Proca is a trustworthy and reliable professional and is there to assist with any major or minor request or concern. Confidence, efficiency, good understanding, hands-on, problem-solver, good communication skills.’

‘Great efficiency/responsiveness, excellent understanding of business issues, advice and support always very relevant. Great availability.’

‘Excellent team with a business and efficient approach.’

‘Raphaël Bloch: very good negotiator with a practical mind and the desire to find a solution allowing the parties to move forward.’

‘An efficient team on all types of transactions.’

‘Raphaël Bloch is very responsive and knows how to be pragmatic. A true commercial partner on mergers and acquisitions transactions.’

 ‘Great responsiveness and pragmatism. Sébastien Pontillo is hands-on, particularly on cross-border deals. Good team quality. ’

‘ Performance. Diligence. Precision’

 ‘Alexandre Omaggio has always demonstrated remarkable responsiveness and commitment. He provides high quality services and knows how to offer pragmatic solutions to his clients.’

Excellent responsiveness. Astute, pragmatic and business-oriented advice.’

‘Very technical, efficient team, with involved and dynamic associates. Excellent file management.’

‘Nicolas Lafont is an excellent partner, technical and involved.’

‘The team has an excellent grasp of French corporate law and really understands the key French legal issues to structure and execute M&A transactions. They are also user friendly and responsive.’

‘Christian Taylor is excellent and provides sensible and pragmatic advice.’

‘Very attentive team offering personalised, innovative and relevant solutions.’

‘Thierry Gontard is excellent, very available and always efficient. He is very close and very committed to his clients. ’

‘Very pleased with the level of expertise and collegiate approach the team took to a particularly complex transaction. ’

‘The team is consistent over the years. Great team spirit and ability to deliver advice from multiple practices in an efficient manner.’

‘Simonetta Giordano is an exceptional lawyer; her advice is always to the point and takes into consideration the specific business needs and regulatory environment, also anticipating potential changes.’

‘The team has a strong ability to relate to its clients and stands out for its pragmatism in seeking solutions in all circumstances.’

‘Offers high quality services at competitive prices.’

‘Denis Barat stands out for his remarkable combination of flexibility, unfailing commitment and speed of reaction.’

‘Excellent mastery of the M&A process, pragmatism, strategic and flexible approach.’

‘Tony Reed, Dan Hasset and Christopher Wilde all three have a perfect mastery of the French M&A codes.’

‘Responsiveness, pragmatism.’

‘Excellent understanding of the challenges of a PE fund.’

‘Charles-Emmanuel Prieur: good understanding and ability to adapt.’

‘Pauline Darmon shows  constant commitment.’

‘Excellent flexibility and in-depth solid legal knowledge and ability to find ingenious solutions.’

‘Team close to the customer, attentive, very proactive and very professional.’

‘Aurélien Debré: strong understanding of business issues and proactivity, and dynamism.’

‘Emmanuel Mansillon is flexible and has good listening skills. Pierre Lamidon is very competent and particularly suited to regional SMEs.’

‘The corporate team has extensive experience in restructuring of international groups, and works closely with other Deloitte teams, thus being able to offer a one-stop solution for a wide typology of operations.’

‘Super competent, brilliant team, very attentive, fully supportive. ’

‘They are very pro-active and available. ’

‘Lionel Lesur is a very supportive and trusted advisor. ’

‘Responsive and deal makers.’

‘Excellent team of very good level. Diversity of profiles, proximity. Availability. Very good work in the context of joint ventures and reverse mergers.’

‘Very good consideration of individual situations, creation of a very strong relationship of trust even with third parties.’

‘Close-knit team that listens.’

‘Very committed, professional and reliable team.’

‘Frédéric Bailly particularly stands out for the level of services offered.’

‘Specialist in M&A transactions in the asset management sector. ’

‘Frédéric Pinet: availability and professionalism.’

‘Proximity to the client. Very high responsiveness and availability. Quality of monitoring. Good understanding of the client’s business and objectives.’

‘Efficient and responsive.’

‘A very good M&A team which has just been strengthened with the arrival of Jean-Claude Rivallan.’

‘The team is very well versed acting for international clients on French mandates.’

‘Pierre François is an assured and polished adviser. He effortlessly assures his client, both the local French team and the international team based in the UK.’

‘Super experienced professional and effective team.’

‘A compact team that is extremely competent and sharp in approaching solutions in a creative and efficient way. Their responsiveness is a particular aspect, always available and ready to answer questions in an objective and solid manner. Matters are dealt with high quality.’

‘Nunode Ayala Boaventura: vast knowledge, a wise approach to better defend the interests of the client, always available and responsive, brilliant poise.’

‘They have proved very good at responding to clients’ needs, quick at dealing with issues and above all are very personable and adaptable.’

‘Nunode Ayala Boaventura is very good commercially and very good with clients. Deadlines are met and client’s business interests are paramount. Very easy to deal with.’

‘Availability, quality work and above all a very business partner approach.’

‘Nuno de Ayala Boaventura is a great lawyer.’

‘Innovative team.’

‘Guillaume Briant is very competent, pleasant, constructive and a deal maker. He defends his clients while creating a pleasant atmosphere.’

‘Spot on advice and efficiency in handling complex matters without lengthy discussions’

‘Nicolas de Witt and Anne-Juliette de Zaluski: committed and efficiently handling matters.’

‘Experience, quality of lawyers and ease at explaining complex points.’

‘Frédéric Grillier: expertise, clarity, efficiency.’

‘A high-performing team.’

‘Jérôme Herbet is very responsive, a very good M&A specialist, and provided support on transactions of relatively high complexity.’

‘High speed of execution. Systematic compliance with deadlines. High quality of deliverables. Precise recommendations. Always relevant advice to the issues linked to the asset management sector. ’

‘Pragmatic. Deal-makers. Respect for confidentiality. Reassuring in complex situations.’