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David Aknin

Work Department

Corporate, M&A, Private Equity

Position

Partner

Career

David Aknin is a Corporate partner in the Paris office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. His practice involves a wide range of mergers and acquisitions-related matters both for public and private companies. He is singled out for his work representing private equity sponsors as well for his vast experience in large, complex, cross-border M&A transactions. He has also developed a renowned expertise in the area of business reorganisations, debt restructurings, debtor and creditors’ rights and financing transactions as well as in crisis management and corporate governance matters.

Languages

French, English

Memberships

Paris Bar

Education

Graduate of the University of Paris I-Panthéon Sorbonne Graduate of the University of Paris II-Panthéon Assas (Institut de Droit des Affaires, 1989)Tax DESS from the University of Paris IX-Dauphine (1990)

Mentions

France

Private equity: LBO

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