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Linklaters

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Linklaters offers a solid coverage in the financial services space of banks, asset management firms and fintech issues, which the return of the highly experienced Marc Perrone (ex Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP ) early 2025 should strengthen further.  The team provides regulatory and compliance advice (MiFID II), assists with the launch of new financial services offers and also regularly provides support to the M&A practice. Finally, the practice also assists clients with regulators-led investigations. Ngoc-Hong Ma and counsel Laurent Benoit. are the key names in the practice.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The teams is very pleasant and available.’
  • ‘Linklaters is highly professional, trusted and reliable, furnishing always sound, comprehensive and business focused legal advice.’
  • The highly skilled team is able to handle a wide range of diverse banking, financial, regulatory and corporate governance related legal matters and be instrumental contributors to the clients' needs.’
  • ‘Availability and customer care.’
  • ‘They have an excellent sense of clients’ needs. A great team!’
  • ‘Ngoc-Hong Ma is fantastic: very technical and always pleasant.’
  • ‘Laurent Benoit delivers top quality service and analysis, fully respectful of the client's requirements and constraints.’

Key clients

  • CACEIS Bank
  • Credit Agricole Consumer Finance
  • Envision AESC Group Ltd.
  • Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

Work highlights

  • Advised Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) in the successful completion of the US$ 4.8 billion combination between Webhelp and Concentrix.
  • Advised CACEIS, with a view to signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) for the acquisition of RBC Investor Services operations in Europe.
  • Advised the lenders of the Douai Gigafactory project (sponsored by Envision AESC) in a legal complex analysis on the financial cover provided by a third-country export credit agency (grey legal area).

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Laurent Benoit
Linklaters
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ngoc-Hong Ma

Other key lawyers

Laurent Benoit