Led by Annie Maudouit-Ridde, Winston & Strawn LLP's team handles a large spectrum of deals on behalf on issuers, investors and financial advisers. The team advises on small to larger offerings including block trade sales and shareholder capital increase, and also regularly works on Euronext Growth and Access + IPOs as well as on major IPOs by SPACs.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Good responsiveness, skills and advice highlighting risk factors and opportunities. Innovative solutions.’
- ‘Deep knowledge and genuine care for clients. They don’t just offer standard solutions but think creatively and outside the box. Their relentless pursuit of results, combined with a strong ethical grounding, ensures clients’ legal concerns are handled expertly. Annie Maudouit-Ridde shows incredible skills in navigating complex legal landscapes, always ensuring clients’ needs are met with precision and timely responses. Their consistent communication and willingness to go the extra mile is especially valuable.’
- ‘Annie Maudouit-Ridde is very precise and summarizes key subjects perfectly.’
- ‘Annie Maudouit-Ridde is an outstanding lawyer. She is business savvy, commercial and understands what needs to be done for clients. From a technical point of view, she is highly skilled, but also approachable and great to work with.’
- ‘Particularly efficient and constructive team. Capable of delivering very high quality documents in record time.’
- ‘Friendly and customer-oriented team’.
- ‘Excellent team.’
- ‘Annie Maudouit-Ridde is a very talented lawyer, with whom it is easy to collaborate. She will seek innovative solutions with the aim of facilitating the completion of her clients' operations. She has a perfect command of the regulations and knows how to make herself heard by the French securities regulator.’
Key clients
- Auplata Mining Group
- Aurel BGC
- Cantor Fitzgerald Europe
- Digital Virgo Group
- Delta Drone
- Drone Volt
- GECI International
- Groupe Airwell
- Metavisio
- Osmosun
- Priveterra Acquisition Corp. II
- Portzamparc
- TP ICAP
- Transition Evergreen
- Yorkville Advisors
- Smart Good Things
Work highlights
- Advised Osmosun and the placing agents Portzamparc (Groupe BNP Paribas) and TP ICAP in connection with Osmosun’s initial public offering on Euronext Growth.
- Advised Smart Good Things Holding in connection with its listing on Euronext Access + Paris followed a few months later by a strategic equity investment by group Casino.
- Advised Digital Virgo Group, a French FinTech, on its contemplated business combination with Goal Acquisitions Corp., a US SPAC, and its reverse IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jérôme Herbet, Annie Maudouit-Ridde