Winston & Strawn LLP
Praised for its ‘exceptional quality’, the practice at Winston & Strawn LLP advises a varied client roster consisting of professional organisations, investors into the healthcare sector, and networks of healthcare practitioners. Exhibiting deep transactional expertise, the team regularly advises on private equity investments, corporate issues, and M&A. Practice co-head Gilles Bigot acts for a number of different players in French and European healthcare markets, including laboratories, medical equipment manufacturers, and health institutions in corporate matters. Co-head Julie Vern Cesano-Gouffrant has a great deal of experience in handling both regulatory and transactional matters, including recapitalisations and leveraged buyouts.
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Testimonials
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‘Very attentive to estimating customer needs at all stages of the process.’
‘A relevant mix of knowledge of law, field practice and great creativity to bring new models to the surface.’
‘The Winston team has in-depth expertise in legal vendor due diligence, and in-depth knowledge of the aesthetic medicine sector. Their lawyers are very qualified and experienced in this type of operations. Their approach is both pragmatic and creative, finding tailor-made solutions.’
‘The team is of exceptional quality. Their expertise shines though in finding solutions to address all the issues. All demonstrated exemplary rigor and professionalism in conducting due diligence.’
‘Unique expertise in the health sector, strong links with all stakeholders, true insider partner. The team issues confident recommendations to navigate the regulations and proactively covers all possibilities.’
‘Gilles Bigot has unique expertise and participates in all discussions.’
Key clients
- Biofutur
- EverImmune
- Imapole
- Ipsos
- JUUL Labs
- La Croix Rouge Française
- Ogènes
- Omnes
- Oradianse
- Bridgepoint
- PointVision
- Proveca
- Ramsay Générale de Santé
- Sarah Santé Group
- Abenex Capital SA
- Telemos Capital / MedEuropa
- Capital Croissance
- CRF Jeanne d’Arc
- MBO & Co.
- Dentius
- Core Equity Holdings
- Medipass
- Centres de Médecine Nucléaire
- PlusDental
Work highlights
- Advised the Imapôle group on the acquisition of a minority stake by Eurazeo and Bpifrance.
- Advised Horadianse SAS on the sale of the majority of its share capital.
- Assisted the Lazeo group on its partnership with Blackstone.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Gilles Bigot, Julie Vern Cesano-Gouffrant