Pierre-Louis Cléro
Latham & WatkinsLatham & Watkins stands out for its ability to handle big-ticket global M&A transactions. The Paris-based team, which works in close collaboration with the firm’s US, Asian and European offices, assists CAC 40 companies, international corporations and investment funds. It recently advised on a deal in the automotive sector and assisted with acquisitions, sales and JV agreements pertaining to various industry sectors including retail, financial and consulting services, and technology. Practice head Pierre-Louis Cléro, Olivier du Mottay, Alexander Crosthwaite and Charles-Antoine Guelluy are the names to note.
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‘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.’
Key clients
- Allegro Microsystems Inc
- Airfrance KLM
- AllianceBernstein
- Blablacar
- Bridgepoint
- Burger King
- Carrefour
- Coatue Management
- Comdata SpA
- Datassential Holdings, LLC
- Expedia Group
- Galeries Lafayette
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Imerys
- Karnov Group
- Keolis
- Kering
- Lagardère
- Lectra
- L'Oréal
- Match
- Media Globe Network (Sawiris family)
- Nissan
- OpenWeb
- Orange SA
- Rémy Cointreau Libra (RCL)
- SATS Ltd.
- Saur
- Siemens
- Sowind Group
- Technip FMC
- Teleperformance
- Tencent
- TotalEnergies
- Turo Inc.
- Veracyte
- Vinci
- Vivaldi
- Vivalto
- William Demant
- Worldline
- Zeplug
Work highlights
- Advised L’Oréal on its agreement with Brazilian cosmetics maker Natura & Co to acquire Aēsop, the Australian luxury beauty brand at an enterprise value of US$2.525 billion.
- Advised Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. on the negotiation of a new framework agreement between Nissan and Renault Group.
- Advised Teleperformance on its €3 billion proposed acquisition of Luxembourg-based, Euronext-listed Majorel.
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Pierre-Louis Cléro