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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is the key adviser to a number of major French listed companies while also regularly assisting management teams and boards with large and complex M&A transactions. The firm combines top M&A and private equity expertise that extends to public M&A deals and high-profile restructuring and distressed M&A work. The practice is particularly active in the TMT and retail sectors where it regularly works on headline deals. The practice is led by Yannick Piette. Agathe Soilleux and Jean-Baptiste Cornic are two other key members. Claude Serra left the firm.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Excellence. Very strong negotiation skills Great strategic vision. Great network and united team.'

  • ‘Yannick Piette is a brilliant lawyer: 360 vision, great technicality and above all great understanding of the issues in all dimensions (business, financial, legal, HR, communication). Very nice team.'

  • ‘High level of competence, pleasant and fluid working relationships.'

  • ‘Great ability to mobilise resources. Culture of the "deal". Great ability to advise managers. Beyond negotiation skills, ability to take a higher perspective.'

  • ‘Yannick Piette: very responsive, always listening, knows how to work with internal teams. Knows how to lead and "finish" a negotiation.'

  • ‘The M&A team in Paris is top-of-the-range - very available, fast and precise in their advice. Very attentive to the client and looking for innovative solutions to meet expectations.'

  • ‘Yannick Piette: always available for his clients.'

Key clients

  • Altarea
  • Casino
  • Engie
  • Eutelsat
  • HLD
  • Klépierre
  • Linedata
  • Orange
  • Paprec
  • Rallye
  • Total
  • Vallourec
  • Veolia
  • Vinci

Work highlights

  • Advised Casino on its €1.35bn sale of hypermarkets and supermarkets to Auchan, Intermarché and Carrefour.
  • Advised Cobham on its USD1.1bn the sale of Cobham Aerospace Communication to Thalès.  
  • Advised HLD on its €120 million investment by capital increase in listed company Clariane.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Yannick Piette

Other key lawyers

Agathe Soilleux, Jean-Baptiste Cornic