Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is engaged by several listed companies to assist with transactions, including recently in relation to satellites and retail. The M&A practice handles a steady amount of public and private M&A work for French and international corporations and also regularly advises on corporate restructuring and governance issues. The practice is jointly headed by Claude Serra and Yannick Piette. Agathe Soilleux and recently promoted partner Jean-Baptiste Cornic are other major contributors.
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- 'Hardworking, very available and in tune with the client's culture.'
Key clients
- Altarea
- Casino
- Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
- Engie
- Eiffage
- Eutelsat
- JCD Holdings
- Linedata
- LISI
- Orange
- Paprec
- Rallye
- Total
- Vallourec
- Vinci
Work highlights
- Advising Casino on the sale of its stake in Assai (EUR 1,400 million).
- Advising Eutelsat on the acquisition of the majority control of OneWeb (USD 2,500 million).
- Advisor to Cobham on the sale of Cobham Aerospace Communications to Thales.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Claude Serra, Yannick Piette