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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP advises a number of blue-chip French companies as well as international groups and investment funds on large and complex international transactions as well as public M&A deals. The team also handles a strong flow of upper mid to large-cap deals, spanning various sectors including shipping, entertainment and retail. Its M&A practice is complemented by strong private equity capabilities. The practice is jointly headed by Eduardo Fernandez and Fabrice Veverka. Other key members include Gabriel FlandinDaniel Hurstel and Annette Péron.

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  • 'Great expertise, responsiveness and ability at managing large international deals'.

Key clients

  • Air France
  • Air Liquide
  • Alstom
  • Arkema
  • BEL Group
  • Bonduelle
  • Bpifrance
  • Caisse des dépôts et consignations
  • CMA CGM
  • Groupe Cahors
  • Lagardère
  • Orange
  • Thales Group

Work highlights

  • Advising Vilmorin & Cie on the €412.89 million proposed simplified takeover bid announced by Limagrain, the company's reference shareholder.
  • Advising CMA CGM on its offer to acquire Bolloré Logistics, the Bolloré Group's Transport & Logistics subsidiary, for €5 billion.
  • Advised Plan B Entertainment on the sale of 60% of its stake to Mediawan.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Gabriel Flandin

Gabriel Flandin

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Gabriel Flandin is a partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions involving public and private companies, including both private equity and strategic acquirer transactions, as well as bankruptcy-based asset sales. He also regularly advises on corporate governance issues and joint venture structuring.   Gabriel is a lecturer on corporate law topics at the Université de Montpellier, where he provides several courses on LBO structuring. He served for one year as external general counsel for Deutsch Group in New York.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Eduardo Fernandez, Fabrice Veverka

Other key lawyers

Gabriel Flandin, Daniel Hurstel, Annette Péron