The practice at Linklaters is frequently instructed by private equity houses seeking assistance with primary and secondary buyouts, restructurings, refinancings and consortium deals. Practice co-head Bruno Derieux specialises in public and private M&A, corporate governance issues, and buyouts, with particular experience in the infrastructure and energy segments. Alongside him, corporate all-rounder and 'exceptional talent' Florent Mazeron garners praise for his 'very strong legal and diplomatic skills'.
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‘Florent Mazeron is an exceptional talent. Very strong legal and diplomatic skills. He is much more than the lawyer accompanying you on the legal aspects of a deal. He is a true dealmaker.'
Leading individuals
Florent is one of the Linklaters’ global Financial Sponsors group leaders. He is consistently recommended as a leading private equity lawyer by Chambers and is described as “very effective” and “esteemed among clients for his solution-driven style”.
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Bruno Derieux, Florent Mazeron