McDermott Will & Emery AARPI's 'smart, friendly, multidisciplinary' practice specialises in advising investment funds on LBO operations, namely acquisitions, build-ups and disposals. The team also assists family shareholders with capital restructuring operations, management teams with LBO mandates and corporations with fundraising. A group of six practitioners co-direct, comprising: the 'highly professional' Grégoire Andrieux and Diana Hund; Henri Pieyre de Mandiargues, who is focused on advising management teams; and Fabrice Piollet, who handles the gamut of mid-cap transactions. Guillaume Kellner and Guillaume Panuel complete the leadership team.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Dynamism, relevance, structuring, very good quality, it's above its competitors.’
‘Diana Hund - dynamism, mobilization.’
‘Smart, friendly, multidisciplinary, recognized.’
‘Diana Hund and Grégoire Andrieux - both highly professional, get along well with the management teams.'
Key clients
- Abénex
- Ardian
- Five Arrows Principal
- Bpifrance Investissement
- Fabernovel
- Chequers Capital
- Montefiore Investment
- Siparex
- Zenchef
- Andera Partners
- Groupe Finoli
- G Square
- MBO & Co
- Amundi Private Equity Funds
- Arkéa
- Capza
- Luxempart
- Treo NOAL GP Sarl (formerly BRG)
- MML Capital Partners
- Nov Santé Actions Non Cotées fund (managed by Eurazeo)
- Fabernovel
Work highlights
- Advised Five Arrows Principal Investments, the European corporate private equity business of Rothschild Merchant Banking, on entering into exclusivity negotiations with Quilvest Capital Partners and IK Partners to acquire a majority stake in Groupe EDH.
- Advised Capza, an established European private investment platform focused on small and mid cap companies, on the acquisition of Adone Conseil.
- Advised Nov Santé Actions Non Cotées fund, which is managed by Eurazeo and is dedicated to the development of healthcare in France, in connection with its minority investment in the Imapôle, a medical imaging group.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Grégoire Andrieux, Diana Hund, Henri Pieyre de Mandiargues, Fabrice Piollet, Guillaume Kellner, Guillaume Panuel