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The 'very pragmatic' and 'commercial' practice group at Paul Hastings LLP routinely assists private equity funds and managers with mid and large-cap LBO transactions. The team's expertise extends to advice on management packages, acquisition finance, restructuring, tax structuring and regulatory issues. Private equity specialist Olivier Deren directs the practice and garners client praise for his 'loyalty, flexibility' and 'availability'. Also noted are Arthur de Baudry d’Asson, Sébastien Crepy and Charles Cardon, all of whom handle corporate and private equity transactions.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Strong team, very pragmatic and good commercial mindset, fast delivery and turnaround at highest quality.’

  • ‘Arthur de Baudry d’Asson is clearly a very strong individual. Highly efficient, and puts himself always into the shoes of the counterparty to anticipate what they could be asking for. Can highly recommend Arthur.’

  • ‘Very competent. Wide range of practices and international reach. Very pragmatic, proactive and responsive.'

  • ‘Olivier Deren - loyalty, flexibility, availability.'

Key clients

  • Activa Capital
  • Amundi Private Equity Fund
  • Andera Partners
  • Ardian Expansion
  • Arkéa Capital
  • Astorg
  • Astorg Mid-Cap
  • B & Capital
  • BEX Capital
  • BNP Paribas Développement
  • Bpifrance
  • Bridgepoint Europe
  • CAPZA
  • Cathay Capital
  • Crédit Mutuel Equity
  • EMZ Partners
  • Equistone
  • EQT
  • Eurazeo
  • FCDE
  • Francisco Partners
  • Gimv
  • IDI
  • IK Partners
  • Insight Partners
  • Intermediate Capital Group (ICG)
  • ISAI
  • Keensight Capital
  • LFPI
  • Mérieux Equity Partners
  • MML Capital
  • Montefiore Investment
  • Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners
  • Mubadala Investment Company
  • Mubadala Capital
  • Qualium Investissement
  • Providence Equity Partners
  • RAISE Investissement
  • Sagard
  • Sagard NewGen
  • Siparex
  • SOCADIF
  • Société Générale Capital Partenaires
  • Symphony Technology Group
  • Turenne Capital
  • Wendel
  • 21 Invest

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Olivier Deren
Paul Hastings LLP
Sébastien Crepy
Paul Hastings LLP

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Olivier Deren

Other key lawyers

Arthur de Baudry d’Asson, Sébastien Crepy, Charles Cardon