Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP assists private equity sponsors, industrial and financial groups and family-owned groups with large-cap LBO transactions. The group is also well placed to advise clients on domestic and cross-border M&A, divestitures, build-ups, financings, and distressed M&A transactions. Infrastructure funds, insurance companies, and pension plans also look to the team for its expertise in the infrastructure segment. David Aknin steers the practice; additional names to note include Jean Beauchataud, Frédéric Cazals, Alexandre Duguay, and Guillaume Bonnard, who focus on high-profile LBOs and M&A transactions.
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Key clients
- 3i
- Advent International
- Alpha Private Equity
- Adagia Partners
- A&M Capital
- Antin Infrastructure
- Altamir
- Archimed
- Ardian
- Aleph Capital
- Astorg Partners
- Bain Capital
- Capza
- Caravelle
- Carlyle
- Cathay Capital Private Equity
- Cerba Healthcare
- Ceva
- Chequers Capital
- Cinven
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
- Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille
- CVC Capital Partners
- Ergon Capital Partners
- Eurazeo
- EQT
- Equistone
- Generation IM
- HLD Europe
- Infravia Capital Partners
- LFPI
- L-GAM
- Montagu Private Equity
- Montefiore
- Naxicap
- Omers
- Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan
- PAI Partners
- Parquest
- Permira
- PSG Equity
- Qualium Investissement
- Sagard
- Seven2 (previously named Apax Partners)
- Sienna Private Equity
- TCV
- Thétys
- Towerbrook
- Voodoo
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David Aknin