The practice group at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP routinely handles significant LBO transactions on behalf of private equity sponsors, industrial, financial and family-owned groups. The team's expertise extends to M&A, restructuring and growth capital mandates. Practice head David Aknin has significant experience of a range of corporate transactions that includes restructurings, private equity and M&A transactions, and joint venture. Additional key contacts for LBO work include Jean BeauchataudFrédéric CazalsAlexandre Duguay, Emmanuelle HenryGuillaume Bonnard and Pierre-Alexandre Kahn. A recent mandate of note saw the team advise Ardian on the sale of Staci to bpostgroup.

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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
  • Eurazeo
  • EQT
  • Equistone
  • Fives
  • Generation IM
  • Goldman Sachs
  • HLD Europe
  • InfraVia Capital Partners
  • Kartesia
  • LFPI
  • Montagu Private Equity
  • Montefiore
  • Naxicap
  • Omers
  • Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan
  • Pacific Avenue Capital Partners
  • 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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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

David Aknin

Other key lawyers

Jean Beauchataud, Frédéric Cazals, Alexandre Duguay, Emmanuelle Henry, Guillaume Bonnard, Pierre-Alexandre Kahn