The ‘proactive and responsive’ team at Arendt & Medernach has ’extensive knowledge of the industry’ and provides ‘a business-oriented approach’ to a myriad of large global sponsors, including Bain Capital and Oaktree Capital, across the spectrum of work throughout the value chain, including on their downstream investment activity. Laurent Schummer’s work in the space runs the gamut from venture capital/growth capital mandates through to core private equity leveraged buyout (LBO) work for clients including Astorg – which he recently advised on a complex co-investment acquisition with Epiris of London-based Euromoney Institutional Investor. Pierre Beissel, who has excellent industry insight through his LPEA board membership, is also a prominent figure in much of the large-scale private equity-related transactional work handled by the team, as well as for restructuring and corporate governance. Adrian Aldinger heads the team.

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Testimonials

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  • 'The proactive and responsive team works towards the best interest of its clients.’

  • 'The team has a business-oriented approach.’

  • ‘The Arendt & Medernach PE team has extensive knowledge of the industry. As they serve many clients, they can leverage on it and provide meaningful insights. As they have various departments, they can tackle many aspects of a project with the same quality.’

  • ‘Sebastien Binard is able to explain all the technical aspects with simple terms which is really helpful for us.’

  • ‘Francois Deprez has the ability to identify country-specific matters in the frame of a global transaction and has an uncanny knack of being able to find solutions and anticipate roadblocks.’

Key clients

  • Ardian Luxembourg
  • Bain Capital
  • Castik Capital S. à r.l.
  • DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH
  • LVMH / L Catterton
  • Macquarie Group
  • Montagu Private Equity
  • Neuberger Bergman
  • Nordic Capital
  • Oaktree Capital Management

Work highlights

  • Advised Astorg on (i) the £1.7bn acquisition, together with UK private equity firm Epiris, of London-based Euromoney Institutional Investor and (ii) the separation of the target group into two businesses, with Fastmarkets becoming a standalone entity managed solely by Astorg.
  • Advised DPE Deutsche Private Equity on its successful close of DPE Continuation Fund I, with a fund size of circa €708m.
  • Advised Bain Capital Private Equity on its multibillion-euro acquisition of a majority stake in House of HR, a European leader in HR services.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Adrian Aldinger

Other key lawyers

Pierre Beissel, Laurent Schummer, Sébastien Binard, Bob Calmes, Alexander Olliges, Carsten Opitz, François Deprez