Able to leverage the firm’s vast international resources as well as the office’s full-service offering, Linklaters is a popular destination for private equity sponsors seeking a one-stop-shop service across the broad scope of their requirements, from fund structuring through to acquisitions and exits, as well as attendant work relating to management incentive programs. On the M&A front, the team has a ‘strong understanding of investment strategies’, with a versatile practice that also leans into strong industry expertise within the infrastructure and real estate sectors. Luxembourg and New York-qualified partner Rémy Bonneau is ’able to navigate through complicated and unusual structures’, both on the corporate M&A front and in the context of capital markets-related exits, as well as offering a niche expertise of SPAC capital raisings. Nicolas Gauzès retired.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘They have a strong understanding of investment strategies, valuation methods and capital structuring.'
  • ‘The team is very efficient, responsive and dedicated to its clients which makes this team's work feel more like a collaboration with our legal department rather than a simple use of a service provider.'

  • ‘Rémy Bonneau has always shown an extraordinary dedication to his work and clients. We also appreciate his creativity and his commercial approach when we face complicated issues.'

  • 'Rémy Bonneau is a go-to-person for whoever needs a trusted partner who is able to navigate through complicated and unusual structures.’

  • ‘Florence Forster has a very hands-on approach, which is very helpful and appreciated.’

Key clients

  • Montagu Private Equity
  • HgCapital
  • Astatine Investment Partners
  • Triton Fund IV
  • GIC
  • DBG Advising GmbH & Co. KG
  • Moolec Science Limited
  • Cornerstone Investment Management
  • Deutsche Börse / Clearstream
  • Antin Infrastructure Partners
  • Macquarie
  • Arrival

Work highlights

  • Advised Astatine Investment Partners on the $460m sale of its stake in Emitel S.A, a leading terrestrial TV and radio broadcast infrastructure operator in Poland, to Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Partners, a specialist investment company focused on investing in digital infrastructure assets in Europe and North America.
  • Advised Moolec Science Ltd on its business combination with LightJump Acquisition Corporation, which resulted in a newly formed holding company of the combined entity, Moolec Science SA, which listed on Nasdaq.
  • Advised Deutsche Börse Aktiengesellschaft/Clearstream on the bundling of the business area Investment Fund Services in connection with the establishment of a new Luxembourg bank for global investors.

Other key lawyers

Manfred Müller, Rémy Bonneau, Maxime Bertomeu-Savalle, Florence Forster, Catherine Kremer, Aurélie Mounier