Corporate/M&A - Europe-wide
What the team is known for
Cleary Gottlieb utilises strong offerings in the UK, France and Italy to provide seamless cross-border advice on multi-jurisdictional transactions across Europe. The law firm wins roles on high-end M&A transactions on behalf of major multinational corporate clients based in Belgium or France. It acts for US private equity or listed corporate clients either on the divestment of their European operations or on the European aspects of wider global transactions. Cleary Gottlieb is particularly active in share transactions and mergers of multinational companies. The firm's European offices frequently act in cooperation with the firm's leading New York-based team.
Strengths
"Cleary has a global presence, which matches our needs for our global business."
"The team is reactive, hard-working and creative. It is very able to work across several jurisdictions."
"They are quick, straight to the point and efficient at analysing complex issues."
Work highlights
Cleary Gottlieb advised Veolia Environment on the sale of Vigie's UK waste business to Suez, valued at GDP2 billion.
Notable practitioners
Key partner contacts in Europe are Pierre-Yves Chabert in Paris and Laurent Legein in Brussels who head the firm's EMEA practice.
