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Kirkland’s Paris office advises leading private equity and financial sponsor clients on the largest and most complex transactions in the French market. The team consistently acts on landmark transactions in France and across the European private equity sector.

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Private Equity - France

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Kirkland & Ellis acts on both the buy and sell sides in transactions often of a multi-jurisdictional scope. The practice enjoys a broad client base encompassing private equity funds and institutional investors. The team collaborates with the firm's UK and US offices to provide clients coverage of the key markets of the sector.

Work Highlights

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  • Kirkland & Ellis advised AXA IM on the EUR3.5 billion sale of Data4 to Brookfield.

Strengths

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"It is a hard-working team with commercial acumen which is very enjoyable to work with."

Private Equity respondent
Europe

"Particularly given the depth of their knowledge base in the French market, their local market legal perspective was terrific. I would say they are extremely responsive, they leverage the knowledge of the Paris scene and helped us reach into other branches of K&E to support our transaction. They did a good job in tapping into the broader K&E perspective."

Private Equity respondent
Europe

"We were very satisfied with the work done, their ability and willingness to stand up for our interests, and their advice which always incorporated an element of commerciality to get to a satisfactory landing."

Private Equity respondent
Europe

"They are excellent, real experts, hard workers and deal makers."

Private Equity respondent
Europe

"Multinational K&E teams help to address the complexity and benefit from the highest expertise in each jurisdiction."

Private Equity respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Vincent Ponsonnaille
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Vincent Ponsonnaille
2
Band 2
Vincent Ponsonnaille acts on large-scale investments and disposals, and can claim a client base of major investment and private equity funds. He is particularly adept at advising on cross-border transactions.
"Vincent Ponsonnaille is very dependable, likeable, efficient and commercial."
"He is very reliable, accurate and commercial in his approach."
"Vincent is a deal maker, he goes beyond his field; he is really able to make a negotiation move forward."
"He has very good legal expertise, strong experience and knowledge of market practices."
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Laurent Victor-Michel
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Up and Coming
Laurent Victor-Michel advises domestic and international private equity firms on acquisitions and sales. He is active across the technology, healthcare and infrastructure sectors.
"He is commercially minded and understands the ins and outs of the market and our business. He was always level-headed and managed interactions with other stakeholders the right way to get it to a successful conclusion."
"He was tireless, attentive, pragmatic and thoughtful."
"He was an excellent deal partner for the French aspects of the transaction. He has a strong combination of technical and commercial views on documents, is able to deal with complexity and was a good liaison with the UK partner to balance corporate considerations versus transaction-specific considerations."
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Private Equity: High-end Capability
Vincent Ponsonnaille
2
Vincent Ponsonnaille
2
Band 2
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Laurent Victor-Michel
U
Up and Coming
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