Xavier Norlain

Xavier Norlain is a Private Equity and M&A partner, Head of Proskauer's Paris office, and a member of the Firm’s Private Capital industry group.

Xavier brings longstanding experience advising leading investment funds and family offices on leveraged buyouts and growth capital transactions. He also regularly represents industrial and services groups on a broad range of corporate matters, including restructurings and M&A transactions. In addition, he has significant experience advising founders and managers on the negotiation of their status and remuneration, particularly in connection with transactions involving investment funds.

Xavier’s practice spans a wide range of industries, including technology, telecom, aerospace and defense, cybersecurity, healthcare, and childcare and homecare.

Publications

• Quoted in Les Echos Capital Finance “LBO, the end of golden years?”, December 2022

• Trends and Developments for Private Equity in France. Chambers Global Practice Guides, 2021

• L’attractivité du secteur de la profession d’avocat pour les femmes en question, La Semaine du Droit, Edition générale, n° 10, March 2021

• Introduction à la seconde édition du Guide Numérique. La Lettre des Juristes d'Affaires, 2019

• La Défense écartelée. Centre d’étude et de prospective stratégique, April 2017

Les dernières tendances en matière de Capital Transmission et pratiques des « préemptives ». Les Echos Business, August 2016

Principales tendances des pratiques M&A comparées seton la typologie de profil des opérateurs: Private Equity vs. Corporate. Les Echos Business, January 2016

A favorable outlook in France. M&A Guide 2016, January 2016