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Banking and finance
Banking
Project finance
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Financial and corporate
Financial services regulatory
Corporate and M&A
Private equity
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Project development
Firm overview

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is an international white shoe law firm headquartered in New York. Cleary is one of most well-rounded firms in the US, with strong debt capital markets, equity capital markets, derivatives, financial services regulatory, M&A, private equity and private equity funds practices.

Address:
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Rue de Tilsitt
Paris
75008
Tel:+33 1 40 74 68 00 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.clearygottlieb.com/
Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 4
51 firms ranked
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A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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LPA Law
7 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
7 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
7 practice areas
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Tier 6

Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
3 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Volt & Associes
4 practice areas
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August Debouzy
8 practice areas
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
2 practice areas
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De Gaulle Fleurance
11 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Holman Fenwick Willan
4 practice areas
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King & Spalding
9 practice areas
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Lacourte Raquin Tatar
5 practice areas
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Levine Keszler
6 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Nabarro Béraud Avocats
2 practice areas
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Proskauer Rose
7 practice areas
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Racine
6 practice areas
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Reed Smith
9 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
4 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 2
24 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Tier 4

Addleshaw Goddard
4 practice areas
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Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Debevoise & Plimpton
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bentam Société d’Avocats
3 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Reed Smith
9 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 1
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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Cabinet Bompoint
3 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 2
21 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Spitz Poulle Kannan
2 practice areas
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Tier 2

CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Dartevelle Dubest Bellanca
2 practice areas
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Lacourte Raquin Tatar
5 practice areas
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LPA Law
7 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Racine
6 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
68 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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BDGS Associés
5 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
11 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
8 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

August Debouzy
8 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Cabinet Bompoint
3 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Lacourte Raquin Tatar
5 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
9 practice areas
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Tier 5

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Dechert
4 practice areas
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FTPA
4 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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King & Spalding
9 practice areas
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LPA Law
7 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Veil Jourde
4 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
4 practice areas
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Tier 6

Aramis
3 practice areas
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Argos Avocats
3 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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DLA Piper
10 practice areas
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DS Avocats
9 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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Joffe & Associés
5 practice areas
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Reed Smith
9 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
7 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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ARCHERS
1 practice area
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Chammas & Marcheteau
5 practice areas
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Coblence Avocats
2 practice areas
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Degroux Brugère
1 practice area
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Desfilis
2 practice areas
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Grant Thornton Société d’Avocats
2 practice areas
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HERALD
1 practice area
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Holman Fenwick Willan
4 practice areas
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LL Berg
3 practice areas
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Latournerie Wolfrom & Associés
2 practice areas
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Levine Keszler
6 practice areas
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Mermoz Avocats
3 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
5 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
6 practice areas
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Racine
6 practice areas
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Steering Legal
2 practice areas
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Private equity
Tier 3
63 firms ranked
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Latham & Watkins
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Goodwin Procter
4 practice areas
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Kirkland & Ellis
3 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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DLA Piper
10 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
9 practice areas
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Scotto Partners
6 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 4

Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
9 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
8 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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Chammas & Marcheteau
5 practice areas
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DS Avocats
9 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Franklin
7 practice areas
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Gowling WLG
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Joffe & Associés
5 practice areas
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LL Berg
3 practice areas
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Lamartine Conseil
2 practice areas
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Mermoz Avocats
3 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
7 practice areas
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Volt & Associes
4 practice areas
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Winston Taylor
4 practice areas
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ASAFO & Co
5 practice areas
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Argos Avocats
3 practice areas
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August Debouzy
8 practice areas
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Berry Avocats
1 practice area
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Coblence Avocats
2 practice areas
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Crefovi
4 practice areas
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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Dechert
4 practice areas
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Duroc Partners
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FTPA
4 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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King & Spalding
9 practice areas
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Levine Keszler
6 practice areas
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Moncey Avocats
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Nova Avocats
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Racine
6 practice areas
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Reed Smith
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
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Project development
Tier 3
27 firms ranked
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
15 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

ASAFO & Co
5 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Tier 5

Bird & Bird
8 practice areas
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Bracewell
1 practice area
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Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier
8 practice areas
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Trinity International
3 practice areas
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Weil Gotshal & Manges
10 practice areas
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Bignon Lebray
10 practice areas
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Bredin Prat
12 practice areas
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Michel Lequien Avocats
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Project finance
Tier 3
31 firms ranked
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A&O Shearman
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Clifford Chance
14 practice areas
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
14 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
14 practice areas
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White & Case
14 practice areas
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Tier 3

Ashurst Perkins Coie
13 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
14 practice areas
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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
14 practice areas
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Mayer Brown
12 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
13 practice areas
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher
13 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
15 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
12 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

ASAFO & Co
5 practice areas
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Bentam Société d’Avocats
3 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Freshfields
12 practice areas
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Gowling WLG
9 practice areas
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Jeantet
11 practice areas
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Jones Day
11 practice areas
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Reed Smith
9 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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DS Avocats
9 practice areas
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De Gaulle Fleurance
11 practice areas
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Fidal
6 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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UGGC Avocats
7 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is a leading international law firm headquartered in New York with about 16 offices around the major financial hubs in the world including Paris. The firm's presence in France could be traced back to 1949 when it opened its Paris office. The Paris office boasts of both locally qualified and US qualified lawyers with international expertise. The Paris team advises on a variety of practice areas spanning from banking, capital markets, financial services regulatory, M&A to project development and financing.

 

Highlights

The firm notably advised MAIF regarding the €1.55 billion financial restructuring of Orpea.

The firm also advised Artémis in its acquisition of a majority stake in the creative Artists Agency.

The firm also advised the Republic of Senegal on the €370 million facility arranged by Standard Chartered Bank, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and JPMorgan Chase Bank for the acquisition of equity stake in DP World Dakar.

 

Key clients 

Attestor, Artémis, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole and Roquette

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Groupe BPCE - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
Groupe BPCE
Issuer
Council of Europe Development Bank - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
Deutsche Bank, Société Générale, Citigroup, Nomura
Underwriter
Council of Europe Development Bank - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, JP Morgan Chase
Underwriter
BNP Paribas - Bond Issue
2021-02-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
BNP Paribas
Issuer
BNP Paribas - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
BNP Paribas
Issuer
BNP Paribas - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
BNP Paribas
Issuer
Crédit Agricole - Bond Issue
2021-06-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
Crédit Agricole
Issuer
Latour Capital Management SAS - M&A
2021-02-19
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
M&A
Anne-Sophie Coustel, Augustin Aoudjhane, Bruno Valenti, Charles Masson, Frederic De Bure, Jules Troubat, Valentin Lefebvre, Valerie Lemaitre, Victoria Blanc
Latour Capital Management SAS
Buyer
Apollo Global Management Inc. - M&A
2022-02-21
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
M&A
Apollo Global Management Inc.
Buyer
Council of Europe Development Bank - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
CIBC, Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank
Underwriter
Veolia Environnement SA - M&A
2022-05-06
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
M&A
Anna N’diaye, Anne-Sophie Coustel, Barthélemy Montpezat, Blanche d'Aramon, Hugo Gilli, Hugues Tabardel, Ines Fernandez, Jules Le Roux, Mathilde Philippe, Maud Lesaffre, Pierre-Yves Chabert, Rodolphe Elineau, Saverio Valentino, Severine Schrameck
Veolia Environnement SA
Seller
BNP Paribas - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
Bond issue
Banco Santander, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BBVA - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, BMO Capital Markets, CIBC, Citigroup, Commerzbank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Danske Bank Corporate Finance, Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, ICBC, ING Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan Chase, Lloyds Banking Group, Mitsubishi Corp, Morgan Stanley, National Bank of Canada, Nikkon Holdings Co, Nordea, Nykredit, Rabobank, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, Standard Chartered Bank, Toronto-Dominion Bank, UniCredit, Wells Fargo, Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH, Westpac Banking Corporation
Underwriter
Groupe Artemis - M&A
2022-09-30
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
M&A
Groupe Artemis
Buyer
Thales SA - M&A
2022-07-29
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
M&A
Anita Oliver, Chris Gollop, David Friedman, Francesco Iodice, George Taylor, Giuseppe Scassellati-Sforzolini, James Langston, Jon Polanec, Joseph Destribois, Matteo Montanaro, Patrick Bock, Pierre-Yves Chabert, Richard Sultman, Rodolphe Elineau, Valentin Lefebvre
Thales SA
Seller
Loxam SAS - M&A
2022-07-29
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
M&A
Camille Delaisse, Jerome Hartemann, Thierry Diouf, Valerie Lemaitre
Loxam SAS
Buyer
Tikehau Capital Advisors - M&A
2023-02-16
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
France
M&A
Anne-Sophie Coustel, Guillaume Le Masson, Pierre-Yves Chabert
Tikehau Capital Advisors
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