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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Notable
51 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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Latham & Watkins
11 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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De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
14 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

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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M&A
Tier 5
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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Notable

ARCHERS
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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 2
63 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Latham & Watkins
11 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 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
1 practice area
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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
1 practice area
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Nova Avocats
1 practice area
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Racine
6 practice areas
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Reed Smith
9 practice areas
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Sullivan & Cromwell
8 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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3 results3 results
Deal Highlights
43 results43 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Montefiore Investment SAS - M&A
2021-02-19
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Benjamin Garcon, Crina Gealatu
Montefiore Investment SAS
Buyer
Orolia SA - M&A
2021-04-04
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Arnaud Fromion, Charles-Henri de Gouvion Saint Cyr, Edouard Balades, Edward Amer, Michael Miranda, Robert Young, Sam Bateman, William Robert
Orolia SA
Seller
Cerba HealthCare SAS - M&A
2021-03-30
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Arthur Deschamps, Chloe Vu Thien, Laurent Bonnet, Marie-Laure Bruneel, Maxence Bloch, Paul Fourniere, Sarah Paquay, William Robert
Cerba HealthCare SAS
Target
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2021-07-08
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Charles-Henri de Gouvion Saint Cyr, Mathieu Terrisse, Thomas Maitrejean, Yong Fei Zhu
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
Groupe Novepan - M&A
2021-06-03
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Adrien Paturaud, Arthur Deschamps, Baudouin Harou, Hind Badreddine, Laurent Bonnet, Marie-Laure Bruneel, Thomas Maitrejean
Groupe Novepan
Buyer
Cerba HealthCare SAS - M&A
2022-02-15
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Benhouda Derradji, Heloise Bertin, Marie-Laure Bruneel, Maxence Bloch, Sabine Bensaid
Cerba HealthCare SAS
Buyer
Equistone Partners Europe Ltd. - M&A
2021-04-09
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
David Diamant, Messan Dogbevi, Thomas Maitrejean
Equistone Partners Europe Ltd.
Seller
Zionexa - M&A
2021-05-06
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Charles-Henri de Gouvion Saint Cyr, Sarah Paquay, Simon Servan-Schreiber, Thomas Maitrejean
Zionexa
Target
Ares Management Corp. - M&A
2022-01-04
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Ares Management Corp.
Seller
Adista SAS - M&A
2021-02-02
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Adrien Paturaud, Benjamin Filiatre, Carla Bisoli, Marie-Laure Bruneel, Paul Fourniere, Pauline Louis, Thomas Maitrejean, Yoann Labbe
Adista SAS
Buyer
Groupe Sandaya - M&A
2021-03-08
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Groupe Sandaya
Target
Tikehau Ace Capital SAS - M&A
2022-01-07
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Charles-Henri de Gouvion Saint Cyr, Chloe Vu Thien, Louis de Chezelles, Marie Fillon, Sarah Fleury, Thomas Dupont-Sentilles
Tikehau Ace Capital SAS
Buyer
Repligen Corp. - M&A
2021-06-22
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Courtney Hetrick, David Diamant, Hadrien Gence, Jason Breen, Marie-Laure Bruneel, Sarah Fleury, Shivani Suhag, Sylvia Burgess, William Robert
Repligen Corp.
Buyer
Sagard SAS - M&A
2021-11-30
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Adrien Paturaud, Julien-Pierre Tannoury, Marie Magnolle, Marie-Laure Bruneel, Simon Servan-Schreiber, Thomas Maitrejean
Sagard SAS
Buyer
EMZ Partners - M&A
2022-03-22
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Maxence Bloch, Rodolphe du Chaffaut
EMZ Partners
Seller
Azulis Capital - M&A
2022-03-22
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Pauline Louis, Rodolphe du Chaffaut, Thomas Maitrejean
Azulis Capital
Seller
Interflora France SA - M&A
2022-03-21
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Felicien Bardsley, Maxence Bloch, Pauline Louis
Interflora France SA
Seller
MCC Group - M&A
2022-04-06
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Benjamin Garcon, Julien-Pierre Tannoury, Marie-Laure Bruneel, Thomas Lery
MCC Group
Seller
Labexa - M&A
2021-11-22
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Chloe Vu Thien, Maxence Bloch, Sabine Bensaid
Labexa
Target
Digital Mediagroup - M&A
2022-04-08
Goodwin Procter
France
M&A
Benjamin Garcon, Pauline Louis
Digital Mediagroup
Seller
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