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Key practice areas
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Financial and corporate
Corporate and M&A
Private equity
M&A
Firm overview

Skadden is a leading firm in the US for debt capital markets, M&A, structured finance, restructuring and insolvency, financial services regulatory, and also maintains excellent banking, equity capital markets, project finance, project development, hedge funds and private equity practices.  A powerhouse corporate firm, anything related to acquisitions is squarely in the firm’s wheelhouse. 

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is an international law firm established in 1948, with offices across the Americas, Asia and Europe. Skadden’s French office boasts both French and US qualified legal professionals who advise on notable transactions across Europe. The Paris deal team is led by highly regarded partner Armand Grumberg and is supported by notable practitioners such as Pascal Bine, François Barrière and Arash Attar-Rezvani. The team is particularly active in M&A and Private equity.

Key clients

Ardian, Capgemini, FTV, Financière LM, and Renault.

Highlights

Skadden has recently advised Ardian on a series of private equity transactions, including its investment in Froneri through PAI Strategic Partnerships II SCSp. The firm also advised the client, alongside a continuation fund led by Andera Partners, on the acquisition of Spherea and Averna.

The firm has also advised Capgemini SE on its acquisition of WNS by way of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under
Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate
Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Duck Creek Technologies LLC - M&A
2022-06-28
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
France
M&A
Patrick Dupuis
Duck Creek Technologies LLC
Buyer
Pfizer Inc. - M&A
2022-06-23
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
France
M&A
Arash Attar-Rezvani, Daniel Hernandez, Ingrid Vandenborre, Jacek Urban, Pascal Bine, Patrick Dupuis, Thomas Perrot
Pfizer Inc.
Buyer
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