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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

France

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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. 

Address:
68
Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
Paris
75008
Tel:+33155271100 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.skadden.com/
Rankings published in 2026
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is an international law firm established in 1948 and has offices in the Americas, Asia and Europe. The French office of Skadden boasts of having both French and US qualified legal professionals advising on notable transactions across Europe. The deal team in Paris is led by highly regarded partner Armand Grumberg and 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.

 

Highlights

The firm advised JAB Holding Company on its over $ 1.4 billion acquisition of Cardif Pinnacle from BNP Paribas Cardif to form a strategic joint venture.

The firm also advised Renault Group on a €764 million share buyback of Nissan Motor Co. Renault Group sold 211,000,000 Nissan shares, representing 5% of Nissan share capital, to Nissan Motor Co.

 

Key clients

Air France-KLM, Ardian Private Equity, JAB, HG Capital and Renault.

6 results6 results
Arash Attar-Rezvani
Firm:
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
New York
François Barrière
Firm:
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Pascal Bine
Firm:
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Nicola Di Giovanni
Firm:
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Practice Area:
Private equity
Jurisdiction:
France
Patrick Dupuis
Firm:
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Armand Grumberg
Firm:
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
France
Bar Admission:
Paris
Deal Highlights
2 results2 results
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
M&A
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