Europe/France
Kirkland, Paul Weiss, Linklaters advise on Volkswagen’s €7.4bn majority-stake sale of marine engine unit to Bain
Volkswagen sells 51% stake in marine engine-maker Everllence to US private equity firm Bain Capital
Newly-formed Winston Taylor names first Paris head, hires Gibson Dunn PE partner
Grine Lahreche to lead new transatlantic firm’s 19-partner Paris arm as Patrick Ledoux joins from Gibson Dunn
Legora expands European presence with Madrid, Milan and Paris office openings
London engineering hub also to be established as firm races to meet growing European demand
Hogan Lovells hires Hughes Hubbard arbitration team in Paris
Sébastien Bonnard joins with three team members as transatlantic firm bolsters arbitration bench ahead of Cadwalader merger
Wachtell, Sullivan & Cromwell guide Publicis’ $2.2bn buy of US data firm LiveRamp
First quarter’s leading M&A firms advise on deal that continues Publicis’ strategy to build access to data
LexisNexis-owner RELX agrees to acquire French legal AI platform Doctrine
Acquisition would complement LexisNexis’s existing legal AI offering in Europe
Gibson Dunn strengthens in Paris with investment funds team from Clifford Chance
Seven-strong group includes four partners, led by Xavier Comaills
De Gaulle Fleurance elevates four lawyers to partner in Paris and Abu Dhabi
Promotions underscore French independent firm’s push into disputes, technology and cross-border transactional work
The Global Legal Post launches comparative guide to fashion law
Cross-jurisdictional Law Over Borders guide is edited by Trevisan & Cuonzo partner Julia Holden, who is based in Milan
Morgan Lewis hires five-lawyer trade team in Paris from Hughes Hubbard
Move follows Morgan Lewis hiring senior trade partner in Washington DC from Hughes Hubbard last September
Ropes & Gray hires eight-lawyer M&A and PE team in Paris from Latham
Group led by three veteran Latham partners significantly expands Paris office Ropes opened last year targeting private capital work
Five-lawyer Latham team decamps to August Debouzy in Paris
Latham’s Paris litigation chair, Mathilde Saltiel, takes group of counsel and associates to leading French boutique
Quartet of lawyers launch independent business law firm CLOVER in Paris
Firm will specialise in corporate M&A, private wealth tax and IT, innovation and data
Anderson Mori opens Paris office amid European growth push
Follows openings in London and Brussels in recent years as Japanese rivals expand across Europe
Darrois Villey adds four-partner M&A team in Paris from Gide
Former Darrois co-managing partner Olivier Diaz returns to top French independent with three more partners
McDermott Will & Schulte hires private credit partner from Kirkland in Paris
Kalish Mullen will lead the Paris office’s finance offering
Doctrine grows European presence with acquisition of Spanish AI platform Maite
Deal marks Paris-based Doctrine’s fourth European acquisition in three years
Proskauer hires three-partner PE team in Paris from Hogan Lovells
Team joins ahead of Hogan Lovells’ planned merger with Cadwalader going live at the start of July
Latham & Watkins adds private equity quartet from Clifford Chance in Paris
Group includes trio of partners: Benjamin de Blegiers, Daniel Zerbib and Gauthier Martin
Ropes & Gray expands in Paris with private funds and tax team from Linklaters
Incoming team include partners Edouard Chapellier and Jonathan Abensour