Christophe Garaud Partner MAIN OFFICE: Paris Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 21-23 rue de la Ville l'Evêque 75008 Paris, France T +33 1 53 43 4513 F +33 1 40 06 9606

Christophe H. Garaud is a partner in the Corporate and Financial Services Department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in Paris. Mr. Garaud focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions and private equity.

Chambers Europe (2011) ranks Mr. Garaud among the leading individuals practicing in the area of Private Equity (High End) in France. PLC Which Lawyer and Legal 500 consistently rank Mr. Garaud among its recommended individuals practicing in the area of private equity in France.

Mr. Garaud is fluent in English.

Mr. Garaud is actively involved in representing private equity funds in their acquisitions, build-ups and dispositions of targets ranging in value from 5 million to several billion euros for both public and private companies. His recent experience includes advising:

• Acto Capital on the sale of its stake in Vacances Directes
  
  
• PAI in its sale of a controlling interest in CEP
  
  
• PAI in its acquisition of Kiloutou, and subsequently Kiloutou on its acquisition of French equipment rental specialist BM Location
  
  
• Acto Capital in its acquisitions of Avogadro and Crid Pharma
  
  
• PAI on certain aspects of its LBO of Swissport
  
  
• Novescia in its acquisition of the clinical pathology business of the Générale de Santé
  
  
• Initiative pour la Santé in the opening of its capital to the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
  
  
• Initiative pour la Santé in its built-up of Générale de Santé Domicile
  
  
• Quilvest, Acto and Mr. André Trigano in their sale of a controlling interest in CIAT, a listed company on the Paris Stock Exchange
  
  
• Acto in its public to private of l'Inventoriste
  
  
• PAI in its leverage buyout of the roofing division of Lafarge
  
  
• PAI in its leverage recap of Compagnie Européenne de Prévoyance
  
  
• Acto in its acquisition of France Thermes and Auxilia Medical/ADE/Axel Santé