Representations of:

• Leading African music and entertainment company TRACE, TRACE’s co-founder, Olivier Laouchez, and the TRACE management team in TRACE’s acquisition by TPG Growth
• La Martinière Groupe and its main shareholders in connection with the combination with Média-Participations creating the third-largest publishing group in France
• Cérélia (backed by IK Investment Partners), leading French producer of rolled dough and pancakes in Europe, in its acquisition of North American cookie specialist English Bay Batter, and its related leveraged refinancing
• Bonduelle in its acquisition of Ready Pac Foods, the U.S. market leader in single-serve salad bowls
• DomusVi in the acquisition of SARquavitae, one of the leaders of elderly care services in Spain
• Technip in the disposals of Technip Benelux NV to Ludancom and Technip Germany GmbH to ATOP
• Pomona in its acquisition of eight concession holders within the Relais d’Or Miko network (exclusive distributor of Unilever premium brand ice creams in France)
• Technip in its acquisition of the Zimmer polymer technology business of Air Liquide
• Unipex in the disposal of its North American specialty chemicals distribution business to KODA Distribution Group
• a world-renowned luxury brand and fashion house in the disposal of its historic cosmetics business to Coty Inc.
• ISS A/S in the spin-off and sale of its French landscaping business unit, Espaces Verts, to Chequers Capital
• Cérélia Group in its acquisition of De Bioderij, manufacturer of ready-to-use pancakes and Dutch poffertjes
• b-process and its management and investors (including venture capital firms Ventech and I-Source Gestion) in the sale of the French electronic invoicing service provider to Ariba
• Arkema in its acquisition of the Coatings Resins (Cray Valley and Cook Composite Polymers) and Photocure Resins (Sartomer) businesses of Total SA
• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. in its acquisition of Théramex and related companies from Merck Serono
• ISS A/S in the sale of its French waste management business unit, ISS Environnement, to Paprec Group
• Limagrain in its acquisition of the European Non-Sugar Beet and U.S. Sunflower & Grasses Business of the Advanta group

Private Equity

Representations of:

• IK Investment Partners in its acquisition, through its IK Small Cap I Fund, of Domia Group, owner of Acadomia, owner of Acadomia (the number one French player in the private tutoring market) and Shiva (the fast-growing French home cleaning provider), from Metric Capital Partners
• IK Investment Partners in connection with its contemplated acquisition, through its IK VIII Fund, of a majority stake in Mademoiselle Desserts, a French leader in the frozen bakery industry, from Equistone Partners
• IK Investment Partners in connection with its contemplated acquisition, through its IK VIII Fund, of a stake in Questel, a global leading provider of intellectual property information and management software and services
• PAI Partners in its sale of a majority stake in leading retirement and nursing home operator DomusVi to Intermediate Capital Group and Sagesse Retraite Santé
• IK Investment Partners in its acquisition of Linxis Group (f/k/a Bretèche Industrie), a leading global manufacturer of industrial equipment for the production of food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic products, from Equistone Partners and Céréa Capital
• IK Investment Partners in connection with its acquisition, through its IK Small Cap I Fund, of a significant minority stake in Third Bridge Group, a fast-growing primary research provider with a global footprint
• Oaktree Capital in connection with its acquisition of a significant minority stake in Groupe SAF, a major provider of helicopter services
• PAI Partners in its acquisition of ELITech Group, a leading manufacturer of specialty in-vitro diagnostics equipment and reagents, from Ergon Capital
• Elliott Management in a $115 million round financing for SIGFOX, provider of a cellular network dedicated to the Internet of Things, as well as in a subsequent €150 million round
• IK Investment Partners in its acquisition, with Five Arrows Principal Investments, of I@D Holding, a platform for independent real estate agents in France
• PAI Partners in its acquisition of European specialty pharma company Ethypharm from Astorg Partners
• IK Investment Partners in its acquisition of orthopedic implant manufacturing company Marle from The Carlyle Group
• IK Small Cap I Fund in its acquisition of a significant minority stake in leading customer services outsourcing company B2S Group
• IK Investment Partners in its sale of leading European food solutions provider Solina Group to Ardian Mid Cap Buyout
• IK Investment Partners in its auction sale of Lucas Meyer Cosmetics to International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
• IK Investment Partners in its acquisition of Cérélia Group, a leading European manufacturer of ready-to-bake chilled dough products
• The Carlyle Group LP on French aspects of its reacquisition of vehicle parts supplier AxleTech International from General Dynamics Corp.
• PAI Partners in its acquisition of a majority interest in DomusVi, a leading French retirement and nursing home company, and subsequent buildup transactions
• Arcapita in the restructuring and subsequent sale of CEPL, a leading French logistics and transport company, to ID Logistics
• IK Investment Partners in its acquisition of specialty chemicals manufacturer Unipex from Axa Private Equity
• IK Investment Partners in its acquisition of the French food-ingredient manufacturer Savena, the subsequent merger of Savena with Belgian food ingredients maker, Sfinc, several subsequent buildup transactions and a leveraged recapitalization
• Apax Partners in its acquisition of Amplitude, the French developer of orthopedic implants, from Weinberg Capital Partners and several subsequent buildup transactions
• PAI Partners in its acquisition of French clinical pathology business Cerba
• Oaktree Capital in the Oaktree-led financial restructuring and acquisition of SGD Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end glass containers for perfume and pharmaceutical industries
• Macquarie Capital on its acquisition, together with Jarden Corporation, of the Rossignol winter sports business line from Quiksilver, Inc. and its subsequent sale of Rossignol to Altor