Paris is one of Europe’s largest markets for private capital and strategic mergers and acquisitions, and our attorneys in Paris bring extensive experience in strategic M&A, private equity, banking, finance and infrastructure across France and the EU. The Paris office expands Ropes & Gray’s European footprint, providing a seamless experience for organizations looking to raise, deploy and return equity and debt capital across continental Europe and beyond.
Our Paris-based attorneys have built stellar reputations for market leadership, client-first service and pan-European reach. Widely recognized as top practitioners by industry sources such as Chambers, The Legal 500 and International Financial Law Review, they add new depth to the capabilities that have made us a global private equity and strategic M&A powerhouse.
Private equity firms, sovereign wealth and pension funds, listed companies, large industrial groups and banking institutions will find our Paris office an exceptional partner on any private capital, strategic M&A and financing matters as they invest and plan to expand operations in this key market. Our experience spans a wide range of sectors, including, notably, aerospace and defense, automotive, healthcare, life sciences, technology, renewables, industrials, business services, consumer and retail.
Clients count on us for informed, strategic counsel on:
- Public and private mergers and acquisitions
- Domestic and cross-border transactions
- IPOs and take-private transactions
- Corporate reorganizations
- All investment structures and strategies—including secondaries and co-investments
- Securities law
- Acquisition finance—including leveraged buyouts, public-to-private transactions and private investments in public equity
- Private debt
- Real estate finance
- Debt restructuring
