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acquisitions and private equity.\nHe advises domestic and foreign companies, private equity funds and investment banks on a broad range of corporate transactions (including LBOs, tender offers, PIPES and Public-to-Private deals).\nLaurent has developed a practice in a wide variety of industries, including consumer products, telecommunications, energy, financial services and new technologies. He has been recognized as a leading French M\u0026amp;A lawyer and rising star by various publications. Partner Recognised as a Leading Lawyer Best Lawyers in France, 2025 Recognised as Excellent - Large \u0026amp; upper mid-cap LBO transactions  Décideurs Leaders League | Private Equity 2025 Recognised as Excellent - Advising management teams Décideurs Leaders League | Private Equity 2025 Laurent Bensaid is ranked Excellent - Large \u0026amp; upper mid-cap LBO Décideurs Magazine PE France, 2022 Laurent Bensaid is ranked Excellent - Advising Management teams Décideurs Magazine PE France, 2022 Laurent Bensaid is ranked Excellent - Development Capital Transactions Décideurs Magazine PE France, 2022 Laurent Bensaid is ranked Excellent in PE - Mid-cap LBO transactions  Décideurs Magazine, PE 2021 Laurent Bensaid is ranked Excellent in PE - Development capital transactions Décideurs Magazine, PE 2021 Laurent Bensaid is ranked Excellent in PE - Advising Management Teams Décideurs Magazine, PE 2021 Laurent Bensaid is ranked excellent in M\u0026amp;A complex or high litigation potential stock-exchange transactions Décideurs Magazine Corporate/M\u0026amp;A, 2020-21 Laurent Bensaid is ranked leading lawyer in mergers \u0026amp; acquisitions transactions between €75 \u0026amp; €500 million  Décideurs Magazine Corporate/M\u0026amp;A, 2020-21 King \u0026amp; Spalding is ranked as a “highly recommended Firm” in M\u0026amp;A complex or high litigation transactions Décideurs Magazine, 2019 King \u0026amp; Spalding is ranked as a \"Leading Firm\" for M\u0026amp;A transactions bet ween €150 and €500 million Décideurs Magazine, 2019 Laurent Bensaid is ranked excellent in LBO Mid Cap, Capital Investment and Capital Innovation Décideurs Magazine, 2019 K\u0026amp;S ranked as highly reputed for large cap operations and complicated public M\u0026amp;A deals involving high risk litigation  Décideurs Magazine King \u0026amp; Spalding ranked as a front line firm for French mid-cap private equity transactions  Décideurs Magazine Laurent Bensaid is named as one of the \"50 Remarkable Business Lawyers in 2018\" and “Rising Star” Décideurs Magazine University Paris II Panthéon-Assas  Columbia University Columbia University School of Law Paris Dauphine University  Chequers Capital on the majority leveraged buyout of Aserti Group (2026) Air France-KLM on its acquisition of a minority stake in Canadian airline WestJet (2025) The controlling shareholders of Apside on its sale to CGI (2025) Generix Group and its shareholders (Montefiore Investment and Pleiade Investissement) in connection with the leverage recapitalization of the group arranged by Bain Capital. 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(2024) Ardian in connection with the divestment of its stake in Argon \u0026amp; Co and related reinvestment in a new holding vehicle jointly controlled by the Managers of the Group and private equity house Bridgepoint. (2024) Generix Group (via its holding named New Gen Holding) in connection with the acquisition of Keyneo. (2024) Andera Partners in connection with the acquisition of a minority stake in Groupe ADF. (2024) Sidetrade S.A, in connection with the acquisition of SHS Viveon AG, in Germany. (2024) Id Verde, in connection with its acquisition of Montaut Group. (2024) Id Verde, in connection with the acquisition of SB Paysage. (2024) The founding shareholders of ESI Group in connection with the sale of the group to Keysight Technologies. (2023) Almerys (Heka Group) on its acquisition of GFP Technologies. (2023) Bridgepoint in connection with the LBO of Laboratoire Vivacy (acquisition from TA Associates). (2023) Adionics in connection with its acquisition by Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile. (SQM) (2023) Bonni France (UPS Group) in connection with its acquisition of Transport Chabas Santé’s main assets. (2023) Sidetrade S.A on its acquisition of CreditPoint Software LLC in the US. (2023) Spie Batignolles in connection with its acquisition of Oïkos. (2023) Brainwave GRC in its acquistion by Radiant Logic (2023) L Catterton on its strategic partnership with A.P.C. 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