Gaëtan Gianasso

Latham & Watkins has advised Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, on its entrance into exclusive negotiations to acquire French appliance group Hameur, owner of Magimix, a global leading manufacturer of kitchen appliances in France since 1963 and Robot Coupe, a manufacturer of food preparation professional equipment in France since 1961. The Latham team was led from Paris by partner Gaëtan Gianasso, with associates Michael Colle and Aymeric Derrien-Akagawa. Advice was also provided on tax matters by partner Xavier Renard, on finance matters by partners Xavier Farde and Carla-Sophie Imperadeiro, on employment law matters by partner Matthias Rubner; on antitrust matters by partner Adrien Giraud; and on IP and commercial contracts matters by partner Jean-Luc Juhan.~~

Jul 17

1 min

Latham & Watkins has advised TA Associates, a leading global private equity firm, in the signing of an agreement with Francisco Partners to become co-controlling shareholders of Orisha, formerly known as DL Software, a European software publisher dedicated to companies in the retail, real estate, healthcare, construction, and agri-food sectors. A majority shareholder since 2021, TA Associates will reinvest in the company alongside Francisco Partners and the management team. The investment will allow Orisha to further advance its growth journey, solidifying its industry leadership through ongoing organic growth, diversification, geographic expansion, and strategic acquisitions. The transaction remains subject to regulatory and antitrust approvals and is expected to close in Q4 2024. The Latham team was led in Paris by corporate partner Gaëtan Gianasso, with associates David Chatteleyn and Armand Levivier. Advice was also provided on finance matters by partner Michel Houdayer, with counsel Aurélie Buchinet; on IP/IT matters by partner Jean-Luc Juhan; on antitrust matters by partner Mathilde Saltiel; on employment law matters by partner Matthias Rubner, with counsel Romain Nairi; on healthcare and life sciences matters by partner Eveline Van Keymeulen; on tax matters by partner Xavier Renard; on data protection matters by partner Myria Saarinen, with counsel Elise Auvray; and on FDI matters by partner Charles-Antoine Guelluy.~~

Jul 17

1 min

Latham & Watkins a conseillé Summit Partners, une société d’investissement internationale, dans le cadre de sa prise de participation majoritaire dans Doctrine, aux côtés de Peugeot Invest. Cet investissement a pour objectif d’accompagner Doctrine, 1ère plateforme d'intelligence juridique, dans son développement à l’international et construire un leader de l’intelligence juridique. L'équipe de Latham Paris était menée par Gaëtan Gianasso et Simon Lange, associés, et Jacek Urban en corporate. Xavier Renard, associé, et Hugo Matricon sont intervenus sur les aspects fiscaux.~~

Apr 11

1 min

Latham & Watkins has advised Summit Partners, a global alternative investment firm, on its majority growth investment in Doctrine, alongside Peugeot Invest. The investment aims to support Doctrine, a leading provider of legal intelligence solutions, in its international development and to build a leader in AI-powered legal intelligence. The Latham Paris team was led by corporate partners Gaëtan Gianasso and Simon Lange, with corporate associate Jacek Urban. Advice was provided on tax matters by partner Xavier Renard and associate Hugo Matricon.~~

Apr 11

1 min

Latham & Watkins has advised PSP Investments in Fives Group’s €150 million share capital increase with Bpifrance and its historical shareholders (management, CDPQ, PSP, and Ardian). Fives Group, an international leader in industrial engineering, supplies equipment, machines, technologies, and production systems for a wide range of industrial sectors. The company’s growth has been driven by major trends in the automation, decarbonization, digitalization and regionalization industries. The share capital increase aims to accelerate the group’s growth and innovation dynamic by strengthening its financial structure and investment capacity by increasing its production capacity to better serve fast-growing markets contributing to the low-carbon transition, and strengthen its investments in R&D programs aimed at reducing its customers' environmental footprint. The Latham team was led by Paris partners Gaëtan Gianasso and Charles-Antoine Guelluy, with associates Michael Colle et Anne-Lucie Mahé. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Paris partner Xavier Renard, with associate Hugo Matricon.~~

Mar 13

1 min