Biography
Alexandre Duguay is a partner in the corporate group of Weil’s Paris office. His practice involves a wide range of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions transactions, regarding both private and public companies. Alexandre has extensive experience on representing private equity sponsors in a full range of transactions (including leveraged buyouts, public-to-private transactions and recapitalizations). He has also developed an expertise in the area of business reorganizations, distressed M&A, debt restructurings, debtor and creditors’ rights, and financing transactions.
Representative M&A/Private Equity Experience:
- Ardian in the sale of Diana to Symrise AG
- Ardian in the acquisition of Anios alongside its founders from Air Liquide
- Fläkt Woods in the disposal of its Global Infrastructure & Industry division to Colfax
- The Arkadin shareholders in the sale of Arkadin to NTT Communications
- Ardian in the acquisition of Fives alongside its management team from Charterhouse
- Apax Partners in the two-step acquisition, and in the disposal to the EADS group, of Vizada
- Linedata Services in its share repurchase offer (OPRA)
- Dekra in the acquisition of Autocontact
Representative Restructuring Experience:
- Cinven and Frans Bonhomme in the restructuring and disposal of Frans Bonhomme
- Oaktree in the restructuring of Consolis
- SGD in its restructuring and disposal to Oaktree
Alexandre Duguay is a member of the Paris Bar. He received a master degree (DESS) in corporate and tax law from Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne in 2000 and an LL.M in German law from the Munich University in 1999.