Sócio
Leader of Paris Office Corporate & Securities
Guillaume Kuperfils
Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Financial Services M&A
Geral
Admitted to the Paris Bar, Guillaume Kuperfils is the office practice leader of the Paris Corporate & Securities department and also co-leads Mayer Brown's global Private Equity industry group. He previously served on Mayer Brown's Partnership Board (2015-2021).
Guillaume advises major private equity funds and investment companies, as well as industrial and service groups, on asset acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and corporate governance issues, frequently with a cross-border dimension. He also has extensive experience in the acquisition of stakes in listed companies by private owned groups (P to P's, PIPEs)
Experiência
Recent or pending deals in which Guillaume Kuperfils was involved include:
- Advised PAC Invest, the family office of Pierre-Antoine Capton, on its investment alongside Kylian Mbappé's Coalition Capital in Stade Malherbe de Caen, a French professional football club
- Advised the shareholders of AS Saint Etienne on the sale of ASSE Groupe, a French Ligue 1 football club, to Kilmer Sports Ventures
- Advised Sagard on the acquisition of a majority stake in group Primelis, a digital marketing specialist
- Advised Mediawan on its combination with Leonine, one of the largest independent studios in the German-speaking market
- Advised Mediawan on the acquisition of a majority stake in Miraculous Corp SAS
Reconhecimento
Continually recommended by the legal directories as a Leading Individual :
2021
- “Guillaume Kuperfils displays a solid practice acting for a client roster of asset management companies and private equity firms. He is experienced in disposals, acquisitions and investments”. Chambers Europe
- IFLR 1000 has recognized Guillaume Kuperfils as “Highly regarded” in M&A and Private Equity in France
2020
- Clients say Guillaume Kuperfils is "a very well-known name in the French market so he is very helpful to have on transactions," before going on to praise his commercial awareness, noting: "He isn't afraid to tell you when he thinks you are in the right or in the wrong." He assists private equity firms with LBO transactions. Chambers Europe
- The 2020 IFLR 1000 issue, a guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms, has recognized Guillaume Kuperfils as “Highly regarded” in Investment funds, M&A and Private equity in France.
Formação Acadêmica
- HEC School of Management, MBA
- Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas, DEA de droit privé
Registros
- Paris
Idiomas
- Inglês
- Francês