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Cover Image David Aknin

David Aknin

Partner at Weil Gotshal and Manges

Lawyer

Paris

Deal Bio

Total Deals43

Valued Deals21

Total Value£ 21.07 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.00 B

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Awards

2020 Top Healthcare Lawyers in EMEA

2020 Top M&A Lawyers in France

2020 Top Private Equity Lawyers in EMEA

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17 Apr 2018|Czechia|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ZENTIVA GROUP AS

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

23 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 8 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

4 Target | 62 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 1.64 B

Value

08 Jan 2019|France|Building Materials: Other

Target: PAREXGROUP SA

Bidder: SIKA AG

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

3 Target | 36 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

16 Jan 2019|France|Airlines

Target: REVIMA

Bidder: PERMIRA FUNDS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Oct 2019|France|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: STACI SAS

Bidder: ARDIAN

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

4 Target | 15 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 541 M

Value

25 Jul 2018|France|Security Equipment

Target: LINXENS GROUP

Bidder: TSINGHUA UNIGROUP CO LTD

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.98 B

Value

09 Jan 2020|France|Software

Target: ECOVADIS

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

12 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 152 M

Value

13 Jan 2020|United States|Medical Supplies

Target: RTI SURGICAL HOLDINGS (OEM BUSINESS)

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

1 Target | 41 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 377 M

Value

04 Feb 2020|France|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CEVA SANTE ANIMALE SA

Bidder: CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY

29 Service Providers

4 Target | 25 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

19 Target | 49 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Mar 2020|France|Education Services

Target: GALILEO GLOBAL EDUCATION

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

2 Target | 48 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Jul 2020|France|Household Furnishings

Target: CONFORAMA FRANCE

Bidder: MOBILUX

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

8 Target | 11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 63 M

Value

29 Jul 2020|France|Health Care Services

Target: ELSAN SAS

Bidder: KKR & CO

21 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder | 8 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

8 Target | 21 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 3.18 B

Value

17 Aug 2020|France|Gaming

Target: VOODOO

Bidder: TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

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