Overview
Guillaume Kellner focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and securities law. He advises investment funds as well as strategic clients on their acquisition, leverage buyouts, and build-up transactions as well as their reorganization both in France and internationally.
Results
- Advising Eurazeo on the sale of In Tech Medical to Montagu PE
- Advising Hanwha Solutions Corporation on the acquisition of RES Méditerranée (EUR 720 million)
- Advising Figeac Aero on the entry into market of ACE Capital Partners and related negotiations with its creditors
- Advising Vivalto Vie and Colisée on the acquisition of 32 facilities owned by the Korian group
- Advising the selling shareholders of the Odyssenior group
- Advised Antin Infrastructure Partners in connection with the sale of Inicea to Korian*
- Advised EQT in connection with co-investment agreement relating to Colisee entered into with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)*
- Advised EQT in connection with the acquisition of Colisée from IK Investment Partners*
- Advised the shareholders of an airline company in the context of its financial difficulties (post-COVID 19)*
- Advised Mérieux Equity Partners in connection with the LBO on CTRS *
- Advised Mayriver Capital and Dickson Inc. in connection with the tender offer on Oceasoft*
- Advised Esmo Corporation in connection with its investment in Navya*
- Advised Antin Infrastructure Partners in connection with the acquisition of the Almaviva Group*
- Advised Ausy and its key shareholders in connection with the cash tender offer initiated by Randstad*
- Advised Colisée Group in connection with the acquisition of the GDP Vendôme group and Bien à la Maison*
- Advised Eurazeo in connection with the Fonroche Group spin-off and the subsequent sale of a 50% stake to Infravia*
- Advised Eurazeo in connection with the takeover of In Tech Medical Group*
- Advised Atos Group in connection with the acquisition of Anthelio Healthcare Solutions Group*
- Advised Antin Infrastructure Partners in connection with the acquisition of the Inicea group*
- Advised Ausy Group in connection with the acquisition of Celerity Inc. and various other acquisitions*
- Advised Crédit Agricole, Unigrains, and SGCP in connection with their equity investment in Compagnie Fruitière*
- Advised Aqualande Group in connection with a joint venture with Labeyrie*
- Advised Crédit Agricole and Unigrains in connection with their equity investment in Agrial*
- Advised Eurazeo in connection with its equity investment in Neovia (formerly In Vivo NSA)*
- Advised Bull in connection with the cash tender offer initiated by Atos*
- Advised UCA in connection with the sale of its 28 hypermarkets to E. Leclerc*
- Advised UCA in connection with the sale of its 140 stores to Carrefour*
- Advised Qualcomm on its joint venture with Alcatel and the subsequent acquisition of shares in Alcatel*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott
Recognitions
- Chambers & Partners France 2021, Band 5, Corporate M&A
- Legal 500, France, M&A and Private Equity
- Best Lawyers, France, M&A and Private Equity, 2022
- IFLR 1000, France, M&A and Private Equity
Credentials
Education
Universite De Strasbourg, DESS-DJCE, 1995
Universite De Strasbourg, Masters, 1993
Admissions
Paris
Languages
English
French
