International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte advised one of the affiliates of H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”), a leading global alternative investment firm with $70 billion of capital under management, on its acquisition of the France Workwear business from Rentokil Initial. The business will be rebranded and operate under a new name in early 2026.

Headquartered in France, France Workwear is a leading provider of full-cycle textile services, specialising in the design, rental, and laundry/repair of workwear, flat linen, and hygiene solutions. It combines scale, service quality, and sustainability to deliver mission-critical services across 34 sites and a nationwide logistics network. France Workwear serves over 21,000 customers across diverse industries through long-term subscription contracts, with high levels of customer retention.

McDermott’s cross-border team was led by London-based partner Fatema Orjela (private equity) and included counsel Zoe Woodhouse, and associates Tom Johnson, Arjun Sehgal, Raees Khan and Jessica Dawood (all private equity). The team was supported in Paris, by partner Fabrice Piollet (private equity) and associates Julien-Pierre Tannoury, Faycal Laraki, Jordan Ohayon and Khimia Maddelin (all private equity), partners Côme de Saint Vincent and Antoine Vergnat (tax), partner Sabine Nauges (environmental regulatory) and counsel Matthieu Adam (environmental regulatory), partner Jilali Maazouz (employment) and associates Naré Arshakyan, and Abdel Abdellah (employment), partner Romain Perray (privacy) and associate Mai Matsubara, , counsel Charles de Raignac (intellectual property) and associate Emie Paganon (intellectual property), and Elizabeth Amzallag (finance).

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