François Capoul is a corporate associate in the Paris office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, François has worked on the following matters, advising:
Blue Wolf on the acquisition of seven CDMO sites from Recipharm
Gallant Capital on the acquisition of Fime and its combination with UL Solutions’ payments testing business
Arctos on the partnership with and investment in Paris Saint-Germain
Searchlight Capital on the €307 million recapitalisation of Latécoère
Clear Channel Outdoor on the sale of its French business to Equinox Industries
SourceCode, a portfolio company of Cerberus Capital Management LP, on its agreement to acquire a provider of high-performance server and storage solutions
Thomas H. Lee Partners and Frazier Healthcare Partners on the sale of Adare Biome
AXA IM Alts on the sale of Data4 to Brookfield Infrastructure
PAI Partners in a strategic minority investment in its business by Dyal Capital
Latécoère on the acquisition of Avcorp
Partners Group on their investment alongside Montagu in connection with the acquisition of HTL Biotechnology
Thoma Bravo on the $2.4 billion acquisition of Talend
Prior to joining Kirkland, François worked on the following matters, advising:
Alstom S.A. on its €2 billion rights issue and on its acquisition of Bombardier Transportation
The Republic of Côte d’Ivoire on its €1 billion Eurobond offering
Tikehau Capital on the sale of Eurazeo shares representing approximately 4.45% of the share capital of Eurazeo
Several French listed companies on various corporate governance issues
Prior Experience
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (2019–2021)
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
Avocat à la Cour (France)
Languages
French
English
Education
Ecole de Formation du Barreau de ParisCertificat d’aptitude à la profession d’avocat2019
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneMaster 2, Financial Law2018
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneMaster 2, Corporate and Tax Law2017