Laurent Victor-Michel

Partner Transactional
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Laurent Victor-Michel

Overview

Corporate partner Laurent Victor-Michel advises financial private equity houses, financial sponsor-backed clients and corporates on complex mergers and acquisition, focusing on leveraged buyouts and public-to-private transactions.

Laurent is recognised as a “Next Generation Partner” by The Legal 500 EMEA (2021) for his “outstanding reputation”, with clients describing him as “among the best in the market”, and by IFLR1000 (2021) as a “Notable Practioner” for Private Equity; Mergers & Acquisitions.

Laurent was previously a partner at Linklaters LLP in Paris.

Since joining Kirkland, Laurent has worked on the following matters, advising:

  • PAI Partners in a strategic minority investment in its business by Dyal Capital
  • Iconic Sports on its Investment in Eagle Football
  • Thoma Bravo and its portfolio company Cority on the acquisition of Reporting 21
  • GIC on its investment in Unither
  • Thoma Bravo on its definitive agreement to acquire ForgeRock
  • XPV Water Partners on the recapitalization of its four Fund II water-focused portfolio companies, SG Holdings, Mobiltex, Smart Cover and Metro Farnier
  • CPP Investments on the acquisition of a stake in Universal Investment
  • UserZoom, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, on the acquisition of Testapic 
  • Warburg Pincus:
    • and its portfolio company Fortius on the acquisition of Once For All (Attestation Légale)
    • on its investment in Polyplus
    • on the sale of Accelya 
  • Consortium and KKR on the $15 billion all-cash acquisition of CyrusOne Inc.
  • IVC Evidensia, a portfolio company of EQT Private Equity:
    • on the acquisition of VetOne group
    • on the acquisition of a majority stake in Veternity
  • Vitruvian Partners:
    • on the acquisition of a majority interest in the Fotona Group
    • on the sale of Technogroup to 3i-backed Evernex
  • Renaissance, a portfolio company of Francisco Partners, on its acquisition of Lalilo
  • Thoma Bravo on the acquisition of Calypso Technology, Inc. from Bridgepoint and Summit Partners
  • InPost S.A. on the €565 million proposed acquisition of Mondial Relay 
  • Trinseo on the €1.137 billion contemplated acquisition of Arkema’s PMMA business
  • iCIMS, a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, on its acquisition of EASYRECRUE
  • Appfire, a portfolio company of Silversmith Capital Partners, on its acquisition of Innovalog 
  • Apex Fund Management, a Genstar portfolio company, on its acquisition of the FundRock Group
  • Antin Infrastructure Partners on its reinvestment in Eurofiber, including the sale of a minority stake to PGGM
  • Technicolor on its successful comprehensive financial restructuring
  • A bidding consortium led by Advent, Cinven and the RAG-Stiftung on the acquisition of the elevator division of thyssenkrupp AG
  • Continental Grain Company on its investment in Ceva Santé Animale
  • Vista Equity Partners-backed Mediaocean, on the acquisition of MBS, the leading media management software provider in France

Prior to joining Kirkland, Laurent worked on the following matters, advising:

  • CVC Capital Partners on the sale of its stake in Delachaux to CDPQ and the Delachaux Family
  • SIX Group on the £2.14bn sale of SIX Payment Services Ltd to Worldline
  • Apax Partner-backed Unilabs on the acquisition of France-based medical biology laboratory operators Biopath, Polibio and SFMTBIO
  • Atlas Merchant Capital on the acquisition of a stake in French broker Kepler Cheuvreux
  • L’Oreal on the sale of the Body Shop to Natura and the acquisition of La Roche-Posay thermal station
  • The consortium of Partners Group and Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP) on the £1.57bn acquisition of Cerba Healthcare Group
  • Montagu Private Equity on the sale of St Hubert to the consortium consisting of Beijing Sanyuan Foods & Co. Ltd and Fosun International Limited
  • Apax Partners Midmarket SAS on its acquisition of Ciprés Assurance, and the acquisition of Inseec (and subsequent acquisition of French education assets of the Laureate group)
  • Goldman Sachs PE on the acquisition of French insurance broker Meilleurtaux.com, French pharmaceutical group HRA in consortium with Astorg and French software company Talentsoft
  • Providence Private Equity Partners on the acquisition of French education group Studialis from Bregal
  • Apollo Global Management on its €2.95bn acquisition of Verallia

Linklaters LLP, Paris

  • Partner (2017–2018)
  • Counsel (2016–2017)
  • Associate (2006–2016)

French Navy

  • Surface Warfare Officer (2004–2005)

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • Avocat à la Cour (France)

Education

  • French Naval AcademyOfficer of the Watch Training2004
  • Paris Bar School2003
  • Université Paris-SorbonneMaster in Business and Tax Law2003
  • Université Paris NanterreMaster in Business Law2002