Paul Hastings Recognized as Law Firm of the Year for 2012 by Private Equity Magazine in Paris

February 26, 2013

Paris, France

Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm was recognized as Law Firm of the Year by Private Equity Magazine.

This honor recognizes the work of the firms Paris-based Private Equity team, which was involved in more than twenty-five private equity transactions during 2012.

In 2012, the Paris Private Equity practice represented the Provost Family, in connection with an OBO structured by Chequers Capital for Provalliance, the European leader in the hairdressing industry; Qualium Investissement in connection with a LBO for Kermel, a producer of fire resistant polyamide-imide (PAI) fibers for textile, technical and industrial applications; as well as Axa Private Equity and CDC Entreprises in connection with the acquisition of a minority equity stake in the share capital of security and power lines operator Sibille Industrie; and also advised private equity firm Edmond de Rothschild Capital Partners on the LBO of the EuroTechnoCom Group, a specialist distributor of equipment used in the telecom deployment and maintenance.

Paul Hastings LLP is a leading global law firm with offices in Asia, Europe, and the United States. We provide innovative legal solutions to financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies. Please visit www.paulhastings.com for more information.