London/Paris Partner Thomas Forschbach Named to Twenty Most Influential Private Equity Lawyers List

Private Equity News has named London/Paris corporate partner Thomas Forschbach to its annual Twenty Most Influential Private Equity Lawyers list. The list celebrates the leading legal minds working on fundraising, structuring, and deals within the buyout industry in Europe.

The publication noted Forschbach works on cross-border leveraged buyouts across a range of industries, advising some of the largest global private equity firms. Since joining Latham more than 20 years ago, he has played a key role in the growth of its market leading European private equity practice, with the London team alone growing by almost 80% in the past five years. His recent notable deals include advising Astorg on the sale of Anaqua to Nordic Capital, Imerys on the disposal of its assets serving the paper market to an affiliate of Flacks Group, a US investment firm, and Astorg on its acquisition of a further stake in Acturis.