Simon Lange advises private equity firms and companies in private corporate transactions, with a particular emphasis on leveraged buyouts.

Simon advises leading private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, listed investment firms, venture capital firms, and mid- to large-cap industrial companies.

He regularly helps clients navigate complex cross-border transactions, including:

  • Leveraged buyouts (LBOs)
  • Growth equity
  • Venture capital
  • Mergers and acquisitions

Recognition

Simon is recognized for Private Equity: LBO in the 2024 edition of Legal 500 EMEA.

Simon’s experience includes advising:

LBOs

  • One Rock Capital Partners in its acquisition of Europe Snacks
  • PSG Equity in its acquisition of Diapason
  • Summit Partners in its acquisition of Doctrine
  • Astorg in its acquisition of:
    • IPCOM
    • CordenPharma
    • Corialis
    • Nemera
  • Bridgepoint in:
    • its acquisition of LumApps
    • its acquisition of Nexity SA’s residential property management services business
    • its acquisition of Spartfin Group
    • in the sale of eFront
  • Ardian in the sale of Unither Pharmaceuticals
  • KKR:
    • in its acquisition of Elsan
    • in the €2.4 billion sale of Webhelp
  • Ardian Expansion in its acquisition of Syclef
  • Permira in its minority investment in Safti
  • Platinum Equity in its acquisition of:
    • Solo Group
    • Biscuit International
  • The founders and TA Associates in the acquisition of Babilou by Antin Infrastructure Partners

Private M&A

  • Tradesy in its acquisition by Vestiaire Collective
  • Doctrine in its acquisition of:
    • Predictice
    • Maite.ai
  • Lumapps in its acquisition of Beekeeper
  • Biscuit International in its acquisition of Continental Bakeries
  • Elsan in its acquisition of Groupe C2S
  • Albéa in the sale of its dispensing business to Silgan
  • Burger King in its sale of Quick
  • Fraikin in its acquisition of VIA Location

Public M&A

  • Bridgepoint in its public tender offer for Esker
  • Calliditas in its acquisition of a controlling interest in Genkyotex
  • TechnipFMC in the context of a planned spinoff transaction to separate into two industry-leading, independent, publicly traded companies

Venture Capital

  • Astorg Philanthropy Investments (API) in the €11 million Series A funding round of InHeart
  • General Catalyst on the €385 million Series A, €600 million Series B and €1.7 billion Series C funding rounds of Mistral AI
  • Goldman Sachs Alternatives as lead investor on the US$55 million Series B funding round of 73 Strings
  • Lazard Elaia Capital on the US$100 million funding round of DentalMonitoring
  • Leonard Green & Partners on the €64 million Series B funding round of TreeFrog Therapeutics
  • Vitruvian on the €60 million Series B funding round of Singulart

Bar Qualification

  • Avocat (Paris)

Education

  • Postgraduate Law Degree Banking and Finance, University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), 2011
  • Postgraduate Degree Business Tax Law, University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), 2010
  • Master in Corporate Law, University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), 2009
  • Bachelor Degree in Law, University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), 2008
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February 20, 2025 Recognition

Fintech Group of the Year: Latham

Firm honored by Law360 for advising startups, financial institutions, VCs, digital asset and Web3 participants, and corporations on their most innovative and complex transactions, investigations, litigation, and regulatory matters.