Raphaël Darmon

Raphaël's recent experiences includes representing:

• L’Oréal in:
  • The acquisition of a minority stake in Galderma, the pure-play dermatology category leader
  • Its acquisition of Aēsop, an Australia-based luxury beauty brand, from Natura & Co. for US$2.5 billion
• The Carlyle Group in the sale of Assala Energy, a UK-based oil and gas company, to Etablissements Maurel & Prom
• Vensana Capital in its Series B investment in Volta Medical, a French biotech
• Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in:
  • The disposal of its distribution business in the Benelux to BME*
  • The €335 million disposal of its distribution business in Germany to Stark*
  • The US$1.7 billion sale to Ardagh Group of Verallia North America*
• Solvay in the creation of a consortium with Veolia and Renault for the recycling of batteries*
• Lactalis in the €700 million acquisition of Leerdammer from Bel*
• SAUR in its acquisition by EQT*
• STMicroelectronics in its acquisition of French tech company BeSpoon*
• EDF Energies Nouvelles in:
  • Its acquisition of a majority stake and subsequent tender offer on Futuren*
  • The launch of an additional tender offer on Futuren and subsequent squeeze-out*
• EDF in the acquisition by the EDF-Trimet consortium of the French aluminium production sites of Rio Tinto Alcan*
• State Street in the reorganization of its European activities*
• Anheuser-Busch InBev in the French aspects of its £78.4 billion acquisition of SABMiller*
• Hasbro in the French aspects of its US$3.8 billion acquisition of Entertainment One*
• Sandvik in its €360 million acquisition of French software company Metrologic Group from Astorg Partners*
• ENGIE in:
  • The sale of a 50% stake in its portfolio of thermal and renewable power generation assets in Portugal to Marubeni*
  • The sale of its Slovakian gas activities to EPH*
  • The c. €200 million acquisition of French solar park developer Solairedirect*
• Ajinomoto Co., Inc. in the disposal of Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Europe to Metex*
• PSA Peugeot Citroën in: 
  • Its €3 billion rights issue (including capital increases reserved to Dong Feng Motors and the French Republic) and the modification of its governance*
  • Its €1 billion rights issue and its strategic alliance with General Motors*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham