Clifford Chance announced it has named a few new partners, including Arnaud Fromion, Frédéric Guilloux, and Philipp Girardet.
Two New Partners In Paris
Clifford Chance announced the arrival of two partners, Arnaud Fromion and Frédéric Guilloux, to its Global Financial Markets team. And they will be based in the Paris office, further enhancing the firm’s capabilities in this major European market.
Arnaud Fromion brings extensive experience in leveraged, acquisition, corporate and fund finance. He has represented banks, debt funds, financial sponsors, and corporate borrowers in various financing transactions and restructurings.
Frédéric Guilloux specializes in leveraged, acquisition, corporate finance, and restructuring. His practice focuses on advising private equity sponsors, private debt funds, and bank syndicates on complex leveraged financings.
The addition of Arnaud Fromion and Frédéric Guilloux highlights Clifford Chance’s commitment to providing top-tier legal services in the financial services sector. And their expertise will be instrumental in driving business development and client acquisition, particularly in leveraged finance, restructuring, and private credit.
Philipp Girardet Named As Partner
Philipp Girardet will join the firm as a partner in its Global Antitrust Group based in London. Philipp joins from Willkie Farr & Gallagher.
He brings deep expertise in EU and UK competition law, including in relation to complex, cross-border merger control, FDI and antitrust/cartel defence cases and market investigations, and compliance advice/behavioral matters. And his expertise also extends to digital regulation issues, competition litigation and strategic consumer law cases.
The Global Antitrust Group’s notable recent hires include partner Michael Grenfell (former Executive Director of Enforcement at the CMA, who joined in August). Recent client mandates include successfully representing Spotify in the European Commission’s antitrust investigation against Apple for app store abuses. The team also advised Cisco on its $28 billion acquisition of Splunk and Arçelik on the CMA’s Phase 2 clearance of the formation of its new standalone home appliance business, further demonstrating the firm’s strategic focus in navigating complex antitrust matters.
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“We are very excited to have Arnaud and Frédéric join our team. Their arrival strengthens our ability to provide innovative financial solutions and support to our Private Capital clients on their most complex projects. Their expertise in leveraged, acquisition and corporate finance will be invaluable to our firm and our clients. Arnaud has been a leader in the private credit market in France from its inception and Arnaud and Frédéric will enhance our globally integrated Private Credit offering for clients.”
- Emma Matebalavu, Global Head of Global Financial Markets
“We are thrilled to welcome Arnaud and Frédéric to our team. Their extensive experience, especially in leveraged finance, will significantly bolster our capabilities and enhance our service offerings to clients. Their arrival is a key step in our strategy to strengthen our position in the European leveraged finance market and deliver innovative financial solutions to our clients.”
- Mathieu Remy, Paris Managing Partner at Clifford Chance
“We are thrilled to welcome Philipp to our team. He is an outstanding lawyer who advises clients on their most complex and strategic antitrust matters. He will contribute a wealth of experience and insights which will be invaluable as we continue to strengthen our market-leading antitrust capabilities globally to support our clients with their most complex challenges and projects by providing them with an unparalleled service across jurisdictions.”
- Nelson Jung, Partner and Head of London Antitrust at Clifford Chance
“I’m excited to be joining Clifford Chance’s fantastic competition team and look forward to the opportunity to leverage the firm’s global platform to help clients navigate an increasingly complex and fast-evolving regulatory landscape globally.”
- Philipp Girardet
