"McDermott Will & Schulte Advises Waterland Private Equity on Strategic Investment in Helios Group for Road Safety Leadership"

"McDermott Will & Schulte advised Waterland Private Equity on its investment in Hélios, a leading company in road signage, alongside founder Jean-Luc Petithuguenin and the management team. This leveraged buyout marks a strategic step towards creating a French and pan-European champion in road safety and urban asset management. The transaction is pending approval from the Competition Authority."

**Press Release Summary** McDermott Will & Schulte advised Waterland Private Equity in its investment in the Hélios group, a leader in the road signage sector, alongside the founder Jean-Luc Petithuguenin and the management team. The law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges represented the founder, Jean-Luc Petithuguenin. This initial leveraged buyout (LBO) marks a strategic milestone in the development of the Hélios group, with the ambition of creating a French and pan-European champion in road safety and urban asset management. The transaction is subject to approval by the Competition Authority. The McDermott team involved in this transaction included: - Grégoire Andrieux (Partner, Corporate) - Herschel Guez (Partner, Corporate) - Margot Rousseau (Associate, Corporate) - Côme de Saint Vincent (Partner, Tax Law) - Hugo Jentile (Associate, Tax Law) - Stanislas Chenu (Associate, Financing) - Hugo Lamour (Associate, Financing) - Frédéric Pradelles (Partner, Competition) - Francesca Casalone (Associate, Competition) Weil, Gotshal & Manges provided counsel to Jean-Luc Petithuguenin, although specific names of the lawyers involved from that firm were not mentioned in the press release.

"McDermott Will & Schulte Advises Waterland Private Equity on Strategic Investment in Helios Group for Road Safety Leadership"

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