Eric Knai is an M&A Partner at Eversheds Sutherland based in Paris, where he heads the Corporate Finance Practice group.
Eric focuses on delivering strategic advice on complex multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions for our clients around the world. He has 25 years of experience advising on large cross border mergers & acquisitions for French and International clients, notably in the industrial and consumer sectors.
He is a member of the Paris Bar and is also admitted to practise law as a Solicitor in England and Wales.
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Some examples of where Eric has advised on large multijurisdictional mergers & acquisitions are:
- the US-listed group Brady on its acquisition of French industrial Gravotech
- the shareholders of Sprecher Berrier Group of Companies (SBGC), on its sale of a majority stake in Parfums de Marly and INITIO to Advent International
- Group Soufflet on several acquisitions globally
- Oaktree on its acquisition of Ileos, Zodiac Milpro and Eva
- Parker Hannifin on its acquisition of Legris
- Doosan on its $5 billion acquisition of Bobcat from Ingersoll Rand
- Tyco on its disposal of ADT France to The Stanley works
- Our Corporate / M&A practice in Paris is ranked in Legal 500
- Member of the Paris Bar
- Bilingual in French and English, he holds law degrees from Paris Sorbonne University and King’s College London