Annette Péron Partner MAIN OFFICE: Paris Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 21-23 rue de la Ville l'Evêque 75008 Paris, France T +33 1 53 43 4528 F +33 1 40 06 9606

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Annette Péron is a partner in the Corporate and Financial Services Department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in Paris. Ms. Péron specializes in private equity, mergers & acquisitions, leveraged buy-outs, and corporate finance.

Chambers Europe (2011) ranks Ms. Péron among the leading individuals practicing in the area of Private Equity (High End) in France.

Ms. Péron has lectured on various aspects of corporate law. Her publications include: "Merger Following an LBO," Option Finance (March 1996); "The Substitution of Purchases as a Possible Sanction to the Violation of a Preemptive Right," Option Finance (April 1993); and “Legal Warranties in Purchase Agreements," Option Finance (January 1993).

In March 2002, Ms. Péron addressed the two-day seminar held by the Development Institute International on the adoption of new legal reforms regarding preferred shares given to various banks and investment institutions.

• France Telecom Orange (April 2011): Assisted Orange in its announced 50/50 procurement joint venture with Deutsche Telekom
  
  
• BUT (January 2008): Assistance to Merchant Equity Partners, Goldman Sachs and Colony Capital in their €550 million acquisition of BUT
  
  
• THALES (December 2006): Assistance to Thales SA in its €1.7 billion agreement to purchase Alcatel SA’s satellite, transport signalling and critical infrastructure protection activities
  
  
• EADS Sogerma (December 2006): Assistance to EADS in its divestment of the aerospace maintenance business of its subsidiary Sogerma
  
  
• CPI (September 2005):  Acquisition of CPI-Chevrillon by funds advised or managed by CVC Capital Partners and Electra Partners Europe
  
  
• EADS (March 2005):  Assistance to EADS in the negotiation and structuring of a European industrial project in the sector of unmanned air vehicles
  
  
• BRUEGEL (April 2004): Acquisition by funds advised or managed by PAI Funds of a controlling interest of Vivarte, followed up by a mandatory takeover
  
  
• ANTEA (November 2003): Sale by Sageos, a subsidiary of BRGM, of its 100% interest in ANTEA
  
  
• MATERIS Group (September 2003): Sale by funds advised or managed by CVC Capital Partners, Carlyle and Advent International as well as Lafarge and various managers of Materis Participations of a 100% interest in Materis Participations
  
  
• Provimi S.A. (November 2002): Acquisition of Provimi S.A. by funds managed and/or advised by CVC and PAI
  
  
• CMC (September 2002): Acquisition of CMC by Mercer Delta Consulting
  
  
• Lustucru (September 2002): Acquisition of Lustucru by Panzani, an entity controlled by PAI Funds
  
  
• Rétif Finance S.A. (December 2001): Leveraged buy-out by ABN Amro Rothschild
  
  
• Générale de Santé (August 2001): Financing in connection with the listing of the company Générale de Santé
  
  
• Matéris / Lafarge (January 2001): Leveraged buy-out by several investment funds (CVC Capital Partners, Advent International, Carlyle) of Lafarge’s special material divisions
  
  
• Almar Group (August 2000): Leveraged buy-out by CVC funds of the Italian group Almar and its subsidiaries in France, Luxembourg, the U.K., Switzerland, Italy and Tunisia