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Christos Ierna

Biography

Christos focuses on a wide range of domestic and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions, with a particular focus on LBO transactions.

Christos regularly advises international investment funds and companies across jurisdictions and in multiple sectors in connection with the acquisition or sale of their interests in privately-owned businesses. Prior to joining A&O Shearman, Christos practiced for 6 years in an international law firm in Paris working on similar matters.

Selected experience

  • Oakley Capital, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Groupe Senef, a French provider of cloud vertical software solutions for people-intensive services businesses.
  • Sensient Technologies, a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients, on its acquisition of Biolie, a raw material manufacturer specializing in white biotechnology.
  • Yusen Logistics Group, a global logistics provider, on its acquisition of the healthcare activities of the Walden Group. (Ongoing)
  • Sia Partners, a global, next-generation independent management and AI consulting firm, in a minority investment from Blackstone.
  • PAI Partners and the management, on their reinvestment in Infra Group, a leading multi-disciplinary network infrastructure service provider.
  • Titan Group, a leading international group in the building and infrastructure materials industry, in its acquisition of Vracs de l’Estuaire, a company with state-of-the-art facilities, including a grinding plant located at the port of Le Havre, France. (Ongoing)
  • General Catalyst on its investment in the Series A and Series B financing rounds of Mistral AI, a French start-up specializing in generative artificial intelligence.
  • Inari Medical on its acquisition of LimFlow, a medical device company developing minimally invasive venous revascularization medical devices to treat lower limb ischemia.
  • ArchiMed and Natus Medical Incorporated (portfolio company) on their acquisition of Micromed, a global provider of neurophysiology solutions.
  • A company on its investment in the Seed financing round of a French start-up developing a software for the management of crypto assets (Undisclosed).

Education

  • LLM, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, 2017 Business & Law Certificate, The Wharton School, 2017 Master Finance and Strategy, Sciences Po, 2017 DLS, Magdalen College, University of Oxford, 2014 Master 1 of Law, Université Paris II Panthéon Assas, 2014 License of Law, Université Paris II Panthéon Assas, 2013

Admissions

  • Attorney at Law, France, France, 2020 Attorney and Counselor at Law, State of New York, US, 2018

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • Greek
  • Italian