Magic Circle firms Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have won lead roles advising on the sale of Alstom’s thermal power division to German private equity firm Triton in a deal worth around $1bn.
Linklaters is advising Triton, led out of Germany by the head of private equity in the jurisdiction, Rainer Traugott, alongside Paris-based Vincent Ponsonnaille and Florian Harder in Munich. The large multi-disciplinary team includes partners from the firm’s corporate, tax, banking, TMT, competition and employment practice areas.
