Thomas Philippe has joined King & Spalding as a partner in its Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group in Paris.
Philippe’s practice focuses on M&A, with an emphasis on the French and European private equity markets and the representation of investment funds and private debt providers. He has broad experience handling small-, mid- and large-cap leveraged buyout and management buyout transactions, as well as the restructuring of LBOs.
Philippe joins the firm from the Paris office of Shearman & Sterling, where he was a partner.
Philippe received his Master in Business Administration from ESSEC Business School and his Master in Business Law from Université Paris-X Nanterre.
“King & Spalding’s corporate practice is on a strong trajectory in Europe and beyond, so I am excited to be joining the firm at such an opportune time,” said Philippe. “I am eager for the opportunities for collaboration and cross-selling ahead, and for how that will help expand the ways we are able to serve our European private equity clients.”
Philippe is the fourth partner to join the firm’s CFI practice in Paris over the past several months, following tax partner Olivier Goldstein, finance partner Fernand Arsanios and employment partner Alice Mony. The firm also added five corporate partners in London and a five-lawyer corporate team in Frankfurt in 2022.
King & Spalding is an international law firm that represents a broad array of clients, including half of the Fortune Global 100, with 1,200 lawyers in 23 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
