Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) in certain finance and structuring aspects of its binding and irrevocable offer for the acquisition of La Financiere Atalian ("Atalian"), and its concurrent acquisition of OCS Group (“OCS”), to create a global facilities management platform.

The transactions are subject to consultations, as well as regulatory and competition authority approvals.

For more details of the transactions, see here.

The Debevoise team advising CD&R in finance aspects of both transactions was led by partner Pierre Maugüé, and included partners Alan Davies, Ryan Rafferty and Thomas Smith, international counsel Christopher Dortschy, Philippe Tengelmann, Gregg Young and John Young, and associates Tereza Batlova, Almas Daud, Daniel Hoborough, Brad Taylor and Kurt Thiebaux. Tax advice was provided by partners Cécile Beurrier, Matthew Saronson and Richard Ward, and international counsel Patrick Fasoro.