Maud Manon is a Private Credit partner, member of the Global Finance practice and the firm's Private Capital industry group.
With 25 years' experience, Maud's practice focuses on LBOs and leveraged acquisition finance, representing financial institutions (mainly debt funds) as well as sponsors and borrowers.
Maud’s experience extends to the acquisition finance of listed companies, public offerings and block acquisitions. She also advises debtors, creditors and/or sponsors in the context of complex leverage debt restructuring operations.
Maud’s clients include in particular ICG, Barings, Eurazeo, Pemberton, BlackRock, BOI, Bridgepoint, Bridgepoint Credit, The Carlyle Group, Marlin Equity, Tikehau, BNP Paribas, Capza, Artemid and Montefiore.
Education
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Paris XI University, M.A.
Business Law
- HEC Paris, Masters
- Lyccee Vaugelas, B.A.
Awards & Recognition
Chambers Global: Banking and Finance, 2025
Chambers France: Banking and Finance, 2025
The Legal 500 EMEA (France): “Banking & Finance: transactional work”, Leading partner / Grand Avocat du Marché, 2025
The Legal 500 EMEA (France): “Private Equity: LBO”, Recommended lawyer, 2025
Best Lawyers in France: Banking and Finance Law /Financial Institutions / Private Equity Law /Leveraged Buyouts 2026 (recognized since 2020)
Best lawyers in France - Lawyer of the Year – Banking & Finance, 2025
IFLR1000 (France): “Banking“, Notable practitioner, 2025
Leaders League (France): “Mid-cap LBO transactions” - Leading, 2025
Option Droit & Affaires: “LBO transactions over 200 M EUR”, 2025
Languages
- French
- English
Matters
Recent Representations:
Prior to joining Proskauer, Maud’s representative matters include advising:
- Marlin Equity on its investment in Tennaxia.
- Bridgepoint on its investment in Equativ.
- The Carlyle Group on the acquisition of Lacour Group from its founder.
- Bpifrance, alongside Tikehau Capital and Tikehau Ace Capital, on its investment in ChapsVision, a French data platform provider.
- MML Capital Partners on the acquisition of Global Pallets & Packaging Services, alongside the management and Metric Capital Partners (as co-investor).
- Carlyle for the financing of the LBO acquisition of the Envea’s group (PtoP).
- Bridgepoint for the financing of the LBO acquisition of the Private Sport Shop’s group.
- Montefiore for the financing of the LBO acquisition of the Pure Finance's group.
- Eurazeo for the financing of the LBO acquisition of the 2R’s group (Shark group).
- Abénex for the financing of the LBO acquisition of the Cisbio’s group.
- Capza as debt provider of the unitranche financing of the LBO acquisition of the Datawords’ group by Keensight Capital.
- BlackRock as debt provider of the unitranche financing of the LBO acquisition of the Econocom Business Continuity group by Chequers.
- Eurazeo Investment Manager (ex Idinvest Partners), Artemid SAS and Bridgepoint Crédit as debt provider of the unitranche financing of the LBO acquisition of the Accès Industrie group by Equistone Partners Europe.
- Artemid SAS, BPIfrance Investissement and CM-CIC Debt Fund as debt providers of the unitranche financing of the LBO acquisition of Efeso Consulting Group by Eurazeo PME.
- Banque Palatine and others senior banks as debt providers of the senior financing of the LBO acquisition of EDL by Abenex.
- Pemberton for the unitranche financing of the LBO acquisition of the Wifirst group by BPI France, Socadif and Amundi).
- Pemberton for the unitranche financing of the LBO acquisition of the Sabena Technic group by Sagard, BPI and Towerbrook.
- Barings and Partners Group for the unitranche financing of the LBO acquisition of the Cosmelux group by IK.
- Capzanine for the unitranche financing of the LBO acquisition of the NeoXam group by Cathay.
- ICG for the unitranche financing of the LBO acquisition of the Dessange group.
- Funecap Holding in connection with the setting up of unitranche financings made available by ICG.
- Tikehau for the unitranche financing of the LBO acquisition of the Horadiance group by Initiative&Finance.